Maitland Hospital surgery waiting times
In 2024–25, this public hospital in the Telarah area of New South Wales published median waits from 3 days for curettage and evacuation of uterus to 464 days for thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released
Maitland Hospital is a public hospital in the Telarah area of New South Wales. It is part of Hunter New England. It reported 69 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curettage and evacuation of uterus | 3 days | 99 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy | 16 days | 55 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Mastectomy | 18 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection | 22 days | 32 surgeries | not published |
| Skin lesion - excision of | 22 days | 86 surgeries | 1.2% |
| Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ) | 33 days | 35 surgeries | not published |
| Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage | 42 days | 220 surgeries | 0.9% |
| Prostate biopsy | 49 days | 19 surgeries | not published |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy | 67 days | 22 surgeries | not published |
| Cystoscopy | 74 days | 73 surgeries | 8.2% |
| Haemorrhoidectomy | 83 days | 16 surgeries | not published |
| Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) | 84 days | 116 surgeries | 16.4% |
| Tendon release | 90 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction | 127 days | 43 surgeries | not published |
| Laparoscopy | 171 days | 62 surgeries | 4.8% |
| Adenoidectomy | 238 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Myringotomy | 263 days | 137 surgeries | 23.4% |
| Pressure equalising tubes (grommets) - insertion of | 263 days | 123 surgeries | 22.0% |
| Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic) | 270 days | 83 surgeries | 31.3% |
| Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy) | 273 days | 147 surgeries | 32.0% |
| Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) | 282 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| Circumcision | 288 days | 18 surgeries | not published |
| Prostatectomy (transurethral or open) | 294 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy | 301 days | 53 surgeries | 35.8% |
| Arthroscopy | 305 days | 74 surgeries | 40.5% |
| Carpal tunnel release | 340 days | 58 surgeries | 48.3% |
| Trigger finger/thumb release | 341 days | 15 surgeries | not published |
| Herniorrhaphy | 347 days | 46 surgeries | not published |
| Nasendoscopy | 352 days | 22 surgeries | not published |
| Total hip replacement | 354 days | 91 surgeries | 48.4% |
| Rotator cuff - repair of | 363 days | 19 surgeries | not published |
| Nerve decompression | 411 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| Shoulder joint replacement | 428 days | 26 surgeries | not published |
| Total knee replacement | 440 days | 211 surgeries | 70.1% |
| Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy | 464 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| Acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression | not published | not published | not published |
| Arthrodesis | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Arthroplasty - revision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Axillary node dissection | not published | not published | not published |
| Bartholin's abscess drainage | not published | not published | not published |
| Bladder neck incision | not published | not published | not published |
| Breast reconstruction | not published | not published | not published |
| Breast reduction | not published | not published | not published |
| Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Cone biopsy | not published | not published | not published |
| Dialysis access surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Discectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Dupytren's contracture release | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Endometrial ablation | not published | not published | not published |
| Female sterilisation | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Fracture non-union - treatment of | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Ganglion - excision of | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Hammer/claw/mallet toe - correction of | not published | not published | not published |
| Hydrocele - repair of | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Laminectomy | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Lingual or maxillary frenulum surgery | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Muscle or tendon length - change of | not published | not published | not published |
| Myringoplasty/tympanoplasty | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Nasal cautery | not published | not published | not published |
| Orchidopexy | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Osteotomy | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Pilonidal sinus surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Repair of obstructing hiatus hernia | not published | not published | not published |
| Scar revision | not published | not published | not published |
| Stress incontinence surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Toenail surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Turbinectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Amputation of limb last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Anal fissure - repair of last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Breast prosthesis - removal of last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cerebral haematoma - evacuation of last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cervical discectomy and fusion last reported 2020–21 | 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 |
| Dermoid cyst - removal of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Diathermy of wart/s last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Epididymal cyst - removal of last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Fundoplication last reported 2018–19 | 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 |
| Meatoplasty last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Meniscectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Myomectomy last reported 2021–22 | 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 |
| Parathyroidectomy 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 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Radical neck dissection last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Septoplasty last reported 2020–21 | 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 |
| Stone/s urinary tract - removal of last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ureteric - reimplantation last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ureteric stent - insertion of last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Urethra - dilatation of last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Varicose veins treatment 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 | 12 days | 99% | 449 surgeries |
| Semi-urgent | 68 days | 64% | 871 surgeries |
| Non-urgent | 382 days | 43% | 1064 surgeries |
Cite this page
In 2024–25, Maitland Hospital published median planned-surgery waits from 3 days for curettage and evacuation of uterus to 464 days for thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy.
Copy-ready citation
SurgeryWaits, "Maitland Hospital surgery wait times and waiting list", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maitland-hospital/, accessed 28 May 2026.Attribution: SurgeryWaits (https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maitland-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.