Prolapse repair waiting time at Port Macquarie Base Hospital
Half of patients at Port Macquarie Base Hospital waited 237 days or less for prolapse repair in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior". This public hospital is in the Port Macquarie area of New South Wales.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026.
These figures describe surgery that already happened, not your own wait.
- Median wait
- 237 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 52 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 30.8%2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
Half the people who had this surgery here waited less than the median, and half waited longer. Of the 66 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 39 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has fallen from 295 days in 2016–17 to 237 days in 2024–25 — down 20% — while the national median rose from 96 days to 165 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Coffs Harbour Hospital, about 128 km away, at 67 days. Here, 30.8% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 16.9%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port Macquarie Base Hospital | 237 days | 30.8% | 52 surgeries |
| New South Wales (all public hospitals) | 251 days | 20.0% | 780 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 165 days | 16.9% | 2117 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 165 days marks the national median.
Coffs Harbour Hospital, NSW · about 128 km away: 67 days
Tamworth Hospital, NSW · about 190 km away: 355 days
Grafton Base Hospital, NSW · about 198 km away: 325 days
John Hunter Hospital, NSW · about 198 km away: 381 days
Belmont Hospital, NSW · about 210 km away: 255 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Port Macquarie Base Hospital
- NSW
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Port Macquarie Base Hospital (days) | NSW (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 295 | 127 | 96 |
| 2017–18 | 273 | 169 | 126 |
| 2018–19 | 313 | 152 | 111 |
| 2019–20 | 303 | 168 | 119 |
| 2020–21 | 376 | 286 | 217 |
| 2021–22 | 231 | 215 | 183 |
| 2022–23 | 112 | 251 | 220 |
| 2023–24 | 311 | 234 | 176 |
| 2024–25 | 237 | 251 | 165 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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