Holby City (series 1) "Holby City" was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin–off from the long–running BBC medical drama "Casualty". Young wanted to explore what happened to patients treated in "Casualty" once they were taken away to the hospital's surgical wards. While "Casualty" scope is limited to "accident of the week" storylines about patients entering hospital, "Holby City" allowed the possibility of storylines about long–term care, rather than immediate life and death decisions. Although both shows are set in the same hospital, the "Casualty" set in Bristol was not large enough to encompass the surgical ward and operating theatre required
Mid-Western Regional Hospital, Ennis Mid-Western Regional Hospital, Ennis The Mid-Western Regional Hospital, Ennis (also known as "Ennis General Hospital") is a public hospital located in Ennis, County Clare, Ireland. It is managed by the Irish Government's Health Service Executive and provides acute-care hospital services, including an 8am-8pm emergency department, for the population of County Clare. In 2008, the hospital served 12,295 out-patients, and 5,067 in-patients, with an average stay of 5.8 nights. 94.4% of admissions were made via the accident and emergency department or 4,736 patients. In 2007, 19,252 patients presented to the emergency department. The hospital saw 2,075 day cases in the same