Rotorua and Taupo hospitals are running "relatively smoothly", eight hours into a 48-hour strike by junior doctors.
Staff at both hospitals have reported no problems so far and beds are available in both hospitals.
The strike by members of the Residents Doctors' Association started at 7am today.
In a statement, the Lakes District Health Board said discharges in recent days had helped free up beds in both hospitals.
As at midday today, the occupancy across the two hospitals was at 80 per cent.