There's been a 33% increase in the number of people on trolleys at Naas General Hospital.
12 people were without beds there yesterday; that's increased to 16, today.
Of today's total, 4 people are on gurneys at the Kildare hospital's wards.
Nationwide, the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation reports that there are 549 patients on trolleys at the country's other main hospitals.
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