ACL reconstruction near Penrith
Near Penrith, Hawkesbury Hospital and Nepean Hospital had the shortest median wait for ACL reconstruction in 2024–25: 311 days (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026).
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026.
3 public hospitals are ranked here by the median wait the source published for ACL reconstruction, shortest first, and by nothing else. Every hospital listed is within 120 km of every other. 1 hospital sits just outside this area, within about 25 km of one of its hospitals, and is included because a referral can cross the line. The source publishes this surgery as "Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction".
Hospitals in or near Penrith
| Rank | Hospital | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Where |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawkesbury Hospital | 311 days | not published | Windsor, NSW. In this area. |
| 1 | Nepean Hospital | 311 days | 26.3% | Penrith, NSW. In this area. |
| 3 | Mount Druitt Hospital | 317 days | 2.7% | Rooty Hill, NSW. Outside this area, about 11 km from Nepean Hospital. |
This area covers Hawkesbury Hospital, Nepean Hospital and Springwood Hospital: the hospitals of the source's Local Hospital Network "Nepean Blue Mountains" within 25 km of Nepean Hospital. 2 other hospitals of the network are farther away and not part of this area. Distances are straight lines between hospital locations, rounded to the nearest kilometre; they are not travel distances. A shorter median does not mean a hospital will see you sooner: your urgency category and your specialist decide that.
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Near Penrith, Hawkesbury Hospital and Nepean Hospital had the shortest median wait for ACL reconstruction in 2024–25: 311 days (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026).
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Surgery Waits, "ACL reconstruction near Penrith: hospital waits", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/acl-reconstruction/near/penrith/, accessed 28 May 2026.Attribution: Surgery Waits (https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/acl-reconstruction/near/penrith/), 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.
See every New South Wales hospital for ACL reconstruction, or every hospital in Nepean Blue Mountains.