A&E

Oban A&E Live Waiting Times

Lorn & Islands Hospital

NHS Highland

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Nearby A&E & urgent care
Causeway Area Hospital A&E
99.4 mi away
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Antrim Area Hospital A&E
118.5 mi away
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Altnagelvin Area Hospital A&E
120.7 mi away
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Mid Ulster Hospital MIU
121.6 mi away
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Mater Hospital A&E
125.1 mi away
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There are also other nearby A&Es which collect wait times from the community, including Mull And Iona Community Hospital, Mid Argyll Community Hospital And Integrated Care Centre and Belford Hospital.

Contact & location
Glengallan Road, Oban, PA344HH
Opening times
MondayOpen 24 hours
TuesdayOpen 24 hours
WednesdayOpen 24 hours
ThursdayOpen 24 hours
FridayOpen 24 hours
SaturdayOpen 24 hours
Sunday TodayOpen 24 hours
Getting here
Bus stops
12 routes·1 operator·5 stops within walking distance
Lorn and Isles Hospital (at, westbound)2 min walk to A&E
401West Coast MotorsSoroba ↔ Dunollie
403West Coast MotorsDalmally ↔ Oban
405West Coast MotorsDuror ↔ Oban
408West Coast MotorsBonawe ↔ Oban
415West Coast MotorsDalavich ↔ Oban
416West Coast MotorsOban
418West Coast MotorsKilmore ↔ Dunollie
Lorn and Isles Hospital (opp, eastbound)2 min walk to A&E
005West Coast MotorsOban ↔ Dunbeg
401West Coast MotorsSoroba ↔ Dunollie
403West Coast MotorsOban ↔ Dalmally
408West Coast MotorsOban ↔ Bonawe
415West Coast MotorsOban ↔ Dalavich
416West Coast MotorsOban
418West Coast MotorsKilmore ↔ Dunollie
Fire Station (opp, northbound)3 min walk to A&E
005West Coast MotorsOban ↔ Dunbeg
1West Coast MotorsSoroba ↔ Ganavan
23West Coast MotorsArdrishaig ↔ Oban
401West Coast MotorsSoroba ↔ Dunollie
403West Coast MotorsOban ↔ Dalmally
405West Coast MotorsOban ↔ Creagan Bridge
408West Coast MotorsOban ↔ Bonawe
415West Coast MotorsOban ↔ Dalavich
416West Coast MotorsOban
417West Coast MotorsOban
418West Coast MotorsOban ↔ Kilmore
423West Coast MotorsArdrishaig ↔ Oban
McKelvie Road junct (opp, south-west)3 min walk to A&E
401West Coast MotorsSoroba ↔ Dunollie
403West Coast MotorsDalmally ↔ Oban
405West Coast MotorsDuror ↔ Oban
408West Coast MotorsBonawe ↔ Oban
415West Coast MotorsDalavich ↔ Oban
416West Coast MotorsOban
418West Coast MotorsKilmore ↔ Dunollie
Fire Station (at, southbound)3 min walk to A&E
005West Coast MotorsDunbeg ↔ Oban
1West Coast MotorsGanavan ↔ Soroba
23West Coast MotorsOban ↔ Ardrishaig
401West Coast MotorsOban ↔ Soroba
403West Coast MotorsDalmally ↔ Oban
405West Coast MotorsDuror ↔ Oban
408West Coast MotorsBonawe ↔ Oban
415West Coast MotorsDalavich ↔ Oban
416West Coast MotorsOban
417West Coast MotorsOban
418West Coast MotorsOban ↔ Kilmore
423West Coast MotorsOban ↔ Ardrishaig
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About Lorn & Islands Hospital

Lorn & Islands Hospital runs a 24-hour accident and emergency department on Glengallan Road in Oban, Argyll and Bute, part of NHS Highland. Classified by NHS Scotland as a Type 1 emergency department: consultant-led, with full resuscitation facilities and open 24 hours a day.

Official NHS Scotland performance

93.6%seen within 4 hours
636attendances in July 2026
65.5%Scotland average for major emergency departments

Public Health Scotland publishes these figures weekly; this is the site's own return for July 2026. That is above the Scotland average of 65.5% for major emergency departments over the same month. Scotland also reports longer thresholds: 99.7% of patients here were seen within 8 hours and 100.0% within 12 hours.

Attendances by year

NHS yearAttendancesMonthly averageWithin 4 hours
2014-15 (2 months)72536298.5%
2015-167,15359698.7%
2016-177,91265998.5%
2017-187,85865597.8%
2018-198,26568996.9%
2019-208,24368796.6%
2020-216,08050796.3%
2021-228,28569094.3%
2022-238,86373990.9%
2023-249,03675390.3%
2024-259,25977292.0%
2025-269,40978491.4%
2026-27 (4 months)3,30482692.1%

Frequently asked questions

How do I check the current A&E wait time at Lorn & Islands Hospital?

The live waiting time for the A&E at Lorn & Islands Hospital is shown at the top of this page, together with when it was last updated. Times are reported by recent visitors and carry a community badge - after your own visit you can submit your wait time in a few seconds to help the next person.

When is the A&E at Lorn & Islands Hospital quietest?

Patterns vary by hospital, but across UK urgent and emergency care the quietest window is usually the early morning, roughly 4am to 7am, with demand building through the afternoon and peaking in the evening. Friday and Saturday nights and Monday mornings are typically the busiest periods. See our guide to the best time to visit for more detail.

How long will I wait at Lorn & Islands Hospital A&E?

Patients are triaged on arrival and the most urgent cases are always seen first, so your wait depends on how serious your condition is and how busy the department is. In Scotland the standard is for 95% of patients to be admitted, transferred or discharged within four hours of arrival. The live figure on this page shows how Lorn & Islands Hospital is doing right now.

How often are the waiting times on this page updated?

This page updates whenever a visitor submits a new wait time, so freshness depends on recent reports - each entry shows when that person visited. If you have been to Lorn & Islands Hospital recently, submitting your wait takes a few seconds and helps others plan.

Is the A&E at Lorn & Islands Hospital open 24 hours?

Yes - the A&E at Lorn & Islands Hospital is open 24 hours a day, every day of the year. In a life-threatening emergency always call 999.

Where is Lorn & Islands Hospital and how do I get there?

Lorn & Islands Hospital is at Glengallan Road, Oban, PA344HH. Enter your postcode in the Getting here section for a door-to-door route.
About this data
This hospital does not currently have a live data source. The waiting times shown here are reported by visitors and may not reflect current conditions. You can see how we source data for every hospital on our data sources page. Department labels shown (e.g. A&E, MIU, UTC) are our interpretation of the source data and may not match the hospital’s own terminology. If any information is incorrect, please let us know.
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