--- title: "Aortic aneurysm repair waiting times in New South Wales" description: "Public hospitals in New South Wales ranked by median wait for Aortic aneurysm repair in 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/abdominal-or-thoracic-aortic-aneurysm-repair-replacement/nsw/" --- # Aortic aneurysm repair waiting times in New South Wales The median wait for aortic aneurysm repair in New South Wales public hospitals was **30 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **24 days**. The source publishes this surgery as "Abdominal or thoracic aortic aneurysm - repair/replacement". Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026. The source splits aortic aneurysm repair in two: this page covers "Abdominal or thoracic aortic aneurysm - repair/replacement", and repairs using a Y-shaped graft that splits into the two main arteries to the legs are on [replacement of aortic aneurysm with bifurcation graft](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/replacement-of-aortic-aneurysm-with-bifurcation-graft/). 17 public hospitals in New South Wales reported aortic aneurysm repair in 2024–25. They are ranked by their published median wait alone, shortest first. **[Compare this near you →](https://surgerywaits.au/)** On the compare page, pick "Abdominal or thoracic aortic aneurysm - repair/replacement" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept. 9 hospitals have no published median wait for this surgery in this period. They are listed last, marked "not published", and are never ranked. Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 24 days marks the national median. - [Wollongong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wollongong-hospital/abdominal-or-thoracic-aortic-aneurysm-repair-replacement/): 3 days - [Westmead Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/westmead-hospital/abdominal-or-thoracic-aortic-aneurysm-repair-replacement/): 16 days - [St George Hospital NSW](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-george-hospital-nsw/abdominal-or-thoracic-aortic-aneurysm-repair-replacement/): 20 days - [Gosford Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gosford-hospital/abdominal-or-thoracic-aortic-aneurysm-repair-replacement/): 33 days - [Port Macquarie Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-macquarie-base-hospital/abdominal-or-thoracic-aortic-aneurysm-repair-replacement/): 40 days - [Concord Repatriation Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/concord-repatriation-hospital/abdominal-or-thoracic-aortic-aneurysm-repair-replacement/): 45 days - [Liverpool Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/liverpool-hospital/abdominal-or-thoracic-aortic-aneurysm-repair-replacement/): 63 days - [Nepean Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nepean-hospital/abdominal-or-thoracic-aortic-aneurysm-repair-replacement/): 71 days - [Coffs Harbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/coffs-harbour-hospital/abdominal-or-thoracic-aortic-aneurysm-repair-replacement/): not published - [Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hornsby-ku-ring-gai-hospital/abdominal-or-thoracic-aortic-aneurysm-repair-replacement/): not published - [Lismore Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lismore-base-hospital/abdominal-or-thoracic-aortic-aneurysm-repair-replacement/): not published - [Northern Beaches Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northern-beaches-hospital/abdominal-or-thoracic-aortic-aneurysm-repair-replacement/): not published - [Prince of Wales Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/prince-of-wales-hospital/abdominal-or-thoracic-aortic-aneurysm-repair-replacement/): not published - [Royal North Shore Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-north-shore-hospital/abdominal-or-thoracic-aortic-aneurysm-repair-replacement/): not published - [Royal Prince Alfred Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-hospital/abdominal-or-thoracic-aortic-aneurysm-repair-replacement/): not published - [St Vincent's Hospital \[Darlinghurst\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-darlinghurst/abdominal-or-thoracic-aortic-aneurysm-repair-replacement/): not published - [Sutherland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sutherland-hospital/abdominal-or-thoracic-aortic-aneurysm-repair-replacement/): not published Abdominal or thoracic aortic aneurysm - repair/replacement in New South Wales public hospitals, 2024–25. Hospitals with the same median share a rank and the next rank is skipped. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28. | Rank | Hospital | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | [Wollongong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wollongong-hospital/abdominal-or-thoracic-aortic-aneurysm-repair-replacement/) | 3 days | not published | 14 surgeries | | 2 | [Westmead Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/westmead-hospital/abdominal-or-thoracic-aortic-aneurysm-repair-replacement/) | 16 days | not published | 35 surgeries | | 3 | [St George Hospital NSW](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-george-hospital-nsw/abdominal-or-thoracic-aortic-aneurysm-repair-replacement/) | 20 days | not published | 14 surgeries | | 4 | [Gosford Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gosford-hospital/abdominal-or-thoracic-aortic-aneurysm-repair-replacement/) | 33 days | not published | 30 surgeries | | 5 | [Port Macquarie Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-macquarie-base-hospital/abdominal-or-thoracic-aortic-aneurysm-repair-replacement/) | 40 days | not published | 14 surgeries | | 6 | [Concord Repatriation Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/concord-repatriation-hospital/abdominal-or-thoracic-aortic-aneurysm-repair-replacement/) | 45 days | not published | 19 surgeries | | 7 | [Liverpool Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/liverpool-hospital/abdominal-or-thoracic-aortic-aneurysm-repair-replacement/) | 63 days | not published | 31 surgeries | | 8 | [Nepean Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nepean-hospital/abdominal-or-thoracic-aortic-aneurysm-repair-replacement/) | 71 days | not published | 10 surgeries | | unranked | [Coffs Harbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/coffs-harbour-hospital/abdominal-or-thoracic-aortic-aneurysm-repair-replacement/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hornsby-ku-ring-gai-hospital/abdominal-or-thoracic-aortic-aneurysm-repair-replacement/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Lismore Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lismore-base-hospital/abdominal-or-thoracic-aortic-aneurysm-repair-replacement/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Northern Beaches Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northern-beaches-hospital/abdominal-or-thoracic-aortic-aneurysm-repair-replacement/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Prince of Wales Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/prince-of-wales-hospital/abdominal-or-thoracic-aortic-aneurysm-repair-replacement/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Royal North Shore Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-north-shore-hospital/abdominal-or-thoracic-aortic-aneurysm-repair-replacement/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries | | unranked | [Royal Prince Alfred Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-hospital/abdominal-or-thoracic-aortic-aneurysm-repair-replacement/) | not published | not published | 9 surgeries | | unranked | [St Vincent's Hospital \[Darlinghurst\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-darlinghurst/abdominal-or-thoracic-aortic-aneurysm-repair-replacement/) | not published | not published | 7 surgeries | | unranked | [Sutherland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sutherland-hospital/abdominal-or-thoracic-aortic-aneurysm-repair-replacement/) | not published | not published | not published | **Cite this page** > The median wait for aortic aneurysm repair in New South Wales public hospitals was 30 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Aortic aneurysm repair waiting times in New South Wales", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/abdominal-or-thoracic-aortic-aneurysm-repair-replacement/nsw/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/abdominal-or-thoracic-aortic-aneurysm-repair-replacement/nsw/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/abdominal-or-thoracic-aortic-aneurysm-repair-replacement/nsw/)), 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 Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here. Waiting times differ across state borders, and a referral can cross one — [read what that means](https://surgerywaits.au/guides/referral-to-another-hospital/). Compare with [every other state](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/abdominal-or-thoracic-aortic-aneurysm-repair-replacement/), or see [every surgery reported in New South Wales](https://surgerywaits.au/state/nsw/). ## Before you use these figures Surgery Waits is not medical advice. It republishes official statistics about waiting times that have already happened, and it does not recommend any hospital, doctor or treatment. 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