Varicose vein surgery waiting time at Ballina District Hospital
Half of patients at Ballina District Hospital waited 154 days or less for varicose vein surgery in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Varicose veins treatment". 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
- 154 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 67 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 0.0%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 64 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 30 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 77 days in 2011–12 to 154 days in 2024–25 — up 100% — while the national median rose from 103 days to 133 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Lismore Base Hospital, about 27 km away, at 139 days. Here, 0.0% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 9.5%.
Compare this near you → On the compare page, pick "Varicose veins treatment" 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 | 154 days | 0.0% | 67 surgeries |
| New South Wales (all public hospitals) | 255 days | 9.4% | 1099 surgeries |
| Queensland (all public hospitals) | 189 days | 4.6% | 474 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 133 days | 9.5% | 3346 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 133 days marks the national median.
Lismore Base Hospital, NSW · about 27 km away: 139 days
Gold Coast University Hospital, QLD · about 102 km away: 324 days
Princess Alexandra Hospital, QLD · about 160 km away: 147 days
Mater Adult Hospital, QLD · about 162 km away: 267 days
Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service, QLD · about 166 km away: 261 days
Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital, QLD · about 166 km away: 119 days
Coffs Harbour Hospital, NSW · about 168 km away: 462 days
The Prince Charles Hospital, QLD · about 172 km away: 170 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 | 77 | 100 | 103 |
| 2012–13 | 76 | 97 | 96 |
| 2013–14 | 122 | 122 | 97 |
| 2014–15 | 139 | 142 | 105 |
| 2015–16 | 175 | 135 | 104 |
| 2016–17 | 194 | 121 | 90 |
| 2017–18 | 228 | 127 | 101 |
| 2018–19 | 242 | 163 | 108 |
| 2019–20 | 248 | 169 | 129 |
| 2020–21 | 251 | 262 | 223 |
| 2021–22 | 224 | 267 | 208 |
| 2022–23 | 185 | 290 | 216 |
| 2023–24 | 114 | 241 | 189 |
| 2024–25 | 154 | 255 | 133 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
All surgery at Ballina District Hospital · Varicose vein surgery across Australia · Varicose vein surgery in New South Wales · All surgery waits in New South Wales