Vitrectomy (including buckling/cryotherapy) waiting time at Westmead Hospital
The median wait for vitrectomy (including buckling/cryotherapy) at this public hospital in the Westmead area of New South Wales was 19 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
- 19 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 214 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 8.4%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 25 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 6 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here is unchanged from 2016–17 (19 days) — while the national median rose from 19 days to 26 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Concord Repatriation Hospital, about 10 km away, at 13 days. Here, 8.4% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 2.6%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westmead Hospital | 19 days | 8.4% | 214 surgeries |
| Australian Capital Territory (all public hospitals) | not published | not published | 56 surgeries |
| New South Wales (all public hospitals) | 34 days | 3.6% | 1400 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 26 days | 2.6% | 3742 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 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.
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 | 19 | 22 | 19 |
| 2017–18 | 26 | 27 | 21 |
| 2018–19 | 13 | 28 | 22 |
| 2019–20 | 55 | 42 | 21 |
| 2020–21 | 15 | 25 | 19 |
| 2021–22 | 19 | 22 | 18 |
| 2022–23 | 20 | 30 | 24 |
| 2023–24 | 21 | 26 | 22 |
| 2024–25 | 19 | 34 | 26 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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