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title: "ACL reconstruction waiting times in New South Wales"
description: "Public hospitals in New South Wales ranked by median wait for ACL reconstruction in 2024–25."
url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/acl-reconstruction/nsw/"
---

# ACL reconstruction waiting times in New South Wales

The median wait for ACL reconstruction in New South Wales public hospitals was **134 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **81 days**. The source publishes this surgery as "Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction".

Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026.

53 public hospitals in New South Wales reported ACL reconstruction 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 "Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept.

11 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 81 days marks the national median.

- [Queanbeyan Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/queanbeyan-hospital/acl-reconstruction/): 28 days
- [Lismore Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lismore-base-hospital/acl-reconstruction/): 39 days
- [Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hornsby-ku-ring-gai-hospital/acl-reconstruction/): 64 days
- [Tamworth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tamworth-hospital/acl-reconstruction/): 65 days
- [Auburn Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/auburn-hospital/acl-reconstruction/): 68 days
- [Northern Beaches Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northern-beaches-hospital/acl-reconstruction/): 69 days
- [Royal North Shore Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-north-shore-hospital/acl-reconstruction/): 71 days
- [Prince of Wales Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/prince-of-wales-hospital/acl-reconstruction/): 73 days
- [Casino and District Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/casino-and-district-memorial-hospital/acl-reconstruction/): 79 days
- [St Vincent's Hospital \[Darlinghurst\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-darlinghurst/acl-reconstruction/): 88 days
- [Sutherland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sutherland-hospital/acl-reconstruction/): 91 days
- [Shoalhaven Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/shoalhaven-hospital/acl-reconstruction/): 92 days
- [Tweed Valley Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/acl-reconstruction/): 94 days
- [Manning Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/manning-hospital/acl-reconstruction/): 96 days
- [Dubbo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dubbo-hospital/acl-reconstruction/): 101 days
- [Gosford Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gosford-hospital/acl-reconstruction/): 103 days
- [Royal Prince Alfred Institute of Rheumatology & Orthopaedics](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-institute-of-rheumatology-orthopaedics/acl-reconstruction/): 118 days
- [The Children's Hospital at Westmead](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-childrens-hospital-at-westmead/acl-reconstruction/): 120 days
- [Lithgow Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lithgow-hospital/acl-reconstruction/): 122 days
- [Maitland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maitland-hospital/acl-reconstruction/): 127 days
- [Canterbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/canterbury-hospital/acl-reconstruction/): 154 days
- [Wollongong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wollongong-hospital/acl-reconstruction/): 168 days
- [Wagga Wagga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wagga-wagga-hospital/acl-reconstruction/): 174 days
- [Concord Repatriation Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/concord-repatriation-hospital/acl-reconstruction/): 179 days
- [Fairfield Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/fairfield-hospital/acl-reconstruction/): 196 days
- [Goulburn Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-base-hospital/acl-reconstruction/): 226 days
- [Ryde Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ryde-hospital/acl-reconstruction/): 229 days
- [Wyong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wyong-hospital/acl-reconstruction/): 239 days
- [John Hunter Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/acl-reconstruction/): 255 days
- [Orange Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/orange-health-service/acl-reconstruction/): 264 days
- [Bathurst Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bathurst-base-hospital/acl-reconstruction/): 267 days
- [Westmead Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/westmead-hospital/acl-reconstruction/): 289 days
- [Grafton Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/grafton-base-hospital/acl-reconstruction/): 309 days
- [Hawkesbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hawkesbury-hospital/acl-reconstruction/): 311 days
- [Nepean Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nepean-hospital/acl-reconstruction/): 311 days
- [Belmont Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/belmont-hospital/acl-reconstruction/): 314 days
- [Campbelltown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/campbelltown-hospital/acl-reconstruction/): 314 days
- [Mount Druitt Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-druitt-hospital/acl-reconstruction/): 317 days
- [Port Macquarie Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-macquarie-base-hospital/acl-reconstruction/): 324 days
- [Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bankstown-lidcombe-hospital/acl-reconstruction/): 332 days
- [Coffs Harbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/coffs-harbour-hospital/acl-reconstruction/): 334 days
- [Shellharbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/shellharbour-hospital/acl-reconstruction/): 390 days
- [Armidale Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/armidale-hospital/acl-reconstruction/): not published
- [Blacktown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blacktown-hospital/acl-reconstruction/): not published
- [Bowral Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bowral-hospital/acl-reconstruction/): not published
- [Cessnock Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cessnock-hospital/acl-reconstruction/): not published
- [Cooma Hospital and Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cooma-hospital-and-health-service/acl-reconstruction/): not published
- [Griffith Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/griffith-base-hospital/acl-reconstruction/): not published
- [Liverpool Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/liverpool-hospital/acl-reconstruction/): not published
- [Royal Prince Alfred Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-hospital/acl-reconstruction/): not published
- [Singleton Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/singleton-hospital/acl-reconstruction/): not published
- [South East Regional Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-east-regional-hospital/acl-reconstruction/): not published
- [Sydney Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sydney-childrens-hospital/acl-reconstruction/): not published

Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction 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 | [Queanbeyan Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/queanbeyan-hospital/acl-reconstruction/) | 28 days | not published | 16 surgeries |
| 2 | [Lismore Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lismore-base-hospital/acl-reconstruction/) | 39 days | not published | 31 surgeries |
| 3 | [Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hornsby-ku-ring-gai-hospital/acl-reconstruction/) | 64 days | 1.7% | 60 surgeries |
| 4 | [Tamworth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tamworth-hospital/acl-reconstruction/) | 65 days | not published | 28 surgeries |
| 5 | [Auburn Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/auburn-hospital/acl-reconstruction/) | 68 days | not published | 14 surgeries |
| 6 | [Northern Beaches Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northern-beaches-hospital/acl-reconstruction/) | 69 days | 0.0% | 57 surgeries |
| 7 | [Royal North Shore Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-north-shore-hospital/acl-reconstruction/) | 71 days | not published | 41 surgeries |
| 8 | [Prince of Wales Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/prince-of-wales-hospital/acl-reconstruction/) | 73 days | 4.3% | 92 surgeries |
| 9 | [Casino and District Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/casino-and-district-memorial-hospital/acl-reconstruction/) | 79 days | not published | 30 surgeries |
| 10 | [St Vincent's Hospital \[Darlinghurst\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-darlinghurst/acl-reconstruction/) | 88 days | not published | 11 surgeries |
| 11 | [Sutherland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sutherland-hospital/acl-reconstruction/) | 91 days | 1.5% | 67 surgeries |
| 12 | [Shoalhaven Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/shoalhaven-hospital/acl-reconstruction/) | 92 days | not published | 26 surgeries |
| 13 | [Tweed Valley Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/acl-reconstruction/) | 94 days | 0.0% | 65 surgeries |
| 14 | [Manning Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/manning-hospital/acl-reconstruction/) | 96 days | not published | 13 surgeries |
| 15 | [Dubbo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dubbo-hospital/acl-reconstruction/) | 101 days | not published | 40 surgeries |
| 16 | [Gosford Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gosford-hospital/acl-reconstruction/) | 103 days | not published | 20 surgeries |
| 17 | [Royal Prince Alfred Institute of Rheumatology & Orthopaedics](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-institute-of-rheumatology-orthopaedics/acl-reconstruction/) | 118 days | not published | 35 surgeries |
| 18 | [The Children's Hospital at Westmead](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-childrens-hospital-at-westmead/acl-reconstruction/) | 120 days | not published | 14 surgeries |
| 19 | [Lithgow Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lithgow-hospital/acl-reconstruction/) | 122 days | not published | 13 surgeries |
| 20 | [Maitland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maitland-hospital/acl-reconstruction/) | 127 days | not published | 43 surgeries |
| 21 | [Canterbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/canterbury-hospital/acl-reconstruction/) | 154 days | 0.0% | 52 surgeries |
| 22 | [Wollongong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wollongong-hospital/acl-reconstruction/) | 168 days | not published | 29 surgeries |
| 23 | [Wagga Wagga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wagga-wagga-hospital/acl-reconstruction/) | 174 days | not published | 35 surgeries |
| 24 | [Concord Repatriation Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/concord-repatriation-hospital/acl-reconstruction/) | 179 days | not published | 47 surgeries |
| 25 | [Fairfield Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/fairfield-hospital/acl-reconstruction/) | 196 days | 9.1% | 55 surgeries |
| 26 | [Goulburn Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-base-hospital/acl-reconstruction/) | 226 days | not published | 16 surgeries |
| 27 | [Ryde Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ryde-hospital/acl-reconstruction/) | 229 days | not published | 19 surgeries |
| 28 | [Wyong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wyong-hospital/acl-reconstruction/) | 239 days | not published | 10 surgeries |
| 29 | [John Hunter Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/acl-reconstruction/) | 255 days | not published | 16 surgeries |
| 30 | [Orange Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/orange-health-service/acl-reconstruction/) | 264 days | not published | 14 surgeries |
| 31 | [Bathurst Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bathurst-base-hospital/acl-reconstruction/) | 267 days | not published | 23 surgeries |
| 32 | [Westmead Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/westmead-hospital/acl-reconstruction/) | 289 days | not published | 26 surgeries |
| 33 | [Grafton Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/grafton-base-hospital/acl-reconstruction/) | 309 days | not published | 13 surgeries |
| 34 | [Hawkesbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hawkesbury-hospital/acl-reconstruction/) | 311 days | not published | 22 surgeries |
| 34 | [Nepean Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nepean-hospital/acl-reconstruction/) | 311 days | 26.3% | 57 surgeries |
| 36 | [Belmont Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/belmont-hospital/acl-reconstruction/) | 314 days | not published | 38 surgeries |
| 36 | [Campbelltown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/campbelltown-hospital/acl-reconstruction/) | 314 days | not published | 30 surgeries |
| 38 | [Mount Druitt Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-druitt-hospital/acl-reconstruction/) | 317 days | 2.7% | 74 surgeries |
| 39 | [Port Macquarie Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-macquarie-base-hospital/acl-reconstruction/) | 324 days | not published | 18 surgeries |
| 40 | [Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bankstown-lidcombe-hospital/acl-reconstruction/) | 332 days | not published | 24 surgeries |
| 41 | [Coffs Harbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/coffs-harbour-hospital/acl-reconstruction/) | 334 days | not published | 29 surgeries |
| 42 | [Shellharbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/shellharbour-hospital/acl-reconstruction/) | 390 days | not published | 13 surgeries |
| unranked | [Armidale Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/armidale-hospital/acl-reconstruction/) | not published | not published | 5 surgeries |
| unranked | [Blacktown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blacktown-hospital/acl-reconstruction/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Bowral Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bowral-hospital/acl-reconstruction/) | not published | not published | 7 surgeries |
| unranked | [Cessnock Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cessnock-hospital/acl-reconstruction/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries |
| unranked | [Cooma Hospital and Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cooma-hospital-and-health-service/acl-reconstruction/) | not published | not published | 9 surgeries |
| unranked | [Griffith Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/griffith-base-hospital/acl-reconstruction/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Liverpool Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/liverpool-hospital/acl-reconstruction/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Royal Prince Alfred Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-hospital/acl-reconstruction/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Singleton Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/singleton-hospital/acl-reconstruction/) | not published | not published | 8 surgeries |
| unranked | [South East Regional Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-east-regional-hospital/acl-reconstruction/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries |
| unranked | [Sydney Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sydney-childrens-hospital/acl-reconstruction/) | not published | not published | not published |

Ranked by area in New South Wales: [near Camperdown](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/acl-reconstruction/near/camperdown/) · [near Gosford](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/acl-reconstruction/near/gosford/) · [near Liverpool](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/acl-reconstruction/near/liverpool/) · [near Penrith](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/acl-reconstruction/near/penrith/) · [near Randwick](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/acl-reconstruction/near/randwick/) · [near St Leonards](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/acl-reconstruction/near/st-leonards/) · [near Westmead](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/acl-reconstruction/near/westmead/) · [near Wollongong](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/acl-reconstruction/near/wollongong/).

**Cite this page**

> The median wait for ACL reconstruction in New South Wales public hospitals was 134 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026).

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Surgery Waits, "ACL reconstruction waiting times in New South Wales", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/acl-reconstruction/nsw/, accessed 28 May 2026.
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Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/acl-reconstruction/nsw/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/acl-reconstruction/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/acl-reconstruction/), or see [every surgery reported in New South Wales](https://surgerywaits.au/state/nsw/).

## Before you use these figures

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