Bladder scope (cystoscopy) waiting time at Ballina District Hospital
Half of patients at Ballina District Hospital waited 81 days or less for bladder scope (cystoscopy) in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Cystoscopy". This public hospital is in the South Ballina 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
- 81 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 269 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 0.4%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 131 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 124 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 18 days in 2011–12 to 81 days in 2024–25 — up 350% — while the national median rose from 25 days to 26 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Lismore Base Hospital, about 27 km away, at 44 days. Here, 0.4% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 1.3%.
Compare this near you → On the compare page, pick "Cystoscopy" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept.
How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballina District Hospital | 81 days | 0.4% | 269 surgeries |
| New South Wales (all public hospitals) | 34 days | 1.7% | 20425 surgeries |
| Queensland (all public hospitals) | 30 days | 1.1% | 7577 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 26 days | 1.3% | 57307 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 26 days marks the national median.
Lismore Base Hospital, NSW · about 27 km away: 44 days
Casino and District Memorial Hospital, NSW · about 51 km away: 30 days
Murwillumbah District Hospital, NSW · about 62 km away: 27 days
Tweed Valley Hospital, NSW · about 76 km away: 33 days
Robina Hospital, QLD · about 90 km away: 68 days
Gold Coast University Hospital, QLD · about 102 km away: 22 days
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital, QLD · about 154 km away: 31 days
Ipswich Hospital, QLD · about 159 km away: 39 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
Some of these hospitals are in another state — a public hospital referral can cross the border, so ask your GP what that would mean for you. See also where crossing a border cuts the wait most.
How the wait has changed
- Ballina District Hospital
- NSW
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Ballina District Hospital (days) | NSW (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 18 | 25 | 25 |
| 2012–13 | 22 | 25 | 23 |
| 2013–14 | 31 | 27 | 23 |
| 2014–15 | 24 | 29 | 22 |
| 2015–16 | 24 | 30 | 23 |
| 2016–17 | 20 | 27 | 24 |
| 2017–18 | 21 | 28 | 24 |
| 2018–19 | 28 | 27 | 24 |
| 2019–20 | 16 | 27 | 23 |
| 2020–21 | 34 | 30 | 26 |
| 2021–22 | 88 | 28 | 24 |
| 2022–23 | 87 | 31 | 26 |
| 2023–24 | 73 | 30 | 25 |
| 2024–25 | 81 | 34 | 26 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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