Laois Hospital Set To Get €16m Extension

Midlands Regional Hospital Portlaoise is also getting 48 extra beds.

People in Laois are set to benefit from a brand new extension to the emergency department at the Midlands Regional Hospital in the county.

The hospital in Portlaoise has undergone a major expansion, which includes the addition of a new Medical Assessment Unit and Day Services building, as well as a €16 million extension to the adult and paediatric Emergency Department. 

While an additional 48 more beds have been added to increase patient capacity.

Fianna Fail's Sean Fleming is welcoming the news but accepts work needs to be done to improve the GP availability:

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