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

# Dialysis access surgery waiting times in New South Wales

The median wait for dialysis access surgery in New South Wales public hospitals was **10 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **15 days**.

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

42 public hospitals in New South Wales reported dialysis access 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 "Dialysis access surgery" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept.

16 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 15 days marks the national median.

- [John Hunter Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/): 1 day
- [Griffith Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/griffith-base-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/): 3 days
- [Royal Prince Alfred Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/): 5 days
- [Sydney Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sydney-childrens-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/): 5 days
- [Northern Beaches Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northern-beaches-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/): 6 days
- [The Children's Hospital at Westmead](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-childrens-hospital-at-westmead/dialysis-access-surgery/): 6 days
- [Tweed Valley Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/): 7 days
- [Dubbo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dubbo-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/): 10 days
- [Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hornsby-ku-ring-gai-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/): 10 days
- [Bathurst Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bathurst-base-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/): 12 days
- [Ballina District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballina-district-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/): 13 days
- [Shoalhaven Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/shoalhaven-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/): 13 days
- [Concord Repatriation Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/concord-repatriation-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/): 14 days
- [Port Macquarie Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-macquarie-base-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/): 14 days
- [South East Regional Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-east-regional-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/): 14 days
- [Tamworth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tamworth-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/): 14 days
- [Westmead Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/westmead-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/): 15 days
- [Armidale Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/armidale-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/): 16 days
- [Wollongong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wollongong-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/): 17 days
- [Lismore Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lismore-base-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/): 18 days
- [Orange Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/orange-health-service/dialysis-access-surgery/): 18 days
- [Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bankstown-lidcombe-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/): 20 days
- [Manning Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/manning-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/): 20 days
- [Gosford Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gosford-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/): 22 days
- [Liverpool Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/liverpool-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/): 23 days
- [Wyong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wyong-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/): 24 days
- [Broken Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/broken-hill-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/): not published
- [Coffs Harbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/coffs-harbour-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/): not published
- [Cooma Hospital and Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cooma-hospital-and-health-service/dialysis-access-surgery/): not published
- [Deniliquin Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/deniliquin-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/): not published
- [Goulburn Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-base-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/): not published
- [Grafton Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/grafton-base-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/): not published
- [Gunnedah Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gunnedah-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/): not published
- [Kempsey District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kempsey-district-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/): not published
- [Maitland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maitland-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/): not published
- [Moruya Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/moruya-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/): not published
- [Mudgee Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/dialysis-access-surgery/): not published
- [Nepean Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nepean-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/): not published
- [St George Hospital NSW](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-george-hospital-nsw/dialysis-access-surgery/): not published
- [St Vincent's Hospital \[Darlinghurst\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-darlinghurst/dialysis-access-surgery/): not published
- [Wagga Wagga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wagga-wagga-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/): not published
- [Wauchope District Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wauchope-district-memorial-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/): not published

Dialysis access surgery 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 | [John Hunter Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/) | 1 day | 0.0% | 115 surgeries |
| 2 | [Griffith Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/griffith-base-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/) | 3 days | not published | 28 surgeries |
| 3 | [Royal Prince Alfred Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/) | 5 days | not published | 13 surgeries |
| 3 | [Sydney Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sydney-childrens-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/) | 5 days | 0.0% | 170 surgeries |
| 5 | [Northern Beaches Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northern-beaches-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/) | 6 days | not published | 34 surgeries |
| 5 | [The Children's Hospital at Westmead](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-childrens-hospital-at-westmead/dialysis-access-surgery/) | 6 days | 0.0% | 216 surgeries |
| 7 | [Tweed Valley Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/) | 7 days | not published | 35 surgeries |
| 8 | [Dubbo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dubbo-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/) | 10 days | 0.0% | 71 surgeries |
| 8 | [Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hornsby-ku-ring-gai-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/) | 10 days | not published | 21 surgeries |
| 10 | [Bathurst Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bathurst-base-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/) | 12 days | not published | 15 surgeries |
| 11 | [Ballina District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballina-district-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/) | 13 days | not published | 14 surgeries |
| 11 | [Shoalhaven Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/shoalhaven-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/) | 13 days | not published | 30 surgeries |
| 13 | [Concord Repatriation Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/concord-repatriation-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/) | 14 days | not published | 41 surgeries |
| 13 | [Port Macquarie Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-macquarie-base-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/) | 14 days | 0.0% | 58 surgeries |
| 13 | [South East Regional Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-east-regional-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/) | 14 days | not published | 30 surgeries |
| 13 | [Tamworth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tamworth-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/) | 14 days | 0.0% | 80 surgeries |
| 17 | [Westmead Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/westmead-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/) | 15 days | 1.8% | 278 surgeries |
| 18 | [Armidale Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/armidale-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/) | 16 days | not published | 19 surgeries |
| 19 | [Wollongong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wollongong-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/) | 17 days | 0.0% | 93 surgeries |
| 20 | [Lismore Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lismore-base-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/) | 18 days | 0.0% | 108 surgeries |
| 20 | [Orange Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/orange-health-service/dialysis-access-surgery/) | 18 days | not published | 29 surgeries |
| 22 | [Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bankstown-lidcombe-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/) | 20 days | not published | 22 surgeries |
| 22 | [Manning Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/manning-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/) | 20 days | not published | 17 surgeries |
| 24 | [Gosford Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gosford-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/) | 22 days | not published | 20 surgeries |
| 25 | [Liverpool Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/liverpool-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/) | 23 days | 0.0% | 156 surgeries |
| 26 | [Wyong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wyong-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/) | 24 days | not published | 41 surgeries |
| unranked | [Broken Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/broken-hill-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Coffs Harbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/coffs-harbour-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Cooma Hospital and Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cooma-hospital-and-health-service/dialysis-access-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Deniliquin Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/deniliquin-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Goulburn Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-base-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/) | not published | not published | 8 surgeries |
| unranked | [Grafton Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/grafton-base-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Gunnedah Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gunnedah-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Kempsey District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kempsey-district-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Maitland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maitland-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Moruya Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/moruya-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/) | not published | not published | 7 surgeries |
| unranked | [Mudgee Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/dialysis-access-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Nepean Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nepean-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries |
| unranked | [St George Hospital NSW](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-george-hospital-nsw/dialysis-access-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [St Vincent's Hospital \[Darlinghurst\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-darlinghurst/dialysis-access-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Wagga Wagga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wagga-wagga-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Wauchope District Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wauchope-district-memorial-hospital/dialysis-access-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |

Ranked by area in New South Wales: [near Camperdown](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/dialysis-access-surgery/near/camperdown/) · [near Gosford](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/dialysis-access-surgery/near/gosford/) · [near Liverpool](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/dialysis-access-surgery/near/liverpool/) · [near St Leonards](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/dialysis-access-surgery/near/st-leonards/).

**Cite this page**

> The median wait for dialysis access surgery in New South Wales public hospitals was 10 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026).

### Copy-ready citation

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Surgery Waits, "Dialysis access surgery waiting times in NSW", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/dialysis-access-surgery/nsw/, accessed 28 May 2026.
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Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/dialysis-access-surgery/nsw/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/dialysis-access-surgery/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/dialysis-access-surgery/), 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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