News - Midland Regional Hospital
Over 60 waiting for a bed at local hospitals
The INMO have published their latest figures.
Apr 20, 2026 11:08
Sligo hospital is country's third most overcrowded
Sligo University Hospital was the third highest in the country, with 924 being attended to on trolleys last month.
Apr 1, 2026 13:09
30 waiting for a bed at local hospitals
The INMO's latest trolley watch figures have been published.
Mar 23, 2026 12:20
Only go to Mullingar hospital in emergencies, urges management
Hospital management is asking anyone with non-emergency medical conditions to consider using other health services where possible.
Jan 21, 2026 07:20
70 patients stranded on trolleys in local hospitals
The number of admitted patients from the Shannonside region waiting on a hospital bed is once again up with Sligo Univeristy Hospital currently having 38 patients on trolleys.
Jan 19, 2026 11:20
Strict visitor restrictions imposed in Tullamore hospital
The Midland Regional Hospital says it's experiencing a high number of people with respiratory viral illness, such as flu and the winter-vomiting bug.
Dec 31, 2025 15:18
Motorcyclist seriously injured after collision in Westmeath
The collision with a car happened on Main Street in Rochfortbridge at about 5:30pm yesterday evening.
Sep 28, 2025 08:26
Local hospitals operating at 'unsafe' bed occupancy levels
The national level for the first half of the year was 95-point-9 per cent, up from 94-point-2 per cent in 2024.
Sep 10, 2025 13:25
Staff shortages at Midland Regional Hospital to be raised with Health Minister
An inspection conducted in October last year found four of the nine executive management positions were unfilled.
Apr 24, 2025 16:15
HSE encourages public to take precautions this winter
The HSE says there has been a sharp increase of people seeking care for viral winter illnesses.
Dec 31, 2024 12:10
Patients highly complimentary of care in local hospitals
The 2024 National Inpatient Experience Survey asked patients to rate their overall hospital experience on a scale from 0 to 10.
Dec 12, 2024 08:17
Additional beds opened at local hospital to deal with patient surge
It comes as trolley figures continue to surge across the region with 62 patients waiting for a bed as of this morning.
Nov 27, 2024 13:26
Over 350 deaths at local emergency departments since 2019
The national figures show 5,428 deaths in Emergency Departments nationwide in the past five years.
Aug 7, 2024 13:35
Family of tragic Longford woman call on HSE to apologise
Bryonny Sainsbury passed away in August 2021, days after she was injured by her horse in Longford.
Aug 1, 2024 17:30Shannonside Newsletter
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