--- title: "Breast reconstruction waiting times in New South Wales" description: "Public hospitals in New South Wales ranked by median wait for Breast reconstruction in 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/breast-reconstruction/nsw/" --- # Breast reconstruction waiting times in New South Wales The median wait for breast reconstruction in New South Wales public hospitals was **194 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **146 days**. Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026. 28 public hospitals in New South Wales reported breast 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 "Breast reconstruction" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept. 18 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 146 days marks the national median. - [Royal Prince Alfred Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-hospital/breast-reconstruction/): 13 days - [Mount Druitt Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-druitt-hospital/breast-reconstruction/): 93 days - [Concord Repatriation Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/concord-repatriation-hospital/breast-reconstruction/): 134 days - [Royal Hospital for Women](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hospital-for-women/breast-reconstruction/): 233 days - [St Vincent's Hospital \[Darlinghurst\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-darlinghurst/breast-reconstruction/): 284 days - [St George Hospital NSW](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-george-hospital-nsw/breast-reconstruction/): 285 days - [Calvary Mater Newcastle](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/calvary-mater-newcastle/breast-reconstruction/): 291 days - [Nepean Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nepean-hospital/breast-reconstruction/): 319 days - [Gosford Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gosford-hospital/breast-reconstruction/): 365 days - [Westmead Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/westmead-hospital/breast-reconstruction/): 373 days - [Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bankstown-lidcombe-hospital/breast-reconstruction/): not published - [Cessnock Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cessnock-hospital/breast-reconstruction/): not published - [Coffs Harbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/coffs-harbour-hospital/breast-reconstruction/): not published - [Fairfield Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/fairfield-hospital/breast-reconstruction/): not published - [Hawkesbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hawkesbury-hospital/breast-reconstruction/): not published - [Lismore Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lismore-base-hospital/breast-reconstruction/): not published - [Liverpool Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/liverpool-hospital/breast-reconstruction/): not published - [Maitland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maitland-hospital/breast-reconstruction/): not published - [Northern Beaches Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northern-beaches-hospital/breast-reconstruction/): not published - [Port Macquarie Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-macquarie-base-hospital/breast-reconstruction/): not published - [Prince of Wales Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/prince-of-wales-hospital/breast-reconstruction/): not published - [Royal North Shore Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-north-shore-hospital/breast-reconstruction/): not published - [Shellharbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/shellharbour-hospital/breast-reconstruction/): not published - [South East Regional Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-east-regional-hospital/breast-reconstruction/): not published - [Tweed Valley Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/breast-reconstruction/): not published - [Wagga Wagga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wagga-wagga-hospital/breast-reconstruction/): not published - [Wollongong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wollongong-hospital/breast-reconstruction/): not published - [Wyong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wyong-hospital/breast-reconstruction/): not published Breast 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 | [Royal Prince Alfred Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-hospital/breast-reconstruction/) | 13 days | not published | 18 surgeries | | 2 | [Mount Druitt Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-druitt-hospital/breast-reconstruction/) | 93 days | not published | 28 surgeries | | 3 | [Concord Repatriation Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/concord-repatriation-hospital/breast-reconstruction/) | 134 days | not published | 30 surgeries | | 4 | [Royal Hospital for Women](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hospital-for-women/breast-reconstruction/) | 233 days | not published | 22 surgeries | | 5 | [St Vincent's Hospital \[Darlinghurst\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-darlinghurst/breast-reconstruction/) | 284 days | not published | 34 surgeries | | 6 | [St George Hospital NSW](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-george-hospital-nsw/breast-reconstruction/) | 285 days | not published | 10 surgeries | | 7 | [Calvary Mater Newcastle](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/calvary-mater-newcastle/breast-reconstruction/) | 291 days | not published | 30 surgeries | | 8 | [Nepean Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nepean-hospital/breast-reconstruction/) | 319 days | not published | 11 surgeries | | 9 | [Gosford Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gosford-hospital/breast-reconstruction/) | 365 days | not published | 11 surgeries | | 10 | [Westmead Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/westmead-hospital/breast-reconstruction/) | 373 days | not published | 17 surgeries | | unranked | [Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bankstown-lidcombe-hospital/breast-reconstruction/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Cessnock Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cessnock-hospital/breast-reconstruction/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Coffs Harbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/coffs-harbour-hospital/breast-reconstruction/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Fairfield Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/fairfield-hospital/breast-reconstruction/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Hawkesbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hawkesbury-hospital/breast-reconstruction/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Lismore Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lismore-base-hospital/breast-reconstruction/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Liverpool Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/liverpool-hospital/breast-reconstruction/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Maitland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maitland-hospital/breast-reconstruction/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Northern Beaches Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northern-beaches-hospital/breast-reconstruction/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Port Macquarie Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-macquarie-base-hospital/breast-reconstruction/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Prince of Wales Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/prince-of-wales-hospital/breast-reconstruction/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries | | unranked | [Royal North Shore Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-north-shore-hospital/breast-reconstruction/) | not published | not published | 8 surgeries | | unranked | [Shellharbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/shellharbour-hospital/breast-reconstruction/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [South East Regional Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-east-regional-hospital/breast-reconstruction/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Tweed Valley Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/breast-reconstruction/) | not published | not published | 7 surgeries | | unranked | [Wagga Wagga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wagga-wagga-hospital/breast-reconstruction/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries | | unranked | [Wollongong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wollongong-hospital/breast-reconstruction/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries | | unranked | [Wyong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wyong-hospital/breast-reconstruction/) | not published | not published | not published | Ranked by area in New South Wales: [near Camperdown](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/breast-reconstruction/near/camperdown/) · [near Randwick](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/breast-reconstruction/near/randwick/) · [near Westmead](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/breast-reconstruction/near/westmead/). **Cite this page** > The median wait for breast reconstruction in New South Wales public hospitals was 194 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Breast reconstruction waiting times in New South Wales", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/breast-reconstruction/nsw/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/breast-reconstruction/nsw/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/breast-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/breast-reconstruction/), 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. Your general practitioner (GP) and your treating specialist are the right people to help you decide what is appropriate for you. **In an emergency call 000.** 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. Surgery Waits is published by [National Digital](https://nationaldigital.com.au/). * * * This is the Markdown copy of https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/breast-reconstruction/nsw/.