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title: "Mudgee Health Service surgery waiting times"
description: "Planned surgery waiting times and waiting list at Mudgee Health Service, a public hospital in the Putta Bucca area of New South Wales, for 2024–25."
url: "https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/"
---

# Mudgee Health Service surgery waiting times

In 2024–25, this public hospital in the Putta Bucca area of New South Wales published median waits from **1 day** for curettage and evacuation of uterus to **337 days** for deviated septum surgery.

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

Mudgee Health Service is a public hospital in the Putta Bucca area of New South Wales. It is part of [Western NSW](https://surgerywaits.au/health-service/western-nsw/). It reported 43 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 26 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 Mudgee Health Service, 2024–25. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28.

| Surgery | Median wait | Surgeries | Waited more than 365 days |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Curettage and evacuation of uterus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/curettage-and-evacuation-of-uterus/) | 1 day | 16 surgeries | not published |
| [Cystoscopy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/cystoscopy/) | 12 days | 119 surgeries | 0.8% |
| [Skin lesion - excision of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/skin-lesion-removal/) | 41 days | 36 surgeries | not published |
| [Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/gallbladder-removal/) | 44 days | 21 surgeries | not published |
| [Prostatectomy (transurethral or open)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/prostate-surgery/) | 55 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| [Herniorrhaphy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/hernia-repair/) | 81 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| [Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/dilatation-and-curettage/) | 84 days | 67 surgeries | 3.0% |
| [Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/inguinal-hernia-repair/) | 129 days | 23 surgeries | not published |
| [Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/cataract-surgery/) | 138 days | 212 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Adenoidectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/adenoidectomy/) | 318 days | 35 surgeries | not published |
| [Septoplasty](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/septoplasty/) | 337 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| [Anal fissure - repair of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/anal-fissure-repair-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Bartholin's abscess drainage](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/bartholins-abscess-drainage/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/breast-lump-removal/) | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| [Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/bunion-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Carpal tunnel release](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Cerebral haematoma - evacuation of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/cerebral-haematoma-evacuation-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Circumcision](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/circumcision/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Dialysis access surgery](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/dialysis-access-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Epididymal cyst - removal of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/epididymal-cyst-removal-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Female sterilisation](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/female-sterilisation/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Functional endoscopic sinus surgery](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Haemorrhoidectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/haemorrhoid-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Hydrocele - repair of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/hydrocele-repair-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/hysterectomy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Laparoscopy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/laparoscopy/) | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| [Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/lletz-procedure/) | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| [Mastectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/mastectomy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Microlaryngoscopy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/microlaryngoscopy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Myringotomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/myringotomy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Nasal polypectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/nasal-polypectomy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Orchidectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/orchidectomy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Orchidopexy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/orchidopexy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Pilonidal sinus surgery](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Pressure equalising tubes (grommets) - insertion of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/grommets/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/salpingo-oophorectomy-oophorectomy-ovarian-cystectomy/) | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| [Toenail surgery](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/toenail-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/tonsillectomy/) | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| [Turbinectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/turbinectomy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Ureteric stent - insertion of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/ureteric-stent-insertion-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Urethra - dilatation of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/urethra-dilatation-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Vitrectomy (including buckling/cryotherapy)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/vitrectomy-including-buckling-cryotherapy/) | not published | not published | not published |

**Not reported for this period**

| Surgery | Median wait | Surgeries | Waited more than 365 days |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bladder neck incision last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Breast prosthesis - removal of last reported 2016–17 | not reported |  |  |
| Cone biopsy last reported 2017–18 | not reported |  |  |
| Cystectomy last reported 2021–22 | not reported |  |  |
| Dermoid cyst - removal of last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Diathermy of wart/s last reported 2016–17 | not reported |  |  |
| Dupytren's contracture release last reported 2021–22 | not reported |  |  |
| Endometrial ablation last reported 2021–22 | not reported |  |  |
| Examination of eye under anaesthesia last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Ganglion - excision of last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Lingual or maxillary frenulum surgery last reported 2022–23 | not reported |  |  |
| Lithotripsy last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Myringoplasty/tympanoplasty last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) last reported 2021–22 | not reported |  |  |
| Nasal cautery last reported 2021–22 | not reported |  |  |
| Nasendoscopy last reported 2022–23 | not reported |  |  |
| Nerve decompression last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Prostate biopsy last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Pterygium - excision of last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Scar revision last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Stone/s urinary tract - removal of last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Stress incontinence surgery last reported 2022–23 | not reported |  |  |
| Sub-mucosal resection last reported 2022–23 | not reported |  |  |
| Trigger finger/thumb release last reported 2016–17 | not reported |  |  |
| Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Varicose veins treatment last reported 2021–22 | 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 Mudgee Health Service by urgency category, 2024–25.

| Urgency category | Median wait | Treated within the recommended time | Surgeries |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Urgent](https://surgerywaits.au/urgency/category-1/nsw/) | 9 days | 100% | 76 surgeries |
| [Semi-urgent](https://surgerywaits.au/urgency/category-2/nsw/) | 40 days | 96% | 321 surgeries |
| [Non-urgent](https://surgerywaits.au/urgency/category-3/nsw/) | 194 days | 92% | 346 surgeries |

**Cite this page**

> In 2024–25, Mudgee Health Service published median planned-surgery waits from 1 day for curettage and evacuation of uterus to 337 days for deviated septum surgery (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026).

### Copy-ready citation

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Surgery Waits, "Mudgee Health Service wait times and waiting list", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/, accessed 28 May 2026.
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Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/)), 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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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.

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