A HIQA report has found that South Tipperary General Hospital put patients at high risk because of unacceptable practices and overcrowding.
The hospital had patients on trolleys in a reception area which inspectors say did not provide an acceptable level of safety, privacy or dignity for patients.
The report follows an unannounced inspection on the morning of 2 March.
The inspectors said five patients who were in the reception area did not have proper access to oxygen ports, monitoring equipment or other facilities.
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