Coronary artery bypass grafting waiting time at Prince of Wales Hospital
The median wait for coronary artery bypass grafting at this public hospital in the Randwick area of New South Wales was 20 days in 2024–25.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released
These figures describe surgery that already happened, not your own wait.
- Median wait
- 20 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 83 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 0.0%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 23 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 13 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 16 days in 2011–12 to 20 days in 2024–25 — up 25% — while the national median rose from 16 days to 19 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is St Vincent's Hospital [Darlinghurst], about 5 km away, at 9 days. Here, 0.0% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 0.1%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prince of Wales Hospital | 20 days | 0.0% | 83 surgeries |
| New South Wales (all public hospitals) | 19 days | 0.0% | 923 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 19 days | 0.1% | 2719 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Prince of Wales Hospital
- NSW
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Prince of Wales Hospital (days) | NSW (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 16 | 23 | 16 |
| 2012–13 | 41 | 28 | 16 |
| 2013–14 | 28 | 25 | 18 |
| 2014–15 | 25 | 27 | 14 |
| 2015–16 | 27 | 27 | 13 |
| 2016–17 | 27 | 27 | 13 |
| 2017–18 | 27 | 32 | 17 |
| 2018–19 | 34 | 34 | 17 |
| 2019–20 | 15 | 25 | 18 |
| 2020–21 | 24 | 26 | 18 |
| 2021–22 | 9 | 18 | 19 |
| 2022–23 | 23 | 17 | 19 |
| 2023–24 | 13 | 18 | 19 |
| 2024–25 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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