Parathyroid gland removal waiting time at Wagga Wagga Hospital
Half of patients at Wagga Wagga Hospital waited 312 days or less for parathyroid gland removal in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Parathyroidectomy". 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
- 312 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 13 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- not published2024–25 · released 28 May 2026 — Reported data did not meet the criteria to calculate this indicator.
Half the people who had this surgery here waited less than the median, and half waited longer. Of the 47 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 47 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has fallen from 366 days in 2023–24 to 312 days in 2024–25 — down 15% — while the national median fell from 87 days to 82 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is The Canberra Hospital, about 160 km away, at 97 days.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wagga Wagga Hospital | 312 days | not published | 13 surgeries |
| Australian Capital Territory (all public hospitals) | not published | not published | 12 surgeries |
| New South Wales (all public hospitals) | 98 days | 7.5% | 451 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 75 days | 1.4% | 355 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 82 days | 4.0% | 1304 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 82 days marks the national median.
The Canberra Hospital, ACT · about 160 km away: 97 days
The Bendigo Hospital, VIC · about 331 km away: 125 days
Wollongong Hospital, NSW · about 331 km away: 55 days
Campbelltown Hospital, NSW · about 336 km away: 104 days
Dubbo Hospital, NSW · about 341 km away: 52 days
Nepean Hospital, NSW · about 343 km away: 86 days
The Northern Hospital [Epping], VIC · about 351 km away: 75 days
Liverpool Hospital, NSW · about 353 km away: 184 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 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | 56 |
| 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | 63 |
| 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | 57 |
| 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | 63 |
| 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | 69 |
| 2021–22 | not published | 70 | 73 |
| 2022–23 | not published | 83 | 84 |
| 2023–24 | 366 | 84 | 87 |
| 2024–25 | 312 | 98 | 82 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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