---
title: "Calvary Mater Newcastle surgery waiting times"
description: "Planned surgery waiting times and waiting list at Calvary Mater Newcastle, a public hospital in the Waratah area of New South Wales, for 2024–25."
url: "https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/calvary-mater-newcastle/"
---

# Calvary Mater Newcastle surgery waiting times

In 2024–25, this public hospital in the Waratah area of New South Wales published median waits from **20 days** for large bowel surgery (colectomy) to **291 days** for breast reconstruction.

Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026.

Calvary Mater Newcastle is a public hospital in the Waratah area of New South Wales. It is part of [Hunter New England](https://surgerywaits.au/health-service/hunter-new-england/). It reported 30 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 13 surgery types were last reported in an earlier period; they are listed below, with the period the source last carried them.

**[Compare this near you →](https://surgerywaits.au/)** On the compare page, pick a surgery and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept.

## 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.

Planned surgery at Calvary Mater Newcastle, 2024–25. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28.

| Surgery | Median wait | Surgeries | Waited more than 365 days |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/calvary-mater-newcastle/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | 20 days | 32 surgeries | not published |
| [Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/calvary-mater-newcastle/breast-lump-removal/) | 21 days | 180 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Axillary node dissection](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/calvary-mater-newcastle/axillary-node-dissection/) | 24 days | 28 surgeries | not published |
| [Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/calvary-mater-newcastle/lletz-procedure/) | 26 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| [Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/calvary-mater-newcastle/salpingo-oophorectomy-oophorectomy-ovarian-cystectomy/) | 29 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| [Lobectomy/wedge resection/pneumonectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/calvary-mater-newcastle/lobectomy-wedge-resection-pneumonectomy/) | 31 days | 34 surgeries | not published |
| [Skin lesion - excision of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/calvary-mater-newcastle/skin-lesion-removal/) | 31 days | 366 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Mastectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/calvary-mater-newcastle/mastectomy/) | 35 days | 73 surgeries | 2.7% |
| [Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/calvary-mater-newcastle/inguinal-hernia-repair/) | 66 days | 56 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Herniorrhaphy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/calvary-mater-newcastle/hernia-repair/) | 68 days | 69 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/calvary-mater-newcastle/gallbladder-removal/) | 87 days | 97 surgeries | 1.0% |
| [Breast prosthesis - removal of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/calvary-mater-newcastle/breast-prosthesis-removal-of/) | 156 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| [Scar revision](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/calvary-mater-newcastle/scar-revision/) | 214 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| [Breast reconstruction](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/calvary-mater-newcastle/breast-reconstruction/) | 291 days | 30 surgeries | not published |
| [Anal fissure - repair of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/calvary-mater-newcastle/anal-fissure-repair-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Breast reduction](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/calvary-mater-newcastle/breast-reduction/) | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| [Cystectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/calvary-mater-newcastle/cystectomy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Epididymal cyst - removal of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/calvary-mater-newcastle/epididymal-cyst-removal-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Haemorrhoidectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/calvary-mater-newcastle/haemorrhoid-surgery/) | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| [Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/calvary-mater-newcastle/hysterectomy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/calvary-mater-newcastle/dilatation-and-curettage/) | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| [Laparoscopy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/calvary-mater-newcastle/laparoscopy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Nephrectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/calvary-mater-newcastle/nephrectomy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Parathyroidectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/calvary-mater-newcastle/parathyroidectomy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Pilonidal sinus surgery](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/calvary-mater-newcastle/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| [Pleurodesis](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/calvary-mater-newcastle/pleurodesis/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Radical neck dissection](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/calvary-mater-newcastle/radical-neck-dissection/) | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| [Repair of obstructing hiatus hernia](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/calvary-mater-newcastle/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/calvary-mater-newcastle/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Toenail surgery](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/calvary-mater-newcastle/toenail-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |

**Not reported for this period**

| Surgery | Median wait | Surgeries | Waited more than 365 days |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bartholin's abscess drainage last reported 2022–23 | not reported |  |  |
| Carpal tunnel release last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Cerebral haematoma - evacuation of last reported 2016–17 | not reported |  |  |
| Cone biopsy last reported 2021–22 | not reported |  |  |
| Curettage and evacuation of uterus last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Cystoscopy last reported 2020–21 | not reported |  |  |
| Dialysis access surgery last reported 2022–23 | not reported |  |  |
| Fracture non-union - treatment of last reported 2021–22 | not reported |  |  |
| Fundoplication last reported 2022–23 | not reported |  |  |
| Ganglion - excision of last reported 2016–17 | not reported |  |  |
| Hydrocele - repair of last reported 2017–18 | not reported |  |  |
| Orchidectomy last reported 2016–17 | not reported |  |  |
| Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of last reported 2019–20 | not reported |  |  |

## 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.](https://surgerywaits.au/urgency/)

All planned surgery at Calvary Mater Newcastle by urgency category, 2024–25.

| Urgency category | Median wait | Treated within the recommended time | Surgeries |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Urgent](https://surgerywaits.au/urgency/category-1/nsw/) | 13 days | 100% | 466 surgeries |
| [Semi-urgent](https://surgerywaits.au/urgency/category-2/nsw/) | 40 days | 100% | 534 surgeries |
| [Non-urgent](https://surgerywaits.au/urgency/category-3/nsw/) | 157 days | 94% | 295 surgeries |

**Cite this page**

> In 2024–25, Calvary Mater Newcastle published median planned-surgery waits from 20 days for large bowel surgery (colectomy) to 291 days for breast reconstruction (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026).

### Copy-ready citation

```
Surgery Waits, "Calvary Mater Newcastle wait times and waiting list", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/calvary-mater-newcastle/, accessed 28 May 2026.
```

Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/calvary-mater-newcastle/](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/calvary-mater-newcastle/)), 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

Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.

[How these figures are put together](https://surgerywaits.au/methodology/) · [All surgery waits in New South Wales](https://surgerywaits.au/state/nsw/) · [All hospitals](https://surgerywaits.au/hospitals/)

## Before you use these figures

Surgery Waits is not medical advice. It republishes official statistics about waiting times that have already happened, and it does not recommend any hospital, doctor or treatment. Your general practitioner (GP) and your treating specialist are the right people to help you decide what is appropriate for you.

**In an emergency call 000.**

Waiting-time figures: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare MyHospitals, licensed under [CC BY 3.0 AU](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/). Quarterly state figures: Queensland Health. Suburb and locality data: Australian Bureau of Statistics. Both licensed under [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Surgery Waits is not connected with any of these organisations.

Surgery Waits is published by [National Digital](https://nationaldigital.com.au/).

* * *

This is the Markdown copy of https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/calvary-mater-newcastle/.