---
title: "John Hunter Hospital surgery waiting times"
description: "Planned surgery waiting times and waiting list at John Hunter Hospital, a public hospital in the Rankin Park area of New South Wales, for 2024–25."
url: "https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/"
---

# John Hunter Hospital surgery waiting times

In 2024–25, this public hospital in the Rankin Park area of New South Wales published median waits from **1 day** for dialysis access surgery to **481 days** for eardrum repair.

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

John Hunter Hospital is a public hospital in the Rankin Park area of New South Wales. It is part of [Hunter New England](https://surgerywaits.au/health-service/hunter-new-england/). It reported 108 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.

**[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 John Hunter Hospital, 2024–25. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28.

| Surgery | Median wait | Surgeries | Waited more than 365 days |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Dialysis access surgery](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/) | 1 day | 115 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Fracture non-union - treatment of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/fracture-non-union-treatment-of/) | 3 days | 236 surgeries | 0.4% |
| [Curettage and evacuation of uterus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/curettage-and-evacuation-of-uterus/) | 6 days | 484 surgeries | 0.6% |
| [Tendon release](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/tendon-release/) | 6 days | 30 surgeries | not published |
| [Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | 15 days | 78 surgeries | 1.3% |
| [Amputation of limb](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/amputation-of-limb/) | 22 days | 15 surgeries | not published |
| [Skin lesion - excision of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/) | 23 days | 39 surgeries | not published |
| [Ureteric stent - insertion of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/ureteric-stent-insertion-of/) | 23 days | 93 surgeries | 2.2% |
| [Laparoscopy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/laparoscopy/) | 25 days | 82 surgeries | 7.3% |
| [Lobectomy/wedge resection/pneumonectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/lobectomy-wedge-resection-pneumonectomy/) | 26 days | 38 surgeries | not published |
| [Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | 27 days | 21 surgeries | not published |
| [Cone biopsy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/cone-biopsy/) | 28 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| [Insertion of ventricular peritoneal shunt](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/insertion-of-ventricular-peritoneal-shunt/) | 28 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| [Cystoscopy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/cystoscopy/) | 29 days | 113 surgeries | 5.3% |
| [Carotid endarterectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/carotid-endarterectomy/) | 31 days | 28 surgeries | not published |
| [Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/hysterectomy/) | 34 days | 149 surgeries | 4.0% |
| [Coronary artery bypass grafting](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/coronary-artery-bypass-grafting/) | 35 days | 94 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Craniotomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/craniotomy/) | 36 days | 27 surgeries | not published |
| [Heart valve replacement](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/heart-valve-replacement/) | 37 days | 104 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Lithotripsy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/lithotripsy/) | 38 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| [Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/inguinal-hernia-repair/) | 43 days | 77 surgeries | 9.1% |
| [Microlaryngoscopy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/microlaryngoscopy/) | 43 days | 84 surgeries | 9.5% |
| [Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/lletz-procedure/) | 49 days | 23 surgeries | not published |
| [Examination of eye under anaesthesia](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/examination-of-eye-under-anaesthesia/) | 52 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| [Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/salpingo-oophorectomy-oophorectomy-ovarian-cystectomy/) | 56 days | 92 surgeries | 1.1% |
| [Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 61 days | 66 surgeries | 7.6% |
| [Pyeloplasty/correction of ureteropelvic junction](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/pyeloplasty-correction-of-ureteropelvic-junction/) | 64 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| [Nephrectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/nephrectomy/) | 69 days | 70 surgeries | 2.9% |
| [Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/dilatation-and-curettage/) | 74 days | 87 surgeries | 10.3% |
| [Arthroplasty - revision of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/arthroplasty-revision-of/) | 79 days | 33 surgeries | not published |
| [Cranioplasty](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/cranioplasty/) | 86 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| [Prostatectomy (transurethral or open)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/prostate-surgery/) | 88 days | 57 surgeries | 5.3% |
| [Orchidopexy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/orchidopexy/) | 90 days | 59 surgeries | 13.6% |
| [Discectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/discectomy/) | 117 days | 61 surgeries | 21.3% |
| [Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | 137 days | 129 surgeries | 22.5% |
| [Parathyroidectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/parathyroidectomy/) | 151 days | 38 surgeries | not published |
| [Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/tonsillectomy/) | 168 days | 93 surgeries | 30.1% |
| [Herniorrhaphy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/hernia-repair/) | 189 days | 58 surgeries | 27.6% |
| [Pressure equalising tubes (grommets) - insertion of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/grommets/) | 190 days | 48 surgeries | not published |
| [Nasendoscopy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/nasendoscopy/) | 192 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| [Hypospadias - repair of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/hypospadias-repair-of/) | 195 days | 26 surgeries | not published |
| [Myringotomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/myringotomy/) | 195 days | 57 surgeries | 21.1% |
| [Adenoidectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/adenoidectomy/) | 204 days | 22 surgeries | not published |
| [Cervical discectomy and fusion](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/cervical-discectomy-and-fusion/) | 236 days | 46 surgeries | not published |
| [Nerve decompression](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/nerve-decompression/) | 240 days | 25 surgeries | not published |
| [Varicose veins treatment](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/) | 253 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| [Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/acl-reconstruction/) | 255 days | 16 surgeries | not published |
| [Circumcision](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/circumcision/) | 257 days | 40 surgeries | not published |
| [Repair of obstructing hiatus hernia](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | 267 days | 22 surgeries | not published |
| [Laminectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/laminectomy/) | 275 days | 130 surgeries | 31.5% |
| [Arthroscopy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 311 days | 57 surgeries | 36.8% |
| [Hydrocele - repair of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/) | 333 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| [Carpal tunnel release](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 365 days | 24 surgeries | not published |
| [Osteotomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/osteotomy/) | 372 days | 27 surgeries | not published |
| [Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/prolapse-repair/) | 381 days | 31 surgeries | not published |
| [Lingual or maxillary frenulum surgery](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/lingual-or-maxillary-frenulum-surgery/) | 388 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| [Functional endoscopic sinus surgery](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | 390 days | 18 surgeries | not published |
| [Arthrodesis](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/arthrodesis/) | 400 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| [Shoulder joint replacement](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 400 days | 36 surgeries | not published |
| [Total hip replacement](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/hip-replacement/) | 409 days | 164 surgeries | 62.2% |
| [Total knee replacement](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/knee-replacement/) | 412 days | 272 surgeries | 72.8% |
| [Septoplasty](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/septoplasty/) | 413 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| [Muscle or tendon length - change of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/muscle-or-tendon-length-change-of/) | 418 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| [Trigger finger/thumb release](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/trigger-finger-release/) | 421 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| [Myringoplasty/tympanoplasty](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/eardrum-repair/) | 481 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| [Bartholin's abscess drainage](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/bartholins-abscess-drainage/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Bladder neck incision](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/bladder-neck-incision/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/bunion-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/cataract-surgery/) | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| [Cystectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/cystectomy/) | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| [Dacryocystorhinostomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/dacryocystorhinostomy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Dermoid cyst - removal of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/dermoid-cyst-removal-of/) | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| [Diathermy of wart/s](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/diathermy-of-wart-s/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Dupytren's contracture release](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/dupuytrens-contracture-surgery/) | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| [Endometrial ablation](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/endometrial-ablation/) | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| [Epididymal cyst - removal of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/epididymal-cyst-removal-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Exostosis - excision of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/exostosis-excision-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Female sterilisation](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Femoro-popliteal bypass graft](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/femoro-popliteal-bypass-graft/) | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| [Fundoplication](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/fundoplication/) | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| [Ganglion - excision of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/ganglion-excision-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Haemorrhoidectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/haemorrhoid-surgery/) | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| [Hammer/claw/mallet toe - correction of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/hammer-claw-mallet-toe-correction-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Laryngectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/laryngectomy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Mastoidectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/mastoidectomy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Meatoplasty](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/meatoplasty/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Meniscectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/meniscectomy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Myomectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/myomectomy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/myringotomy-without-insertion-of-grommets/) | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| [Nasal cautery](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/nasal-cautery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Nasal polypectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/nasal-polypectomy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Orchidectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/orchidectomy/) | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| [Pilonidal sinus surgery](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Pleurodesis](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/pleurodesis/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Probing of naso-lacrimal duct](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/probing-of-naso-lacrimal-duct/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Procedure for strabismus (squint repair)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/squint-surgery/) | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| [Prostate biopsy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/prostate-biopsy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Ptosis - repair of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/ptosis-repair-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Radical neck dissection](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/radical-neck-dissection/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Removal of intracranial lesion](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/removal-of-intracranial-lesion/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Scar revision](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/scar-revision/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Stapedectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/stapedectomy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Stress incontinence surgery](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/stress-incontinence-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Tenotomy of hip](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/tenotomy-of-hip/) | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| [Toenail surgery](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/toenail-surgery/) | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| [Trabeculectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/trabeculectomy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Ureteric - reimplantation](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/ureteric-reimplantation/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Urethra - dilatation of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/urethra-dilatation-of/) | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |

**Not reported for this period**

| Surgery | Median wait | Surgeries | Waited more than 365 days |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Abdominal or thoracic aortic aneurysm - repair/replacement last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression last reported 2018–19 | not reported |  |  |
| Anal fissure - repair of last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Axillary node dissection last reported 2022–23 | not reported |  |  |
| Blepharoplasty last reported 2020–21 | not reported |  |  |
| Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy last reported 2019–20 | not reported |  |  |
| Breast prosthesis - removal of last reported 2022–23 | not reported |  |  |
| Breast reduction last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Cerebral haematoma - evacuation of last reported 2019–20 | not reported |  |  |
| Chalazion - excision of last reported 2021–22 | not reported |  |  |
| Cleft lip and palate - repair of last reported 2021–22 | not reported |  |  |
| Congenital cardiac defect/s - procedure for last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Ectropion - correction of last reported 2022–23 | not reported |  |  |
| Mastectomy last reported 2020–21 | not reported |  |  |
| Pharyngoplasty last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Pterygium - excision of last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Replacement of aortic aneurysm with bifurcation graft last reported 2020–21 | not reported |  |  |
| Rhinoplasty last reported 2022–23 | not reported |  |  |
| Rotator cuff - repair of last reported 2022–23 | not reported |  |  |
| Shoulder reconstruction last reported 2022–23 | not reported |  |  |
| Stone/s urinary tract - removal of last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Sub-mucosal resection last reported 2017–18 | not reported |  |  |
| Thyroglossal remnant - removal of last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Turbinectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Vitrectomy (including buckling/cryotherapy) last reported 2018–19 | 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 John Hunter Hospital by urgency category, 2024–25.

| Urgency category | Median wait | Treated within the recommended time | Surgeries |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Urgent](https://surgerywaits.au/urgency/category-1/nsw/) | 6 days | 100% | 2807 surgeries |
| [Semi-urgent](https://surgerywaits.au/urgency/category-2/nsw/) | 67 days | 66% | 2203 surgeries |
| [Non-urgent](https://surgerywaits.au/urgency/category-3/nsw/) | 394 days | 37% | 1562 surgeries |

**Cite this page**

> In 2024–25, John Hunter Hospital published median planned-surgery waits from 1 day for dialysis access surgery to 481 days for eardrum repair (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026).

### Copy-ready citation

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Surgery Waits, "John Hunter Hospital wait times and waiting list", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/, accessed 28 May 2026.
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Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-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.

[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.

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