Shellharbour Hospital surgery waiting times
In 2024–25, this public hospital in the Shellharbour City Centre area of New South Wales published median waits from 27 days for breast lump removal to 390 days for ACL reconstruction.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released
Shellharbour Hospital is a public hospital in the Shellharbour City Centre area of New South Wales. It is part of Illawarra Shoalhaven. It reported 43 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy | 27 days | 60 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Mastectomy | 28 days | 16 surgeries | not published |
| Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ) | 31 days | 58 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage | 35 days | 288 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Skin lesion - excision of | 36 days | 134 surgeries | 0.7% |
| Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) | 43 days | 156 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Haemorrhoidectomy | 70 days | 28 surgeries | not published |
| Trabeculectomy | 77 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Carpal tunnel release | 88 days | 49 surgeries | not published |
| Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy | 92 days | 152 surgeries | 3.9% |
| Herniorrhaphy | 140 days | 89 surgeries | 3.4% |
| Rotator cuff - repair of | 272 days | 20 surgeries | not published |
| Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic) | 311 days | 30 surgeries | not published |
| Arthroscopy | 315 days | 52 surgeries | 13.5% |
| Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) | 319 days | 2596 surgeries | 22.5% |
| Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior | 321 days | 23 surgeries | not published |
| Ectropion - correction of | 332 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| Dupytren's contracture release | 350 days | 28 surgeries | not published |
| Nerve decompression | 356 days | 23 surgeries | not published |
| Pterygium - excision of | 360 days | 59 surgeries | 40.7% |
| Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction | 390 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Anal fissure - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Arthrodesis | not published | not published | not published |
| Axillary node dissection | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Blepharoplasty | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Breast prosthesis - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Breast reconstruction | not published | not published | not published |
| Breast reduction | not published | not published | not published |
| Cone biopsy | not published | not published | not published |
| Diathermy of wart/s | not published | not published | not published |
| Endometrial ablation | not published | not published | not published |
| Ganglion - excision of | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Laparoscopy | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Pilonidal sinus surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Ptosis - repair of | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Repair of obstructing hiatus hernia | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Scar revision | not published | not published | not published |
| Shoulder reconstruction | not published | not published | not published |
| Tendon release | not published | not published | not published |
| Toenail surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Trigger finger/thumb release | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Vitrectomy (including buckling/cryotherapy) | not published | not published | not published |
| Bartholin's abscess drainage last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Chalazion - excision of last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Circumcision last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Curettage and evacuation of uterus last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cystectomy last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cystoscopy last reported 2022–23 | 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 |
| Epididymal cyst - removal of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Examination of eye under anaesthesia last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Exostosis - excision of last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Female sterilisation last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Fracture non-union - treatment of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Hammer/claw/mallet toe - correction of last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Hydrocele - repair of last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Myomectomy last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Osteotomy last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Procedure for strabismus (squint repair) last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Rhinoplasty last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Shoulder joint replacement last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Varicose veins treatment last reported 2012–13 | 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 | 21 days | 99% | 347 surgeries |
| Semi-urgent | 73 days | 78% | 1918 surgeries |
| Non-urgent | 358 days | 65% | 1913 surgeries |
Cite this page
In 2024–25, Shellharbour Hospital published median planned-surgery waits from 27 days for breast lump removal to 390 days for ACL reconstruction.
Copy-ready citation
SurgeryWaits, "Shellharbour Hospital wait times and waiting list", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/shellharbour-hospital/, accessed 28 May 2026.Attribution: SurgeryWaits (https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/shellharbour-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.