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

# Keyhole joint surgery waiting times in New South Wales

The median wait for keyhole joint surgery in New South Wales public hospitals was **134 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **78 days**. The source publishes this surgery as "Arthroscopy".

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

58 public hospitals in New South Wales reported keyhole joint 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 "Arthroscopy" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept.

5 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 78 days marks the national median.

- [Queanbeyan Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/queanbeyan-hospital/arthroscopy/): 31 days
- [St Vincent's Hospital \[Darlinghurst\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-darlinghurst/arthroscopy/): 45 days
- [Tweed Valley Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/arthroscopy/): 50 days
- [Bowral Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bowral-hospital/arthroscopy/): 52 days
- [Cooma Hospital and Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cooma-hospital-and-health-service/arthroscopy/): 54 days
- [Lithgow Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lithgow-hospital/arthroscopy/): 60 days
- [Armidale Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/armidale-hospital/arthroscopy/): 65 days
- [Prince of Wales Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/prince-of-wales-hospital/arthroscopy/): 66 days
- [Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hornsby-ku-ring-gai-hospital/arthroscopy/): 69 days
- [Casino and District Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/casino-and-district-memorial-hospital/arthroscopy/): 73 days
- [Moruya Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/moruya-hospital/arthroscopy/): 73 days
- [Royal Prince Alfred Institute of Rheumatology & Orthopaedics](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-institute-of-rheumatology-orthopaedics/arthroscopy/): 76 days
- [Broken Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/broken-hill-hospital/arthroscopy/): 77 days
- [Goulburn Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-base-hospital/arthroscopy/): 79 days
- [Concord Repatriation Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/concord-repatriation-hospital/arthroscopy/): 83 days
- [Sutherland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sutherland-hospital/arthroscopy/): 83 days
- [Grafton Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/grafton-base-hospital/arthroscopy/): 86 days
- [Wollongong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wollongong-hospital/arthroscopy/): 89 days
- [Royal North Shore Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-north-shore-hospital/arthroscopy/): 92 days
- [Shoalhaven Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/shoalhaven-hospital/arthroscopy/): 108 days
- [Gosford Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gosford-hospital/arthroscopy/): 110 days
- [Lismore Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lismore-base-hospital/arthroscopy/): 110 days
- [Wauchope District Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wauchope-district-memorial-hospital/arthroscopy/): 113 days
- [The Children's Hospital at Westmead](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-childrens-hospital-at-westmead/arthroscopy/): 115 days
- [Manning Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/manning-hospital/arthroscopy/): 120 days
- [Griffith Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/griffith-base-hospital/arthroscopy/): 122 days
- [Wyong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wyong-hospital/arthroscopy/): 130 days
- [Kempsey District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kempsey-district-hospital/arthroscopy/): 147 days
- [Nepean Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nepean-hospital/arthroscopy/): 149 days
- [Orange Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/orange-health-service/arthroscopy/): 171 days
- [Canterbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/canterbury-hospital/arthroscopy/): 179 days
- [Sydney Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sydney-childrens-hospital/arthroscopy/): 188 days
- [Tamworth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tamworth-hospital/arthroscopy/): 194 days
- [South East Regional Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-east-regional-hospital/arthroscopy/): 202 days
- [Bathurst Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bathurst-base-hospital/arthroscopy/): 205 days
- [Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bankstown-lidcombe-hospital/arthroscopy/): 234 days
- [Westmead Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/westmead-hospital/arthroscopy/): 235 days
- [Dubbo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dubbo-hospital/arthroscopy/): 236 days
- [Ryde Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ryde-hospital/arthroscopy/): 236 days
- [Belmont Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/belmont-hospital/arthroscopy/): 238 days
- [Hawkesbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hawkesbury-hospital/arthroscopy/): 246 days
- [Campbelltown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/campbelltown-hospital/arthroscopy/): 255 days
- [Fairfield Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/fairfield-hospital/arthroscopy/): 265 days
- [St George Hospital NSW](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-george-hospital-nsw/arthroscopy/): 279 days
- [Coffs Harbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/coffs-harbour-hospital/arthroscopy/): 281 days
- [Mount Druitt Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-druitt-hospital/arthroscopy/): 299 days
- [Northern Beaches Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northern-beaches-hospital/arthroscopy/): 302 days
- [Port Macquarie Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-macquarie-base-hospital/arthroscopy/): 302 days
- [Maitland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maitland-hospital/arthroscopy/): 305 days
- [John Hunter Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/arthroscopy/): 311 days
- [Shellharbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/shellharbour-hospital/arthroscopy/): 315 days
- [Wagga Wagga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wagga-wagga-hospital/arthroscopy/): 337 days
- [Blacktown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blacktown-hospital/arthroscopy/): 360 days
- [Auburn Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/auburn-hospital/arthroscopy/): not published
- [Cessnock Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cessnock-hospital/arthroscopy/): not published
- [Liverpool Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/liverpool-hospital/arthroscopy/): not published
- [Royal Prince Alfred Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-hospital/arthroscopy/): not published
- [Sydney Hospital / Sydney Eye Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sydney-hospital-sydney-eye-hospital/arthroscopy/): not published

Arthroscopy 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/arthroscopy/) | 31 days | 0.0% | 57 surgeries |
| 2 | [St Vincent's Hospital \[Darlinghurst\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-darlinghurst/arthroscopy/) | 45 days | 0.0% | 57 surgeries |
| 3 | [Tweed Valley Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 50 days | 2.4% | 127 surgeries |
| 4 | [Bowral Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bowral-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 52 days | not published | 12 surgeries |
| 5 | [Cooma Hospital and Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cooma-hospital-and-health-service/arthroscopy/) | 54 days | not published | 34 surgeries |
| 6 | [Lithgow Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lithgow-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 60 days | not published | 29 surgeries |
| 7 | [Armidale Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/armidale-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 65 days | not published | 16 surgeries |
| 8 | [Prince of Wales Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/prince-of-wales-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 66 days | 1.9% | 103 surgeries |
| 9 | [Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hornsby-ku-ring-gai-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 69 days | 3.9% | 77 surgeries |
| 10 | [Casino and District Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/casino-and-district-memorial-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 73 days | 1.7% | 60 surgeries |
| 10 | [Moruya Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/moruya-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 73 days | not published | 11 surgeries |
| 12 | [Royal Prince Alfred Institute of Rheumatology & Orthopaedics](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-institute-of-rheumatology-orthopaedics/arthroscopy/) | 76 days | not published | 45 surgeries |
| 13 | [Broken Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/broken-hill-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 77 days | 30.5% | 59 surgeries |
| 14 | [Goulburn Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-base-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 79 days | not published | 43 surgeries |
| 15 | [Concord Repatriation Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/concord-repatriation-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 83 days | 0.0% | 66 surgeries |
| 15 | [Sutherland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sutherland-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 83 days | 0.9% | 115 surgeries |
| 17 | [Grafton Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/grafton-base-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 86 days | not published | 43 surgeries |
| 18 | [Wollongong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wollongong-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 89 days | 26.8% | 56 surgeries |
| 19 | [Royal North Shore Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-north-shore-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 92 days | not published | 44 surgeries |
| 20 | [Shoalhaven Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/shoalhaven-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 108 days | not published | 38 surgeries |
| 21 | [Gosford Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gosford-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 110 days | 16.7% | 60 surgeries |
| 21 | [Lismore Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lismore-base-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 110 days | not published | 36 surgeries |
| 23 | [Wauchope District Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wauchope-district-memorial-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 113 days | not published | 37 surgeries |
| 24 | [The Children's Hospital at Westmead](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-childrens-hospital-at-westmead/arthroscopy/) | 115 days | not published | 20 surgeries |
| 25 | [Manning Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/manning-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 120 days | 14.7% | 68 surgeries |
| 26 | [Griffith Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/griffith-base-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 122 days | not published | 15 surgeries |
| 27 | [Wyong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wyong-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 130 days | 8.0% | 50 surgeries |
| 28 | [Kempsey District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kempsey-district-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 147 days | not published | 32 surgeries |
| 29 | [Nepean Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nepean-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 149 days | 12.9% | 139 surgeries |
| 30 | [Orange Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/orange-health-service/arthroscopy/) | 171 days | 10.4% | 67 surgeries |
| 31 | [Canterbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/canterbury-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 179 days | 0.0% | 58 surgeries |
| 32 | [Sydney Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sydney-childrens-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 188 days | not published | 14 surgeries |
| 33 | [Tamworth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tamworth-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 194 days | not published | 18 surgeries |
| 34 | [South East Regional Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-east-regional-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 202 days | not published | 26 surgeries |
| 35 | [Bathurst Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bathurst-base-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 205 days | not published | 36 surgeries |
| 36 | [Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bankstown-lidcombe-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 234 days | 23.2% | 56 surgeries |
| 37 | [Westmead Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/westmead-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 235 days | 18.9% | 53 surgeries |
| 38 | [Dubbo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dubbo-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 236 days | 22.7% | 66 surgeries |
| 38 | [Ryde Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ryde-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 236 days | 1.8% | 56 surgeries |
| 40 | [Belmont Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/belmont-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 238 days | 11.7% | 111 surgeries |
| 41 | [Hawkesbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hawkesbury-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 246 days | 4.9% | 81 surgeries |
| 42 | [Campbelltown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/campbelltown-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 255 days | 11.7% | 120 surgeries |
| 43 | [Fairfield Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/fairfield-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 265 days | not published | 34 surgeries |
| 44 | [St George Hospital NSW](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-george-hospital-nsw/arthroscopy/) | 279 days | not published | 12 surgeries |
| 45 | [Coffs Harbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/coffs-harbour-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 281 days | 12.3% | 57 surgeries |
| 46 | [Mount Druitt Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-druitt-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 299 days | 1.1% | 89 surgeries |
| 47 | [Northern Beaches Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northern-beaches-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 302 days | not published | 26 surgeries |
| 47 | [Port Macquarie Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-macquarie-base-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 302 days | not published | 35 surgeries |
| 49 | [Maitland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maitland-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 305 days | 40.5% | 74 surgeries |
| 50 | [John Hunter Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 311 days | 36.8% | 57 surgeries |
| 51 | [Shellharbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/shellharbour-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 315 days | 13.5% | 52 surgeries |
| 52 | [Wagga Wagga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wagga-wagga-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 337 days | 21.2% | 99 surgeries |
| 53 | [Blacktown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blacktown-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 360 days | not published | 12 surgeries |
| unranked | [Auburn Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/auburn-hospital/arthroscopy/) | not published | not published | 9 surgeries |
| unranked | [Cessnock Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cessnock-hospital/arthroscopy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Liverpool Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/liverpool-hospital/arthroscopy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Royal Prince Alfred Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-hospital/arthroscopy/) | not published | not published | 5 surgeries |
| unranked | [Sydney Hospital / Sydney Eye Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sydney-hospital-sydney-eye-hospital/arthroscopy/) | not published | not published | not published |

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

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

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

## Before you use these figures

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Waiting-time figures: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare MyHospitals, licensed under [CC BY 3.0 AU](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/). Quarterly state figures: Queensland Health. Suburb and locality data: Australian Bureau of Statistics. Both licensed under [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Surgery Waits is not connected with any of these organisations.

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