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It's feared HIQA's review of emergency care capacity in the MidWest will face further delays. The report to determine if another emergency department is needed in the region was originally due in May, but has been pushed back to next month to factor in hospital bed capacity projections for 2040. The minutes of HIQA's latest board meeting however has revealed it's "uncertain about the impact additional planned private care will have in the region", with the new Bon Secours Hospital in Ballysimon to open next month. Friends of Ennis Hospital Chair Angela Coll says it's extremely frustrating.