Other surgery in New South Wales
Other surgery in New South Wales: planned surgery waiting times at public hospitals, with the national figures beside them. Public hospitals in New South Wales that published a median wait in 2024–25: 28.
A specialty covers many operations. Its figures describe all the patients treated under the specialty, and say nothing about one operation.
Figures for New South Wales
Each tile shows the state figure and the national figure for the same measure. A state figure is never ranked.
- Median wait, New South Wales
- 22 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Median wait, Australia
- 24 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, New South Wales
- 1.3%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, Australia
- 2.6%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, New South Wales
- 2,582 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, Australia
- 21,551 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Hospitals in New South Wales
The shortest median wait comes first. A hospital with no published median wait follows, in name order, and has no rank.
A rank compares a hospital with every public hospital in Australia that published the same figure for the same period. The page shows a rank only on a current published figure. It never ranks a withheld or unreported figure. It also never ranks a figure from an earlier period.
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| Hospital | Median wait | Waiting more than 365 days | Patients treated |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Hunter Hospital | 1 dayRank 1st of 79 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 49 nationally | 119 surgeries |
| Mudgee Health Service | 3 daysRank 2nd of 79 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 30 surgeries |
| St Vincent's Hospital [Darlinghurst] | 4 daysRank 4th of 79 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 11 surgeries |
| Sydney Children's Hospital | 4 daysRank 4th of 79 nationally | 1.3%Rank 29th of 49 nationally | 78 surgeries |
| The Children's Hospital at Westmead | 5 daysRank 8th of 79 nationally | 1.0%Rank 27th of 49 nationally | 99 surgeries |
| Northern Beaches Hospital | 6 daysRank 10th of 79 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 49 nationally | 94 surgeries |
| Concord Repatriation Hospital | 7 daysRank 13th of 79 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 49 nationally | 75 surgeries |
| Singleton Hospital | 8 daysRank 15th of 79 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 10 surgeries |
| Calvary Mater Newcastle | 11 daysRank 19th of 79 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 22 surgeries |
| Tamworth Hospital | 13 daysRank 22nd of 79 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 49 nationally | 147 surgeries |
| Armidale Hospital | 14 daysRank 25th of 79 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 15 surgeries |
| Deniliquin Hospital | 14 daysRank 25th of 79 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 21 surgeries |
| Moree Hospital | 14 daysRank 25th of 79 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 49 nationally | 76 surgeries |
| Orange Health Service | 18 daysRank 35th of 79 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 13 surgeries |
| Royal Prince Alfred Hospital | 20 daysRank 37th of 79 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 49 nationally | 140 surgeries |
| Westmead Hospital | 23 daysRank 39th of 79 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 49 nationally | 178 surgeries |
| The Tweed Hospital | 26 daysRank 43rd of 79 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 49 nationally | 79 surgeries |
| Coffs Harbour Hospital | 27 daysRank 45th of 79 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 49 nationally | 136 surgeries |
| Lismore Base Hospital | 29 daysRank 48th of 79 nationally | 6.3%Rank 42nd of 49 nationally | 63 surgeries |
| Port Macquarie Base Hospital | 34 daysRank 53rd of 79 nationally | 1.6%Rank 32nd of 49 nationally | 63 surgeries |
| Grafton Base Hospital | 35 daysRank 55th of 79 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 49 nationally | 69 surgeries |
| Gosford Hospital | 39 daysRank 59th of 79 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 49 nationally | 52 surgeries |
| Shoalhaven Hospital | 46 daysRank 60th of 79 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 11 surgeries |
| Lachlan Health Service - Parkes | 56 daysRank 65th of 79 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 49 nationally | 61 surgeries |
| Blacktown Hospital | 58 daysRank 66th of 79 nationally | 3.0%Rank 37th of 49 nationally | 66 surgeries |
| Murwillumbah District Hospital | 63 daysRank 67th of 79 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 12 surgeries |
| Royal North Shore Hospital | 68 daysRank 71st of 79 nationally | 2.1%Rank 34th of 49 nationally | 672 surgeries |
| Wauchope District Memorial Hospital | 145 daysRank 78th of 79 nationally | 11.9%Rank 45th of 49 nationally | 67 surgeries |
| Ballina District Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Bathurst Base Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Bellinger River District Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 5 surgeries |
| Blue Mountains Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Broken Hill Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 5 surgeries |
| Campbelltown Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Cessnock Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Cooma Hospital and Health Service | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Cowra Health Service | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Dubbo Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 7 surgeries |
| Goulburn Base Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 5 surgeries |
| Griffith Base Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Hawkesbury Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Inverell Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 5 surgeries |
| Kempsey District Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 9 surgeries |
| Lachlan Health Service - Forbes | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Liverpool Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Macksville District Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Maitland Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Manning Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Moruya Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Mount Druitt Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Nepean Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Prince of Wales Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Queanbeyan Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 7 surgeries |
| Scott Memorial Hospital, Scone | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Shellharbour Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| South East Regional Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Sutherland Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Temora Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Wagga Wagga Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 5 surgeries |
| Wyong Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Young Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
How waits have changed
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- Australia
- New South Wales
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| Financial year | Australia | New South Wales |
|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 25 days | 17 days |
| 2012–13 | 25 days | 16 days |
| 2013–14 | 23 days | 13 days |
| 2014–15 | 22 days | 14 days |
| 2015–16 | 21 days | 16 days |
| 2016–17 | 22 days | 15 days |
| 2017–18 | 23 days | 14 days |
| 2018–19 | 23 days | 16 days |
| 2019–20 | 22 days | 12 days |
| 2020–21 | 27 days | 18 days |
| 2021–22 | 23 days | 13 days |
| 2022–23 | 25 days | 21 days |
| 2023–24 | 23 days | 18 days |
| 2024–25 | 24 days | 22 days |
All of Australia: Other surgery
Other states and territories
The same surgery in each state or territory with hospital figures.
What this page leaves out
Private hospitals are excluded. This page covers public hospitals only, so it shows no private hospital.
Before you use these figures
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Where this data comes from
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Elective surgery waiting times by hospital and surgical specialty, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 20 October 2026
- Data released
- 19 August 2026
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, elective surgery waiting times data extract, sourced 19 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-elective-surgery-waiting-times-by-specialty/v/2026-10-20/
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Hospitals, Local Hospital Networks and Primary Health Networks in MyHospitals, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 3 October 2026
- Data released
- 19 August 2026
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, mapping details extract, sourced 3 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-hospitals-myhospitals/v/2026-10-03/
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Reported measures and their codes in MyHospitals, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 27 October 2026
- Data released
- The publisher gives no release date for this dataset.
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, reported measures, sourced 26 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-myhospitals-reported-measures/v/2026-10-27/
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Reporting unit mappings to health networks and states in MyHospitals, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 27 October 2026
- Data released
- The publisher gives no release date for this dataset.
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, reporting units, sourced 26 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-myhospitals-reporting-unit-mappings/v/2026-10-27/
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Reporting unit codes and alternative names in MyHospitals, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 27 October 2026
- Data released
- The publisher gives no release date for this dataset.
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, reporting units, sourced 26 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-myhospitals-reporting-units/v/2026-10-27/