Lobectomy/wedge resection/pneumonectomy waiting time at Blacktown Hospital
Half of patients at Blacktown Hospital waited 20 days or less for lobectomy/wedge resection/pneumonectomy in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). This public hospital is in the Blacktown 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
- 20 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 60 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 28 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 19 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 15 days in 2018–19 to 20 days in 2024–25 — up 33% — while the national median rose from 15 days to 17 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Nepean Hospital, about 19 km away, at 17 days. Here, 0.0% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 0.0%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blacktown Hospital | 20 days | 0.0% | 60 surgeries |
| Australian Capital Territory (all public hospitals) | not published | not published | 11 surgeries |
| New South Wales (all public hospitals) | 20 days | 0.0% | 604 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 17 days | 0.0% | 1875 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 17 days marks the national median.
Liverpool Hospital, NSW · about 16 km away: 32 days
Nepean Hospital, NSW · about 19 km away: 17 days
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, NSW · about 28 km away: 13 days
St Vincent's Hospital [Darlinghurst], NSW · about 30 km away: 7 days
John Hunter Hospital, NSW · about 119 km away: 26 days
Calvary Mater Newcastle, NSW · about 123 km away: 31 days
The Canberra Hospital, ACT · about 241 km away: 30 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
- Blacktown Hospital
- NSW
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Blacktown Hospital (days) | NSW (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | not published | 23 | 13 |
| 2017–18 | not published | 23 | 13 |
| 2018–19 | 15 | 25 | 15 |
| 2019–20 | 26 | 21 | 14 |
| 2020–21 | not published | 19 | 13 |
| 2021–22 | not published | 17 | 14 |
| 2022–23 | not published | 21 | 15 |
| 2023–24 | 17 | 19 | 16 |
| 2024–25 | 20 | 20 | 17 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
All surgery at Blacktown Hospital · Lobectomy/wedge resection/pneumonectomy across Australia · Lobectomy/wedge resection/pneumonectomy in New South Wales · All surgery waits in New South Wales