--- title: "Large bowel surgery (colectomy) waiting times in New South Wales" description: "Public hospitals in New South Wales ranked by median wait for Large bowel surgery (colectomy) in 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/nsw/" --- # Large bowel surgery (colectomy) waiting times in New South Wales The median wait for large bowel surgery (colectomy) in New South Wales public hospitals was **20 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **18 days**. The source publishes this surgery as "Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection". Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026. 45 public hospitals in New South Wales reported large bowel surgery (colectomy) 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 "Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept. 10 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 18 days marks the national median. - [Griffith Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/griffith-base-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): 5 days - [Royal Prince Alfred Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): 9 days - [Royal North Shore Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-north-shore-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): 12 days - [Northern Beaches Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northern-beaches-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): 13 days - [Concord Repatriation Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/concord-repatriation-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): 14 days - [Prince of Wales Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/prince-of-wales-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): 14 days - [John Hunter Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): 15 days - [St George Hospital NSW](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-george-hospital-nsw/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): 15 days - [Wyong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wyong-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): 15 days - [Tweed Valley Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): 16 days - [Wollongong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wollongong-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): 17 days - [Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bankstown-lidcombe-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): 18 days - [St Vincent's Hospital \[Darlinghurst\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-darlinghurst/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): 18 days - [Dubbo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dubbo-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): 19 days - [Sutherland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sutherland-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): 19 days - [Calvary Mater Newcastle](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/calvary-mater-newcastle/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): 20 days - [Lismore Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lismore-base-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): 20 days - [Westmead Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/westmead-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): 20 days - [Gosford Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gosford-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): 21 days - [Port Macquarie Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-macquarie-base-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): 21 days - [Ryde Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ryde-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): 21 days - [Maitland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maitland-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): 22 days - [Orange Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/orange-health-service/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): 22 days - [Wagga Wagga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wagga-wagga-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): 22 days - [Manning Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/manning-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): 23 days - [Bathurst Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bathurst-base-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): 24 days - [Hawkesbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hawkesbury-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): 24 days - [Campbelltown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/campbelltown-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): 25 days - [Blacktown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blacktown-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): 26 days - [Coffs Harbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/coffs-harbour-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): 26 days - [Liverpool Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/liverpool-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): 26 days - [Nepean Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nepean-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): 26 days - [Shoalhaven Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/shoalhaven-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): 26 days - [Tamworth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tamworth-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): 26 days - [Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hornsby-ku-ring-gai-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): 46 days - [Armidale Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/armidale-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): not published - [Auburn Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/auburn-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): not published - [Bowral Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bowral-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): not published - [Canterbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/canterbury-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): not published - [Fairfield Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/fairfield-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): not published - [Goulburn Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-base-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): not published - [Grafton Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/grafton-base-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): not published - [Moruya Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/moruya-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): not published - [South East Regional Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-east-regional-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): not published - [The Children's Hospital at Westmead](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-childrens-hospital-at-westmead/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): not published Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection 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 | [Griffith Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/griffith-base-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | 5 days | not published | 10 surgeries | | 2 | [Royal Prince Alfred Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | 9 days | not published | 48 surgeries | | 3 | [Royal North Shore Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-north-shore-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | 12 days | 0.0% | 53 surgeries | | 4 | [Northern Beaches Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northern-beaches-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | 13 days | not published | 21 surgeries | | 5 | [Concord Repatriation Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/concord-repatriation-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | 14 days | 0.0% | 119 surgeries | | 5 | [Prince of Wales Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/prince-of-wales-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | 14 days | not published | 27 surgeries | | 7 | [John Hunter Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | 15 days | 1.3% | 78 surgeries | | 7 | [St George Hospital NSW](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-george-hospital-nsw/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | 15 days | 0.0% | 75 surgeries | | 7 | [Wyong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wyong-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | 15 days | not published | 37 surgeries | | 10 | [Tweed Valley Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | 16 days | not published | 31 surgeries | | 11 | [Wollongong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wollongong-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | 17 days | 0.0% | 97 surgeries | | 12 | [Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bankstown-lidcombe-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | 18 days | 1.0% | 97 surgeries | | 12 | [St Vincent's Hospital \[Darlinghurst\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-darlinghurst/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | 18 days | not published | 22 surgeries | | 14 | [Dubbo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dubbo-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | 19 days | 1.2% | 85 surgeries | | 14 | [Sutherland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sutherland-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | 19 days | not published | 23 surgeries | | 16 | [Calvary Mater Newcastle](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/calvary-mater-newcastle/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | 20 days | not published | 32 surgeries | | 16 | [Lismore Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lismore-base-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | 20 days | not published | 37 surgeries | | 16 | [Westmead Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/westmead-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | 20 days | 0.0% | 75 surgeries | | 19 | [Gosford Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gosford-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | 21 days | 8.8% | 68 surgeries | | 19 | [Port Macquarie Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-macquarie-base-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | 21 days | not published | 17 surgeries | | 19 | [Ryde Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ryde-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | 21 days | not published | 19 surgeries | | 22 | [Maitland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maitland-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | 22 days | not published | 32 surgeries | | 22 | [Orange Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/orange-health-service/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | 22 days | not published | 41 surgeries | | 22 | [Wagga Wagga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wagga-wagga-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | 22 days | not published | 29 surgeries | | 25 | [Manning Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/manning-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | 23 days | not published | 21 surgeries | | 26 | [Bathurst Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bathurst-base-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | 24 days | not published | 24 surgeries | | 26 | [Hawkesbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hawkesbury-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | 24 days | not published | 26 surgeries | | 28 | [Campbelltown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/campbelltown-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | 25 days | 0.0% | 71 surgeries | | 29 | [Blacktown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blacktown-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | 26 days | 0.0% | 81 surgeries | | 29 | [Coffs Harbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/coffs-harbour-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | 26 days | not published | 34 surgeries | | 29 | [Liverpool Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/liverpool-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | 26 days | 0.0% | 112 surgeries | | 29 | [Nepean Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nepean-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | 26 days | 5.4% | 111 surgeries | | 29 | [Shoalhaven Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/shoalhaven-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | 26 days | not published | 33 surgeries | | 29 | [Tamworth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tamworth-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | 26 days | not published | 48 surgeries | | 35 | [Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hornsby-ku-ring-gai-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | 46 days | not published | 16 surgeries | | unranked | [Armidale Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/armidale-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | not published | not published | 9 surgeries | | unranked | [Auburn Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/auburn-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Bowral Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bowral-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Canterbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/canterbury-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries | | unranked | [Fairfield Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/fairfield-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Goulburn Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-base-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | not published | not published | 7 surgeries | | unranked | [Grafton Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/grafton-base-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | not published | not published | 7 surgeries | | unranked | [Moruya Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/moruya-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [South East Regional Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-east-regional-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | not published | not published | 8 surgeries | | unranked | [The Children's Hospital at Westmead](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-childrens-hospital-at-westmead/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | not published | not published | not published | Ranked by area in New South Wales: [near Camperdown](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/near/camperdown/) · [near Gosford](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/near/gosford/) · [near Liverpool](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/near/liverpool/) · [near Penrith](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/near/penrith/) · [near Randwick](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/near/randwick/) · [near St Leonards](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/near/st-leonards/) · [near Westmead](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/near/westmead/). **Cite this page** > The median wait for large bowel surgery (colectomy) in New South Wales public hospitals was 20 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Large bowel surgery (colectomy) waiting times in NSW", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/nsw/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/nsw/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/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/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/), 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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