A like wise request was made after the Rutter & Hinds review in Jan 2012, the Health Committee contacted Save The Mid for recommendations the full document and response can be found here link
The problems that Antrim Area Hospital has faced have been there before they shut acute services at Mid Ulster Hospital. When Belfast City hospital lost its A&E it was turned into a intermediate & chronic inpatient hospital, there is no reason why the same cannot be afforded to Mid Ulster.