--- title: "Joint fusion surgery waiting times in New South Wales" description: "Public hospitals in New South Wales ranked by median wait for Joint fusion surgery in 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/arthrodesis/nsw/" --- # Joint fusion surgery waiting times in New South Wales The median wait for joint fusion surgery in New South Wales public hospitals was **307 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **158 days**. The source publishes this surgery as "Arthrodesis". Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026. 48 public hospitals in New South Wales reported joint fusion surgery 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 "Arthrodesis" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept. 35 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 158 days marks the national median. - [Prince of Wales Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/prince-of-wales-hospital/arthrodesis/): 106 days - [Grafton Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/grafton-base-hospital/arthrodesis/): 167 days - [Hawkesbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hawkesbury-hospital/arthrodesis/): 180 days - [Concord Repatriation Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/concord-repatriation-hospital/arthrodesis/): 199 days - [Coffs Harbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/coffs-harbour-hospital/arthrodesis/): 273 days - [Ryde Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ryde-hospital/arthrodesis/): 299 days - [Port Macquarie Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-macquarie-base-hospital/arthrodesis/): 312 days - [Campbelltown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/campbelltown-hospital/arthrodesis/): 348 days - [Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bankstown-lidcombe-hospital/arthrodesis/): 352 days - [Mount Druitt Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-druitt-hospital/arthrodesis/): 352 days - [Wagga Wagga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wagga-wagga-hospital/arthrodesis/): 365 days - [Dubbo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dubbo-hospital/arthrodesis/): 373 days - [John Hunter Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/arthrodesis/): 400 days - [Armidale Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/armidale-hospital/arthrodesis/): not published - [Auburn Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/auburn-hospital/arthrodesis/): not published - [Bathurst Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bathurst-base-hospital/arthrodesis/): not published - [Belmont Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/belmont-hospital/arthrodesis/): not published - [Bowral Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bowral-hospital/arthrodesis/): not published - [Broken Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/broken-hill-hospital/arthrodesis/): not published - [Canterbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/canterbury-hospital/arthrodesis/): not published - [Cooma Hospital and Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cooma-hospital-and-health-service/arthrodesis/): not published - [Fairfield Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/fairfield-hospital/arthrodesis/): not published - [Gosford Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gosford-hospital/arthrodesis/): not published - [Goulburn Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-base-hospital/arthrodesis/): not published - [Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hornsby-ku-ring-gai-hospital/arthrodesis/): not published - [Kempsey District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kempsey-district-hospital/arthrodesis/): not published - [Lismore Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lismore-base-hospital/arthrodesis/): not published - [Lithgow Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lithgow-hospital/arthrodesis/): not published - [Liverpool Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/liverpool-hospital/arthrodesis/): not published - [Maitland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maitland-hospital/arthrodesis/): not published - [Nepean Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nepean-hospital/arthrodesis/): not published - [Northern Beaches Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northern-beaches-hospital/arthrodesis/): not published - [Orange Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/orange-health-service/arthrodesis/): not published - [Royal North Shore Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-north-shore-hospital/arthrodesis/): not published - [Royal Prince Alfred Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-hospital/arthrodesis/): not published - [Royal Prince Alfred Institute of Rheumatology & Orthopaedics](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-institute-of-rheumatology-orthopaedics/arthrodesis/): not published - [Shellharbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/shellharbour-hospital/arthrodesis/): not published - [St Vincent's Hospital \[Darlinghurst\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-darlinghurst/arthrodesis/): not published - [Sutherland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sutherland-hospital/arthrodesis/): not published - [Sydney Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sydney-childrens-hospital/arthrodesis/): not published - [Sydney Hospital / Sydney Eye Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sydney-hospital-sydney-eye-hospital/arthrodesis/): not published - [Tamworth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tamworth-hospital/arthrodesis/): not published - [The Children's Hospital at Westmead](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-childrens-hospital-at-westmead/arthrodesis/): not published - [Tweed Valley Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/arthrodesis/): not published - [Wauchope District Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wauchope-district-memorial-hospital/arthrodesis/): not published - [Westmead Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/westmead-hospital/arthrodesis/): not published - [Wollongong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wollongong-hospital/arthrodesis/): not published - [Wyong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wyong-hospital/arthrodesis/): not published Arthrodesis 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 | [Prince of Wales Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/prince-of-wales-hospital/arthrodesis/) | 106 days | not published | 18 surgeries | | 2 | [Grafton Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/grafton-base-hospital/arthrodesis/) | 167 days | not published | 13 surgeries | | 3 | [Hawkesbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hawkesbury-hospital/arthrodesis/) | 180 days | not published | 19 surgeries | | 4 | [Concord Repatriation Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/concord-repatriation-hospital/arthrodesis/) | 199 days | not published | 25 surgeries | | 5 | [Coffs Harbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/coffs-harbour-hospital/arthrodesis/) | 273 days | not published | 19 surgeries | | 6 | [Ryde Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ryde-hospital/arthrodesis/) | 299 days | not published | 18 surgeries | | 7 | [Port Macquarie Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-macquarie-base-hospital/arthrodesis/) | 312 days | not published | 29 surgeries | | 8 | [Campbelltown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/campbelltown-hospital/arthrodesis/) | 348 days | not published | 14 surgeries | | 9 | [Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bankstown-lidcombe-hospital/arthrodesis/) | 352 days | not published | 10 surgeries | | 9 | [Mount Druitt Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-druitt-hospital/arthrodesis/) | 352 days | not published | 10 surgeries | | 11 | [Wagga Wagga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wagga-wagga-hospital/arthrodesis/) | 365 days | not published | 39 surgeries | | 12 | [Dubbo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dubbo-hospital/arthrodesis/) | 373 days | not published | 14 surgeries | | 13 | [John Hunter Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/arthrodesis/) | 400 days | not published | 13 surgeries | | unranked | [Armidale Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/armidale-hospital/arthrodesis/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Auburn Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/auburn-hospital/arthrodesis/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Bathurst Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bathurst-base-hospital/arthrodesis/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Belmont Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/belmont-hospital/arthrodesis/) | not published | not published | 9 surgeries | | unranked | [Bowral Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bowral-hospital/arthrodesis/) | not published | not published | 7 surgeries | | unranked | [Broken Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/broken-hill-hospital/arthrodesis/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Canterbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/canterbury-hospital/arthrodesis/) | not published | not published | 5 surgeries | | unranked | [Cooma Hospital and Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cooma-hospital-and-health-service/arthrodesis/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Fairfield Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/fairfield-hospital/arthrodesis/) | not published | not published | 5 surgeries | | unranked | [Gosford Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gosford-hospital/arthrodesis/) | not published | not published | 9 surgeries | | unranked | [Goulburn Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-base-hospital/arthrodesis/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hornsby-ku-ring-gai-hospital/arthrodesis/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries | | unranked | [Kempsey District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kempsey-district-hospital/arthrodesis/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Lismore Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lismore-base-hospital/arthrodesis/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Lithgow Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lithgow-hospital/arthrodesis/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Liverpool Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/liverpool-hospital/arthrodesis/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Maitland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maitland-hospital/arthrodesis/) | not published | not published | 9 surgeries | | unranked | [Nepean Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nepean-hospital/arthrodesis/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Northern Beaches Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northern-beaches-hospital/arthrodesis/) | not published | not published | 5 surgeries | | unranked | [Orange Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/orange-health-service/arthrodesis/) | not published | not published | 5 surgeries | | unranked | [Royal North Shore Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-north-shore-hospital/arthrodesis/) | not published | not published | 7 surgeries | | unranked | [Royal Prince Alfred Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-hospital/arthrodesis/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries | | unranked | [Royal Prince Alfred Institute of Rheumatology & Orthopaedics](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-institute-of-rheumatology-orthopaedics/arthrodesis/) | not published | not published | 9 surgeries | | unranked | [Shellharbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/shellharbour-hospital/arthrodesis/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [St Vincent's Hospital \[Darlinghurst\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-darlinghurst/arthrodesis/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Sutherland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sutherland-hospital/arthrodesis/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Sydney Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sydney-childrens-hospital/arthrodesis/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Sydney Hospital / Sydney Eye Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sydney-hospital-sydney-eye-hospital/arthrodesis/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Tamworth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tamworth-hospital/arthrodesis/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [The Children's Hospital at Westmead](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-childrens-hospital-at-westmead/arthrodesis/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries | | unranked | [Tweed Valley Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/arthrodesis/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Wauchope District Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wauchope-district-memorial-hospital/arthrodesis/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Westmead Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/westmead-hospital/arthrodesis/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Wollongong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wollongong-hospital/arthrodesis/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Wyong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wyong-hospital/arthrodesis/) | not published | not published | not published | Ranked by area in New South Wales: [near Liverpool](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/arthrodesis/near/liverpool/). **Cite this page** > The median wait for joint fusion surgery in New South Wales public hospitals was 307 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Joint fusion surgery waiting times in New South Wales", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/arthrodesis/nsw/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/arthrodesis/nsw/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/arthrodesis/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/arthrodesis/), 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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