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title: "Tweed Valley Hospital surgery waiting times"
description: "Planned surgery waiting times and waiting list at Tweed Valley Hospital, a public hospital in the Tweed Heads area of New South Wales, for 2024–25."
url: "https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/"
---

# Tweed Valley Hospital surgery waiting times

In 2024–25, this public hospital in the Tweed Heads area of New South Wales published median waits from **7 days** for dialysis access surgery to **363 days** for deviated septum surgery.

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

Tweed Valley Hospital is a public hospital in the Tweed Heads area of New South Wales. It is part of [Northern NSW](https://surgerywaits.au/health-service/northern-nsw/). It reported 88 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 19 surgery types were last reported in an earlier period; they are listed below, with the period the source last carried them.

The source publishes this hospital as "The Tweed Hospital". It is shown here under its current name, Tweed Valley Hospital.

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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.

Planned surgery at Tweed Valley Hospital, 2024–25. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28.

| Surgery | Median wait | Surgeries | Waited more than 365 days |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Dialysis access surgery](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/) | 7 days | 35 surgeries | not published |
| [Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/lletz-procedure/) | 14 days | 23 surgeries | not published |
| [Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | 16 days | 31 surgeries | not published |
| [Microlaryngoscopy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/microlaryngoscopy/) | 16 days | 26 surgeries | not published |
| [Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | 17 days | 51 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Mastectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/mastectomy/) | 21 days | 31 surgeries | not published |
| [Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/dilatation-and-curettage/) | 28 days | 217 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Lobectomy/wedge resection/pneumonectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/lobectomy-wedge-resection-pneumonectomy/) | 28 days | 26 surgeries | not published |
| [Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/prolapse-repair/) | 28 days | 36 surgeries | not published |
| [Lithotripsy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/lithotripsy/) | 29 days | 90 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | 29 days | 16 surgeries | not published |
| [Skin lesion - excision of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/) | 29 days | 127 surgeries | 0.8% |
| [Parathyroidectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/parathyroidectomy/) | 31 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| [Acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/acromioplasty-arthroscopy-shoulder-sub-acromial-decompression/) | 33 days | 18 surgeries | not published |
| [Cystoscopy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/cystoscopy/) | 33 days | 241 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Ureteric stent - insertion of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/ureteric-stent-insertion-of/) | 33 days | 44 surgeries | not published |
| [Shoulder joint replacement](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 35 days | 25 surgeries | not published |
| [Prostate biopsy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/prostate-biopsy/) | 37 days | 156 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Nephrectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/nephrectomy/) | 41 days | 30 surgeries | not published |
| [Carpal tunnel release](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 42 days | 66 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 48 days | 101 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Arthroscopy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 50 days | 127 surgeries | 2.4% |
| [Prostatectomy (transurethral or open)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/prostate-surgery/) | 50 days | 158 surgeries | 2.5% |
| [Orchidopexy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/orchidopexy/) | 54 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| [Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/salpingo-oophorectomy-oophorectomy-ovarian-cystectomy/) | 59 days | 19 surgeries | not published |
| [Circumcision](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/circumcision/) | 63 days | 20 surgeries | not published |
| [Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | 67 days | 40 surgeries | not published |
| [Total hip replacement](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/hip-replacement/) | 68 days | 200 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Dupytren's contracture release](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/dupuytrens-contracture-surgery/) | 81 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| [Repair of obstructing hiatus hernia](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | 81 days | 21 surgeries | not published |
| [Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/hysterectomy/) | 84 days | 54 surgeries | 5.6% |
| [Laparoscopy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/laparoscopy/) | 84 days | 66 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Myringotomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/myringotomy/) | 85 days | 65 surgeries | 3.1% |
| [Pressure equalising tubes (grommets) - insertion of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/grommets/) | 85 days | 65 surgeries | 3.1% |
| [Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/inguinal-hernia-repair/) | 88 days | 155 surgeries | 5.2% |
| [Herniorrhaphy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/hernia-repair/) | 91 days | 85 surgeries | 9.4% |
| [Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/acl-reconstruction/) | 94 days | 65 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Total knee replacement](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/knee-replacement/) | 97 days | 271 surgeries | 2.2% |
| [Adenoidectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/adenoidectomy/) | 99 days | 129 surgeries | 6.2% |
| [Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/tonsillectomy/) | 109 days | 94 surgeries | 12.8% |
| [Functional endoscopic sinus surgery](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | 340 days | 45 surgeries | not published |
| [Septoplasty](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/septoplasty/) | 363 days | 44 surgeries | not published |
| [Amputation of limb](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/amputation-of-limb/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Anal fissure - repair of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/anal-fissure-repair-of/) | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| [Arthrodesis](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/arthrodesis/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Axillary node dissection](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/axillary-node-dissection/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Bartholin's abscess drainage](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/bartholins-abscess-drainage/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Breast prosthesis - removal of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/breast-prosthesis-removal-of/) | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| [Breast reconstruction](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/breast-reconstruction/) | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| [Breast reduction](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/breast-reduction/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/bunion-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Cone biopsy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/cone-biopsy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Curettage and evacuation of uterus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/curettage-and-evacuation-of-uterus/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Cystectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/cystectomy/) | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| [Discectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/discectomy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Endometrial ablation](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/endometrial-ablation/) | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| [Epididymal cyst - removal of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/epididymal-cyst-removal-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Examination of eye under anaesthesia](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/examination-of-eye-under-anaesthesia/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Exostosis - excision of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/exostosis-excision-of/) | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| [Female sterilisation](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Fracture non-union - treatment of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/fracture-non-union-treatment-of/) | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| [Fundoplication](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/fundoplication/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Ganglion - excision of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/ganglion-excision-of/) | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| [Haemorrhoidectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/haemorrhoid-surgery/) | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| [Hydrocele - repair of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Lingual or maxillary frenulum surgery](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/lingual-or-maxillary-frenulum-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Mastoidectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/mastoidectomy/) | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| [Myomectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/myomectomy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Myringoplasty/tympanoplasty](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/eardrum-repair/) | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| [Nasal cautery](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/nasal-cautery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Nasal polypectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/nasal-polypectomy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Nasendoscopy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/nasendoscopy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Nerve decompression](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/nerve-decompression/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Orchidectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/orchidectomy/) | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| [Osteotomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/osteotomy/) | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| [Pilonidal sinus surgery](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Pyeloplasty/correction of ureteropelvic junction](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/pyeloplasty-correction-of-ureteropelvic-junction/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Radical neck dissection](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/radical-neck-dissection/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Rotator cuff - repair of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/rotator-cuff-repair/) | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| [Stapedectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/stapedectomy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Stone/s urinary tract - removal of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/stone-s-urinary-tract-removal-of/) | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| [Stress incontinence surgery](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/stress-incontinence-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Tendon release](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/tendon-release/) | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| [Toenail surgery](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/toenail-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Trigger finger/thumb release](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/trigger-finger-release/) | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| [Turbinectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/turbinectomy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Urethra - dilatation of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/urethra-dilatation-of/) | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| [Varicose veins treatment](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |

**Not reported for this period**

| Surgery | Median wait | Surgeries | Waited more than 365 days |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Abdominal or thoracic aortic aneurysm - repair/replacement last reported 2020–21 | not reported |  |  |
| Arthroplasty - revision of last reported 2021–22 | not reported |  |  |
| Bladder neck incision last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Cervical discectomy and fusion last reported 2017–18 | not reported |  |  |
| Diathermy of wart/s last reported 2021–22 | not reported |  |  |
| Ectropion - correction of last reported 2021–22 | not reported |  |  |
| Hammer/claw/mallet toe - correction of last reported 2022–23 | not reported |  |  |
| Laminectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Meatoplasty last reported 2018–19 | not reported |  |  |
| Meniscectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) last reported 2021–22 | not reported |  |  |
| Pharyngoplasty last reported 2019–20 | not reported |  |  |
| Pharynx - excision of last reported 2022–23 | not reported |  |  |
| Pleurodesis last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Ptosis - repair of last reported 2018–19 | not reported |  |  |
| Rhinoplasty last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Scar revision last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Tenotomy of hip last reported 2018–19 | not reported |  |  |
| Ureteric - reimplantation last reported 2020–21 | 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 Tweed Valley Hospital by urgency category, 2024–25.

| Urgency category | Median wait | Treated within the recommended time | Surgeries |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Urgent](https://surgerywaits.au/urgency/category-1/nsw/) | 18 days | 94% | 863 surgeries |
| [Semi-urgent](https://surgerywaits.au/urgency/category-2/nsw/) | 63 days | 78% | 1958 surgeries |
| [Non-urgent](https://surgerywaits.au/urgency/category-3/nsw/) | 133 days | 89% | 1154 surgeries |

**Cite this page**

> In 2024–25, Tweed Valley Hospital published median planned-surgery waits from 7 days for dialysis access surgery to 363 days for deviated septum surgery (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026).

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Surgery Waits, "Tweed Valley Hospital wait times and waiting list", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/, accessed 28 May 2026.
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Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-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.

[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

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