Holby fictional hospital within the city in which "Casualty" and "Holby City" are set. It is based on the Bristol Royal Infirmary which the original script writers spent time observing in the 1980s in order to garner ideas for "Casualty". Although both shows are set in the same hospital, "Casualty" is primarily filmed in Cardiff, whilst "Holby City" is filmed in Hertfordshire at BBC Elstree Centre. The indoor shots for the first series of "Casualty" were filmed at BBC Television Centre in London. The exterior shots of the hospital used in "Casualty" were formerly filmed at the City of Bristol College;
Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise The Midlands Regional Hospital, Portlaoise is a public hospital located in Portlaoise, County Laois, Ireland. It is managed by the Irish Government's Health Service Executive and provides acute-care hospital services, including a 24-hour emergency department, for the population of County Laois and the Irish Midlands. In 2008, the hospital served 44,645 out-patients, and 10,951 in-patients, with an average stay of 3.8 nights. 94.6% of admissions were made via the accident and emergency department or 10,112 patients. In 2007, 40,114 patients presented to the emergency department. The hospital saw 3,568 day cases in the same year. The