Overcrowding worsens at Kildare's main hospital today
By Paul O'Meara
Published 20th Mar 2026, 20:33 GMT
Only one hospital in the region has more patients on trolleys
Some 27 people were treated on trolleys at Naas Hospital today, making it the second worst overcrowded hospital in the east.
Only St Vincent's Hospital (29) had more patients treated on trolleys, having been admitted through the accident and emergency department.
Elsewhere there were eight patients on trolleys at Portlaoise Hospital and none at Tullamore Hospital.