Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital surgery waiting times
In 2024–25, this public hospital in the Condell Park area of New South Wales published median waits from 12 days for trabeculectomy to 371 days for knee replacement.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released
Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital is a public hospital in the Condell Park area of New South Wales. It is part of South Western Sydney. It reported 89 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 29 surgery types were last reported in an earlier period; they are listed below, with the period the source last carried them.
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Waiting times by surgery
Shortest median wait first. A surgery the source did not publish a figure for is listed after those, and a surgery it did not report at all this period is listed last. Neither is ranked, and neither shows an older figure in place of a current one.
| Surgery | Median wait | Surgeries | Waited more than 365 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trabeculectomy | 12 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection | 18 days | 97 surgeries | 1.0% |
| Laparoscopy | 19 days | 44 surgeries | not published |
| Dialysis access surgery | 20 days | 22 surgeries | not published |
| Mastectomy | 20 days | 34 surgeries | not published |
| Cystoscopy | 28 days | 856 surgeries | 4.0% |
| Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ) | 28 days | 21 surgeries | not published |
| Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage | 39 days | 237 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy | 47 days | 34 surgeries | not published |
| Fundoplication | 51 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Prostate biopsy | 64 days | 155 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) | 65 days | 235 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of | 66 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy | 69 days | 32 surgeries | not published |
| Toenail surgery | 69 days | 23 surgeries | not published |
| Anal fissure - repair of | 70 days | 60 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Microlaryngoscopy | 72 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Varicose veins treatment | 74 days | 41 surgeries | not published |
| Repair of obstructing hiatus hernia | 81 days | 56 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Prostatectomy (transurethral or open) | 82 days | 101 surgeries | 13.9% |
| Lithotripsy | 85 days | 78 surgeries | 1.3% |
| Skin lesion - excision of | 85 days | 325 surgeries | 2.8% |
| Ganglion - excision of | 87 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy | 88 days | 30 surgeries | not published |
| Trigger finger/thumb release | 101 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| Myringotomy | 102 days | 40 surgeries | not published |
| Haemorrhoidectomy | 110 days | 50 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Herniorrhaphy | 112 days | 134 surgeries | 6.0% |
| Carpal tunnel release | 117 days | 68 surgeries | 1.5% |
| Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy | 120 days | 238 surgeries | 7.1% |
| Scar revision | 125 days | 32 surgeries | not published |
| Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic) | 139 days | 44 surgeries | not published |
| Pressure equalising tubes (grommets) - insertion of | 167 days | 32 surgeries | not published |
| Rotator cuff - repair of | 175 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Circumcision | 180 days | 42 surgeries | not published |
| Breast reduction | 212 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| Pilonidal sinus surgery | 213 days | 26 surgeries | not published |
| Female sterilisation | 223 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Dupytren's contracture release | 227 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| Hydrocele - repair of | 227 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| Myringoplasty/tympanoplasty | 228 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Arthroscopy | 234 days | 56 surgeries | 23.2% |
| Procedure for strabismus (squint repair) | 256 days | 16 surgeries | not published |
| Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) | 307 days | 737 surgeries | 17.4% |
| Pterygium - excision of | 323 days | 29 surgeries | not published |
| Adenoidectomy | 332 days | 52 surgeries | 30.8% |
| Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction | 332 days | 24 surgeries | not published |
| Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior | 332 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| Total hip replacement | 347 days | 65 surgeries | 32.3% |
| Arthrodesis | 352 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Turbinectomy | 356 days | 52 surgeries | 34.6% |
| Ptosis - repair of | 358 days | 16 surgeries | not published |
| Functional endoscopic sinus surgery | 362 days | 19 surgeries | not published |
| Septoplasty | 367 days | 85 surgeries | 50.6% |
| Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy) | 368 days | 204 surgeries | 51.5% |
| Total knee replacement | 371 days | 245 surgeries | 53.9% |
| Axillary node dissection | not published | not published | not published |
| Blepharoplasty | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Breast prosthesis - removal of | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Breast reconstruction | not published | not published | not published |
| Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Cleft lip and palate - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Curettage and evacuation of uterus | not published | not published | not published |
| Dacryocystorhinostomy | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Discectomy | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Ectropion - correction of | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Epididymal cyst - removal of | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Examination of eye under anaesthesia | not published | not published | not published |
| Fracture non-union - treatment of | not published | not published | not published |
| Laminectomy | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Lingual or maxillary frenulum surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Meniscectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Myomectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Nasal polypectomy | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Nasendoscopy | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Nephrectomy | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Nerve decompression | not published | not published | not published |
| Orchidectomy | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Osteotomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Parathyroidectomy | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Pharynx - excision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Rhinoplasty | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Shoulder joint replacement | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Stapedectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Stone/s urinary tract - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Sub-mucosal resection | not published | not published | not published |
| Tendon release | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Urethra - dilatation of | not published | not published | not published |
| Acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Amputation of limb last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Bartholin's abscess drainage last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Bladder neck incision last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Carotid endarterectomy last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cerebral haematoma - evacuation of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Chalazion - excision of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cone biopsy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cystectomy last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Diathermy of wart/s last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Endometrial ablation last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Exostosis - excision of last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Femoro-popliteal bypass graft last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Hammer/claw/mallet toe - correction of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Hypospadias - repair of last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Lobectomy/wedge resection/pneumonectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Mastoidectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Meatoplasty last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Muscle or tendon length - change of last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nasal cautery last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Orchidopexy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Probing of naso-lacrimal duct last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pyeloplasty/correction of ureteropelvic junction last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Radical neck dissection last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Shoulder reconstruction last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Stress incontinence surgery last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Thyroglossal remnant - removal of last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ureteric stent - insertion of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Vitrectomy (including buckling/cryotherapy) last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
Urgency categories
Urgency figures cover all planned surgery at the hospital, not one procedure. They are never combined with the procedure figures. Your treating specialist assigns your urgency category — it is not something you choose. What the categories mean, and how every hospital compares.
| Urgency category | Median wait | Treated within the recommended time | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urgent | 18 days | 100% | 938 surgeries |
| Semi-urgent | 70 days | 73% | 2027 surgeries |
| Non-urgent | 324 days | 75% | 2687 surgeries |
Cite this page
In 2024–25, Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital published median planned-surgery waits from 12 days for trabeculectomy to 371 days for knee replacement.
Copy-ready citation
SurgeryWaits, "Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital wait times and waiting list", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bankstown-lidcombe-hospital/, accessed 28 May 2026.Attribution: SurgeryWaits (https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bankstown-lidcombe-hospital/), from Australian Institute of Health and Welfare MyHospitals data, CC BY 3.0 AU. Reference period 2024–25, released 28 May 2026.
What is not here
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