--- title: "Neck disc removal and fusion waiting times in New South Wales" description: "Public hospitals in New South Wales ranked by median wait for Neck disc removal and fusion in 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/cervical-discectomy-and-fusion/nsw/" --- # Neck disc removal and fusion waiting times in New South Wales The median wait for neck disc removal and fusion in New South Wales public hospitals was **153 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **94 days**. The source publishes this surgery as "Cervical discectomy and fusion". Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026. 13 public hospitals in New South Wales reported neck disc removal and fusion 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 "Cervical discectomy and fusion" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept. Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 94 days marks the national median. - [Royal Prince Alfred Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-hospital/cervical-discectomy-and-fusion/): 45 days - [St Vincent's Hospital \[Darlinghurst\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-darlinghurst/cervical-discectomy-and-fusion/): 76 days - [Westmead Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/westmead-hospital/cervical-discectomy-and-fusion/): 81 days - [Wollongong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wollongong-hospital/cervical-discectomy-and-fusion/): 89 days - [Royal North Shore Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-north-shore-hospital/cervical-discectomy-and-fusion/): 99 days - [St George Hospital NSW](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-george-hospital-nsw/cervical-discectomy-and-fusion/): 117 days - [Sydney Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sydney-childrens-hospital/cervical-discectomy-and-fusion/): 219 days - [John Hunter Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/cervical-discectomy-and-fusion/): 236 days - [Prince of Wales Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/prince-of-wales-hospital/cervical-discectomy-and-fusion/): 245 days - [Nepean Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nepean-hospital/cervical-discectomy-and-fusion/): 298 days - [The Children's Hospital at Westmead](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-childrens-hospital-at-westmead/cervical-discectomy-and-fusion/): 299 days - [Liverpool Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/liverpool-hospital/cervical-discectomy-and-fusion/): 329 days - [Concord Repatriation Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/concord-repatriation-hospital/cervical-discectomy-and-fusion/): 330 days Cervical discectomy and fusion 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/cervical-discectomy-and-fusion/) | 45 days | not published | 16 surgeries | | 2 | [St Vincent's Hospital \[Darlinghurst\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-darlinghurst/cervical-discectomy-and-fusion/) | 76 days | not published | 28 surgeries | | 3 | [Westmead Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/westmead-hospital/cervical-discectomy-and-fusion/) | 81 days | 7.7% | 91 surgeries | | 4 | [Wollongong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wollongong-hospital/cervical-discectomy-and-fusion/) | 89 days | not published | 46 surgeries | | 5 | [Royal North Shore Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-north-shore-hospital/cervical-discectomy-and-fusion/) | 99 days | 27.6% | 76 surgeries | | 6 | [St George Hospital NSW](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-george-hospital-nsw/cervical-discectomy-and-fusion/) | 117 days | 3.3% | 60 surgeries | | 7 | [Sydney Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sydney-childrens-hospital/cervical-discectomy-and-fusion/) | 219 days | not published | 45 surgeries | | 8 | [John Hunter Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/cervical-discectomy-and-fusion/) | 236 days | not published | 46 surgeries | | 9 | [Prince of Wales Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/prince-of-wales-hospital/cervical-discectomy-and-fusion/) | 245 days | not published | 34 surgeries | | 10 | [Nepean Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nepean-hospital/cervical-discectomy-and-fusion/) | 298 days | not published | 23 surgeries | | 11 | [The Children's Hospital at Westmead](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-childrens-hospital-at-westmead/cervical-discectomy-and-fusion/) | 299 days | 38.6% | 88 surgeries | | 12 | [Liverpool Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/liverpool-hospital/cervical-discectomy-and-fusion/) | 329 days | not published | 39 surgeries | | 13 | [Concord Repatriation Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/concord-repatriation-hospital/cervical-discectomy-and-fusion/) | 330 days | not published | 17 surgeries | Ranked by area in New South Wales: [near Camperdown](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/cervical-discectomy-and-fusion/near/camperdown/) · [near Randwick](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/cervical-discectomy-and-fusion/near/randwick/). **Cite this page** > The median wait for neck disc removal and fusion in New South Wales public hospitals was 153 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Neck disc removal and fusion waiting times in NSW", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/cervical-discectomy-and-fusion/nsw/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/cervical-discectomy-and-fusion/nsw/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/cervical-discectomy-and-fusion/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/cervical-discectomy-and-fusion/), 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/cervical-discectomy-and-fusion/nsw/.