Ysbyty Gwynedd
Bangor · LL57 2PW · data via NHS Wales (via aeinfo.nhs.wales)
Locals may know it as: Gwynedd Hospital, Bangor Hospital
Time in department now
No live feed
National average: ~2 hr 2 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Primary source: NHS Wales (via aeinfo.nhs.wales) — published waiting times (NHS Wales has withdrawn its live feed, so no current figure is available)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
Ysbyty Gwynedd is a district general hospital in Bangor, North Wales, managed by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The hospital serves the population of Gwynedd and Anglesey, an area covering approximately 130,000 people across a large rural and mountainous region. The A&E department provides 24-hour emergency care and handles around 40,000 attendances per year. Due to its location, the hospital serves as a critical access point for emergency care in northwest Wales, with some patients travelling significant distances from remote communities. The hospital also works closely with mountain rescue and coastguard services.
Getting there & getting in touch
- Town / postcode
- Bangor, LL57 2PW
- 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 Ysbyty Gwynedd?
No live figure is being published for Ysbyty Gwynedd at the moment. It's worth refreshing later, or phoning the hospital before travelling if timing matters to you.
Is the A&E at Ysbyty Gwynedd 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 Ysbyty Gwynedd treat me faster?
Quite possibly, if your problem isn't life-threatening. Urgent treatment centres and minor injuries units around Bangor 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 Ysbyty Gwynedd?
It's in Bangor (LL57 2PW). 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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