Patients are being asked to consider their options before attending the ED.
A midlands hospital is extremely busy today.
Mullingar Regional Hospital is asking patients to consider their options before attending the Emergency Department.
Patients who require urgent care will be prioritised.
Management is also reminding patients over 16 with the following injuries, can attend the Regional Hospital Mullingar Minor Injury Unit located at Charter Medical Private Hospital in Ballinderry, Mullingar:
- Suspected broken bones to arm (from collar bone to fingertip)
- Suspected broken bones in legs (from knees to toes)
- Sprains and strains
- Wounds, bites (animal or insect) cuts, grazes and scalp laceration
- Minor burns and scalds
- Foreign bodies
- Minor chest injuries
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