Grommets waiting time at Wagga Wagga Hospital
Half of patients at Wagga Wagga Hospital waited 357 days or less for grommets in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Pressure equalising tubes (grommets) - insertion of". This public hospital is in the Turvey Park 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
- 357 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 114 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 31.6%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 64 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 64 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 318 days in 2016–17 to 357 days in 2024–25 — up 12% — while the national median rose from 58 days to 90 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Cowra Health Service, about 188 km away, at 19 days. Here, 31.6% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 6.5%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wagga Wagga Hospital | 357 days | 31.6% | 114 surgeries |
| New South Wales (all public hospitals) | 128 days | 10.5% | 1428 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 78 days | 4.4% | 1054 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 90 days | 6.5% | 3835 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 90 days marks the national median.
Cowra Health Service, NSW · about 188 km away: 19 days
Orange Health Service, NSW · about 256 km away: 74 days
Wollongong Hospital, NSW · about 331 km away: 93 days
Campbelltown Hospital, NSW · about 336 km away: 273 days
Dubbo Hospital, NSW · about 341 km away: 70 days
Nepean Hospital, NSW · about 343 km away: 66 days
The Northern Hospital [Epping], VIC · about 351 km away: 76 days
Liverpool Hospital, NSW · about 353 km away: 83 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 500 km — the radius was widened because fewer than four hospitals published a figure within 250 km.
Some of these hospitals are in another state — a public hospital referral can cross the border, so ask your GP what that would mean for you. See also where crossing a border cuts the wait most.
How the wait has changed
- Wagga Wagga Hospital
- NSW
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Wagga Wagga Hospital (days) | NSW (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 318 | 74 | 58 |
| 2017–18 | 135 | 71 | 70 |
| 2018–19 | 76 | 84 | 68 |
| 2019–20 | 97 | 86 | 73 |
| 2020–21 | 68 | 98 | 93 |
| 2021–22 | 25 | 80 | 79 |
| 2022–23 | 77 | 90 | 84 |
| 2023–24 | 215 | 107 | 94 |
| 2024–25 | 357 | 128 | 90 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
All surgery at Wagga Wagga Hospital · Grommets across Australia · Grommets in New South Wales · All surgery waits in New South Wales