Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection waiting time at Westmead Hospital
The median wait for colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection at this public hospital in the Westmead area of New South Wales was 20 days in 2024–25.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released
These figures describe surgery that already happened, not your own wait.
- Median wait
- 20 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 75 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 0.0%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 87 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 44 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 10 days in 2016–17 to 20 days in 2024–25 — up 100% — while the national median rose from 17 days to 18 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Concord Repatriation Hospital, about 10 km away, at 14 days. Here, 0.0% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 1.0%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westmead Hospital | 20 days | 0.0% | 75 surgeries |
| New South Wales (all public hospitals) | 20 days | 1.0% | 1797 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 18 days | 1.0% | 5575 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Westmead Hospital
- NSW
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Westmead Hospital (days) | NSW (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 10 | 18 | 17 |
| 2017–18 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 2018–19 | 11 | 19 | 18 |
| 2019–20 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
| 2020–21 | 15 | 19 | 18 |
| 2021–22 | 15 | 17 | 17 |
| 2022–23 | 15 | 20 | 18 |
| 2023–24 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
| 2024–25 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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