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Patients are being asked to consider their options before attending the hospital's emergency department.
Regional Hospital Mullingar is extremely busy today.
Patients are being asked to consider their options before attending the hospital's emergency department.
Patients over 16 with the following injuries are also being reminded they 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
Patients who require urgent care will be prioritised.
Management at the hospital are thanking people for their understanding.