Wagga Wagga Hospital surgery waiting times
In 2024–25, this public hospital in the Turvey Park area of New South Wales published median waits from 7 days for fracture non-union - treatment of to 369 days for adenoidectomy.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released
Wagga Wagga Hospital is a public hospital in the Turvey Park area of New South Wales. It is part of Murrumbidgee. It reported 99 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fracture non-union - treatment of | 7 days | 18 surgeries | not published |
| Haemorrhoidectomy | 11 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy | 14 days | 93 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Mastectomy | 17 days | 21 surgeries | not published |
| Pilonidal sinus surgery | 18 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Prostate biopsy | 18 days | 82 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ) | 21 days | 43 surgeries | not published |
| Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection | 22 days | 29 surgeries | not published |
| Carotid endarterectomy | 23 days | 18 surgeries | not published |
| Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage | 23 days | 250 surgeries | 0.8% |
| Lithotripsy | 24 days | 77 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy | 25 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Nephrectomy | 28 days | 18 surgeries | not published |
| Skin lesion - excision of | 29 days | 536 surgeries | 2.4% |
| Orchidopexy | 30 days | 16 surgeries | not published |
| Prostatectomy (transurethral or open) | 30 days | 69 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Urethra - dilatation of | 30 days | 47 surgeries | not published |
| Cystoscopy | 31 days | 736 surgeries | 1.9% |
| Ureteric stent - insertion of | 35 days | 153 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) | 44 days | 136 surgeries | 11.0% |
| Microlaryngoscopy | 63 days | 16 surgeries | not published |
| Laparoscopy | 70 days | 38 surgeries | not published |
| Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy | 115 days | 48 surgeries | not published |
| Carpal tunnel release | 142 days | 115 surgeries | 8.7% |
| Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction | 174 days | 35 surgeries | not published |
| Shoulder reconstruction | 194 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Circumcision | 206 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy | 274 days | 68 surgeries | 23.5% |
| Herniorrhaphy | 294 days | 77 surgeries | 23.4% |
| Parathyroidectomy | 312 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Osteotomy | 331 days | 50 surgeries | 26.0% |
| Varicose veins treatment | 331 days | 57 surgeries | 29.8% |
| Tendon release | 332 days | 50 surgeries | 22.0% |
| Arthroscopy | 337 days | 99 surgeries | 21.2% |
| Total hip replacement | 337 days | 157 surgeries | 25.5% |
| Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) | 338 days | 687 surgeries | 27.8% |
| Repair of obstructing hiatus hernia | 343 days | 20 surgeries | not published |
| Female sterilisation | 350 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| Pterygium - excision of | 351 days | 18 surgeries | not published |
| Lingual or maxillary frenulum surgery | 352 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Laminectomy | 354 days | 24 surgeries | not published |
| Total knee replacement | 354 days | 342 surgeries | 30.1% |
| Arthroplasty - revision of | 356 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Rotator cuff - repair of | 356 days | 19 surgeries | not published |
| Trigger finger/thumb release | 356 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic) | 357 days | 48 surgeries | not published |
| Myringotomy | 357 days | 114 surgeries | 31.6% |
| Pressure equalising tubes (grommets) - insertion of | 357 days | 114 surgeries | 31.6% |
| Dupytren's contracture release | 358 days | 26 surgeries | not published |
| Functional endoscopic sinus surgery | 359 days | 33 surgeries | not published |
| Nasendoscopy | 359 days | 123 surgeries | 39.8% |
| Myringoplasty/tympanoplasty | 362 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Ectropion - correction of | 364 days | 24 surgeries | not published |
| Shoulder joint replacement | 364 days | 45 surgeries | not published |
| Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy) | 364 days | 192 surgeries | 43.8% |
| Arthrodesis | 365 days | 39 surgeries | not published |
| Septoplasty | 366 days | 77 surgeries | 50.6% |
| Adenoidectomy | 369 days | 45 surgeries | not published |
| Amputation of limb | not published | not published | not published |
| Anal fissure - repair of | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Axillary node dissection | not published | not published | not published |
| Bartholin's abscess drainage | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Bladder neck incision | not published | not published | not published |
| Blepharoplasty | not published | not published | not published |
| Breast prosthesis - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Breast reconstruction | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Breast reduction | not published | not published | not published |
| Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Curettage and evacuation of uterus | not published | not published | not published |
| Cystectomy | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Dacryocystorhinostomy | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Dialysis access surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Endometrial ablation | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Epididymal cyst - removal of | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Examination of eye under anaesthesia | not published | not published | not published |
| Femoro-popliteal bypass graft | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Fundoplication | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Ganglion - excision of | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Hydrocele - repair of | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Mastoidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Meatoplasty | not published | not published | not published |
| Meniscectomy | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Muscle or tendon length - change of | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Nasal polypectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Nerve decompression | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Orchidectomy | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Pharyngoplasty | not published | not published | not published |
| Probing of naso-lacrimal duct | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Procedure for strabismus (squint repair) | not published | not published | not published |
| Ptosis - repair of | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Pyeloplasty/correction of ureteropelvic junction | not published | not published | not published |
| Radical neck dissection | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Scar revision | not published | not published | not published |
| Stone/s urinary tract - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Tenotomy of hip | not published | not published | not published |
| Toenail surgery | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Trabeculectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Abdominal or thoracic aortic aneurysm - repair/replacement last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cervical discectomy and fusion last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Chalazion - excision of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cleft lip and palate - repair of last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cone biopsy last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Coronary artery bypass grafting last reported 2019–20 | 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 |
| Diathermy of wart/s last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Discectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Exostosis - excision of last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Hammer/claw/mallet toe - correction of last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Hypospadias - repair of last reported 2020–21 | 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 |
| Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nasal cautery last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Rhinoplasty last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Stapedectomy last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Stress incontinence surgery last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Sub-mucosal resection last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Thyroglossal remnant - removal of last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Turbinectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ureteric - reimplantation last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Vitrectomy (including buckling/cryotherapy) last reported 2019–20 | 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 | 12 days | 100% | 1302 surgeries |
| Semi-urgent | 42 days | 83% | 1829 surgeries |
| Non-urgent | 352 days | 69% | 3055 surgeries |
Cite this page
In 2024–25, Wagga Wagga Hospital published median planned-surgery waits from 7 days for fracture non-union - treatment of to 369 days for adenoidectomy.
Copy-ready citation
SurgeryWaits, "Wagga Wagga Hospital wait times and waiting list", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wagga-wagga-hospital/, accessed 28 May 2026.Attribution: SurgeryWaits (https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wagga-wagga-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
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