Glangwili General Hospital
Carmarthen · SA31 2AF · data via NHS Wales (via aeinfo.nhs.wales)
Locals may know it as: Glangwili Hospital, West Wales General Hospital
Time in department now
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National average: ~2 hr 8 min
Primary source: NHS Wales (via aeinfo.nhs.wales) — published waiting times (NHS Wales has withdrawn its live feed, so no current figure is available)
About this department
Glangwili General Hospital is a district general hospital in Carmarthen, West Wales, managed by Hywel Dda University Health Board. The hospital serves the communities of Carmarthenshire and parts of Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire, covering a large rural area of West Wales. The A&E department provides 24-hour emergency care and sees approximately 45,000 patients per year. The hospital also offers a range of specialist services including maternity, paediatrics, and surgical care. Due to the rural nature of the area, many patients travel significant distances to reach the hospital.
Getting there & getting in touch
- Town / postcode
- Carmarthen, SA31 2AF
- Hours
- Open: 24 hours, 7 days a week
- Run by
- NHS Wales (via aeinfo.nhs.wales)
- Service level
- Full A&E (Type 1 emergency department)
On-site services
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What's the current wait at Glangwili General Hospital?
No live figure is being published for Glangwili General Hospital at the moment. It's worth refreshing later, or phoning the hospital before travelling if timing matters to you.
Is the A&E at Glangwili General Hospital open right now?
Yes — this A&E never closes. It runs 24 hours a day every day of the year, with no appointment needed; arrivals are triaged and treated in order of clinical urgency.
Would somewhere other than Glangwili General Hospital treat me faster?
Quite possibly, if your problem isn't life-threatening. Urgent treatment centres and minor injuries units around Carmarthen handle sprains, cuts, minor burns and simple fractures with far shorter queues. The nearby-departments panel on this page shows live figures for the closest options, and 111 can book timed slots at some of them.
Where exactly is Glangwili General Hospital?
It's in Carmarthen (SA31 2AF). Pop your own postcode into our distance search to see how far it is from you compared with the other departments nearby.
When does this A&E tend to be calmest?
Across the UK the pattern is consistent: the lightest traffic is between roughly 6am and 9am, and the heaviest crunch lands on Monday mornings, weekday evenings, and Friday and Saturday nights. If your condition can safely wait for a quieter window, an early start usually pays off.
Could you be seen sooner?
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