Hip replacement waiting time at Armidale Hospital
Half of patients at Armidale Hospital waited 327 days or less for hip replacement in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Total hip replacement". This public hospital is in the Armidale area of New South Wales.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026.
These figures describe surgery that already happened, not your own wait.
- Median wait
- 327 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 51 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 15.7%2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
Half the people who had this surgery here waited less than the median, and half waited longer. Of the 123 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 109 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 139 days in 2011–12 to 327 days in 2024–25 — up 135% — while the national median rose from 116 days to 130 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Tamworth Hospital, about 94 km away, at 279 days. Here, 15.7% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 13.0%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armidale Hospital | 327 days | 15.7% | 51 surgeries |
| New South Wales (all public hospitals) | 265 days | 20.9% | 4162 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 130 days | 13.0% | 12180 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 130 days marks the national median.
Tamworth Hospital, NSW · about 94 km away: 279 days
Coffs Harbour Hospital, NSW · about 140 km away: 359 days
Grafton Base Hospital, NSW · about 155 km away: 213 days
Port Macquarie Base Hospital, NSW · about 157 km away: 376 days
Manning Hospital, NSW · about 173 km away: 354 days
Maitland Hospital, NSW · about 246 km away: 354 days
Lismore Base Hospital, NSW · about 247 km away: 177 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Armidale Hospital
- NSW
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Armidale Hospital (days) | NSW (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 139 | 193 | 116 |
| 2012–13 | 115 | 196 | 116 |
| 2013–14 | 97 | 191 | 106 |
| 2014–15 | 159 | 206 | 109 |
| 2015–16 | 197 | 212 | 114 |
| 2016–17 | 103 | 217 | 110 |
| 2017–18 | 92 | 212 | 119 |
| 2018–19 | 194 | 220 | 119 |
| 2019–20 | 219 | 202 | 120 |
| 2020–21 | 222 | 271 | 179 |
| 2021–22 | 300 | 231 | 153 |
| 2022–23 | 299 | 244 | 175 |
| 2023–24 | 318 | 225 | 135 |
| 2024–25 | 327 | 265 | 130 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
All surgery at Armidale Hospital · Hip replacement across Australia · Hip replacement in New South Wales · All surgery waits in New South Wales