Westmead Hospital surgery waiting times
In 2024–25, this public hospital in the Westmead area of New South Wales published median waits from 12 days for amputation of limb to 396 days for pterygium - excision of.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released
Westmead Hospital is a public hospital in the Westmead area of New South Wales. It is part of Western Sydney. It reported 106 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amputation of limb | 12 days | 22 surgeries | not published |
| Craniotomy | 12 days | 76 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Dialysis access surgery | 15 days | 278 surgeries | 1.8% |
| Abdominal or thoracic aortic aneurysm - repair/replacement | 16 days | 35 surgeries | not published |
| Carotid endarterectomy | 16 days | 34 surgeries | not published |
| Cranioplasty | 16 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Cone biopsy | 18 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| Vitrectomy (including buckling/cryotherapy) | 19 days | 214 surgeries | 8.4% |
| Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection | 20 days | 75 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Radical neck dissection | 20 days | 30 surgeries | not published |
| Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy | 22 days | 232 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Trabeculectomy | 23 days | 63 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Laparoscopy | 25 days | 39 surgeries | not published |
| Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic) | 27 days | 310 surgeries | 6.5% |
| Mastectomy | 27 days | 80 surgeries | 2.5% |
| Cystoscopy | 28 days | 1589 surgeries | 1.4% |
| Skin lesion - excision of | 28 days | 574 surgeries | 1.7% |
| Femoro-popliteal bypass graft | 29 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| Ureteric stent - insertion of | 32 days | 99 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Coronary artery bypass grafting | 36 days | 193 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Microlaryngoscopy | 44 days | 24 surgeries | not published |
| Laminectomy | 46 days | 80 surgeries | 1.3% |
| Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of | 47 days | 44 surgeries | not published |
| Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ) | 57 days | 60 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Prostate biopsy | 58 days | 173 surgeries | 0.6% |
| Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy | 59 days | 117 surgeries | 8.5% |
| Nerve decompression | 60 days | 71 surgeries | 1.4% |
| Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) | 63 days | 186 surgeries | 1.6% |
| Carpal tunnel release | 72 days | 62 surgeries | 21.0% |
| Heart valve replacement | 72 days | 112 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Discectomy | 76 days | 31 surgeries | not published |
| Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage | 76 days | 778 surgeries | 4.9% |
| Nephrectomy | 77 days | 110 surgeries | 0.9% |
| Cervical discectomy and fusion | 81 days | 91 surgeries | 7.7% |
| Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior | 82 days | 42 surgeries | not published |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy | 84 days | 132 surgeries | 12.9% |
| Herniorrhaphy | 102 days | 68 surgeries | 14.7% |
| Myomectomy | 105 days | 23 surgeries | not published |
| Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy | 107 days | 71 surgeries | 15.5% |
| Total hip replacement | 109 days | 30 surgeries | not published |
| Prostatectomy (transurethral or open) | 110 days | 65 surgeries | 12.3% |
| Ectropion - correction of | 138 days | 22 surgeries | not published |
| Congenital cardiac defect/s - procedure for | 143 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Parathyroidectomy | 199 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| Septoplasty | 218 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| Arthroscopy | 235 days | 53 surgeries | 18.9% |
| Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy) | 249 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| Rotator cuff - repair of | 256 days | 15 surgeries | not published |
| Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction | 289 days | 26 surgeries | not published |
| Blepharoplasty | 294 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Mastoidectomy | 299 days | 18 surgeries | not published |
| Functional endoscopic sinus surgery | 304 days | 38 surgeries | not published |
| Osteotomy | 304 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Shoulder joint replacement | 321 days | 19 surgeries | not published |
| Breast prosthesis - removal of | 343 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| Total knee replacement | 345 days | 72 surgeries | 36.1% |
| Myringoplasty/tympanoplasty | 347 days | 25 surgeries | not published |
| Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) | 351 days | 1774 surgeries | 44.6% |
| Female sterilisation | 351 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| Ptosis - repair of | 351 days | 24 surgeries | not published |
| Dacryocystorhinostomy | 355 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| Breast reduction | 370 days | 16 surgeries | not published |
| Breast reconstruction | 373 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| Circumcision | 384 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Pterygium - excision of | 396 days | 39 surgeries | not published |
| Anal fissure - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Arthrodesis | not published | not published | not published |
| Arthroplasty - revision of | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Axillary node dissection | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Bartholin's abscess drainage | not published | not published | not published |
| Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Curettage and evacuation of uterus | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Cystectomy | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Dermoid cyst - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Dupytren's contracture release | not published | not published | not published |
| Endometrial ablation | not published | not published | not published |
| Epididymal cyst - removal of | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Ethmoidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Examination of eye under anaesthesia | not published | not published | not published |
| Exostosis - excision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Fracture non-union - treatment of | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Fundoplication | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Ganglion - excision of | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Haemorrhoidectomy | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Hydrocele - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Insertion of ventricular peritoneal shunt | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Laryngectomy | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Lingual or maxillary frenulum surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Lithotripsy | not published | not published | not published |
| Lobectomy/wedge resection/pneumonectomy | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Meniscectomy | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Myringotomy | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Nasendoscopy | not published | not published | not published |
| Orchidectomy | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Pressure equalising tubes (grommets) - insertion of | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Procedure for strabismus (squint repair) | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Pyeloplasty/correction of ureteropelvic junction | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Repair of obstructing hiatus hernia | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Replacement of aortic aneurysm with bifurcation graft | not published | not published | not published |
| Scar revision | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Shoulder reconstruction | not published | not published | not published |
| Stapedectomy | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Tendon release | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Thyroglossal remnant - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Trigger finger/thumb release | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Urethra - dilatation of | not published | not published | not published |
| Acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Adenoidectomy last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Bladder neck incision last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cerebral haematoma - evacuation of last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Diathermy of wart/s last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Hammer/claw/mallet toe - correction of 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 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nasal polypectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Orchidopexy last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pharyngoplasty last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pharynx - excision of last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pilonidal sinus surgery last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pleurodesis last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Probing of naso-lacrimal duct last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Rhinoplasty last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Stone/s urinary tract - removal of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Stress incontinence surgery last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Toenail surgery last reported 2023–24 | 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 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Varicose veins treatment last reported 2022–23 | 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 | 14 days | 100% | 3321 surgeries |
| Semi-urgent | 69 days | 64% | 4959 surgeries |
| Non-urgent | 370 days | 47% | 2540 surgeries |
Cite this page
In 2024–25, Westmead Hospital published median planned-surgery waits from 12 days for amputation of limb to 396 days for pterygium - excision of.
Copy-ready citation
SurgeryWaits, "Westmead Hospital surgery wait times and waiting list", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/westmead-hospital/, accessed 28 May 2026.Attribution: SurgeryWaits (https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/westmead-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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