Fairfield Hospital surgery waiting times
In 2024–25, this public hospital in the Prairiewood area of New South Wales published median waits from 15 days for breast lump removal to 366 days for shoulder joint replacement.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released
Fairfield Hospital is a public hospital in the Prairiewood area of New South Wales. It is part of South Western Sydney. It reported 45 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy | 15 days | 19 surgeries | not published |
| Mastectomy | 20 days | 26 surgeries | not published |
| Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage | 39 days | 252 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) | 74 days | 165 surgeries | 1.2% |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy | 78 days | 22 surgeries | not published |
| Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic) | 106 days | 20 surgeries | not published |
| Laparoscopy | 132 days | 30 surgeries | not published |
| Skin lesion - excision of | 166 days | 77 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction | 196 days | 55 surgeries | 9.1% |
| Haemorrhoidectomy | 242 days | 27 surgeries | not published |
| Arthroscopy | 265 days | 34 surgeries | not published |
| Meniscectomy | 272 days | 25 surgeries | not published |
| Pilonidal sinus surgery | 276 days | 29 surgeries | not published |
| Carpal tunnel release | 282 days | 72 surgeries | 6.9% |
| Trigger finger/thumb release | 284 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Herniorrhaphy | 319 days | 74 surgeries | 1.4% |
| Varicose veins treatment | 320 days | 36 surgeries | not published |
| Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy | 323 days | 151 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Ganglion - excision of | 338 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Rotator cuff - repair of | 340 days | 50 surgeries | 30.0% |
| Dupytren's contracture release | 346 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| Total hip replacement | 348 days | 175 surgeries | 33.7% |
| Total knee replacement | 359 days | 450 surgeries | 40.2% |
| Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of | 360 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Shoulder joint replacement | 366 days | 28 surgeries | not published |
| Acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Anal fissure - repair of | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Arthrodesis | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Bartholin's abscess drainage | not published | not published | not published |
| Breast prosthesis - removal of | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Breast reconstruction | not published | not published | not published |
| Circumcision | not published | not published | not published |
| Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection | not published | not published | not published |
| Cone biopsy | not published | not published | not published |
| Curettage and evacuation of uterus | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Female sterilisation | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Fracture non-union - treatment of | not published | not published | not published |
| Hydrocele - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ) | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Myomectomy | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Scar revision | not published | not published | not published |
| Shoulder reconstruction | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Tendon release | not published | not published | not published |
| Toenail surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Arthroplasty - revision of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Axillary node dissection 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 |
| Chalazion - excision of last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cystoscopy last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Dermoid cyst - removal of last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Diathermy of wart/s last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Endometrial ablation last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Epididymal cyst - removal of last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Examination of eye under anaesthesia last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Exostosis - excision of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Hammer/claw/mallet toe - correction of last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Hypospadias - repair of last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Laminectomy last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Lingual or maxillary frenulum surgery last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Microlaryngoscopy last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nerve decompression last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Orchidectomy last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Osteotomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pharynx - excision of last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Radical neck dissection last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Repair of obstructing hiatus hernia last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Stress incontinence surgery last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy last reported 2021–22 | 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 | 19 days | 100% | 215 surgeries |
| Semi-urgent | 54 days | 97% | 485 surgeries |
| Non-urgent | 336 days | 80% | 1660 surgeries |
Cite this page
In 2024–25, Fairfield Hospital published median planned-surgery waits from 15 days for breast lump removal to 366 days for shoulder joint replacement.
Copy-ready citation
SurgeryWaits, "Fairfield Hospital surgery wait times and waiting list", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/fairfield-hospital/, accessed 28 May 2026.Attribution: SurgeryWaits (https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/fairfield-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
Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.