The board of Tallaght hospital has said it accepts without reservation the recommendations made by the Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) in a report released this morning.
Chief executive of the hospital, Eilish Hardiman, said the Hiqa findings were serious and far reaching.
“The safety, welfare and wellbeing of patients are key priorities for this hospital,” she said. "The hospital accepts the recommendations of the Hiqa report in their totality and without exception.”
She said they would fully implement its recommendations and had already begun to do so.
“The report has highlighted many of the issues which also came to my attention when I took up the role of chief executive last August.”
Ms Hardiman said she was heartened to be able to report that the urgent care issues have already been addressed.
“While there is still some way to go, patients are receiving improved care, in a more dignified way and are being seen more quickly at Tallaght hospital emergency department.”
She said trolley waiting times were down by 60 per cent for admitted patients and patients were no longer being accommodated on trolleys in the corridor.
She also said she had met the family of the late Thomas Walsh (65) whose death on a trolley in a hospital corridor, had triggered the Hiqa investigation.
“The family welcomed the fact we offered to meet with them,” she said.
She had offered her condolences to the family and told them the treatment of Mr Walsh had been “unacceptable”.