--- title: "Keyhole sinus surgery waiting times in New South Wales" description: "Public hospitals in New South Wales ranked by median wait for Keyhole sinus surgery in 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/nsw/" --- # Keyhole sinus surgery waiting times in New South Wales The median wait for keyhole sinus surgery in New South Wales public hospitals was **310 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **214 days**. The source publishes this surgery as "Functional endoscopic sinus surgery". Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026. 33 public hospitals in New South Wales reported keyhole sinus 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 "Functional endoscopic sinus surgery" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept. 9 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 214 days marks the national median. - [Royal North Shore Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-north-shore-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/): 99 days - [Royal Prince Alfred Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/): 107 days - [Murwillumbah District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/murwillumbah-district-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/): 111 days - [Nepean Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nepean-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/): 132 days - [Dubbo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dubbo-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/): 145 days - [Gosford Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gosford-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/): 168 days - [Tamworth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tamworth-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/): 204 days - [Orange Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/orange-health-service/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/): 236 days - [Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hornsby-ku-ring-gai-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/): 294 days - [Wollongong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wollongong-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/): 295 days - [Concord Repatriation Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/concord-repatriation-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/): 296 days - [St Vincent's Hospital \[Darlinghurst\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-darlinghurst/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/): 299 days - [Westmead Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/westmead-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/): 304 days - [Ryde Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ryde-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/): 316 days - [Liverpool Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/liverpool-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/): 323 days - [Auburn Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/auburn-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/): 327 days - [Tweed Valley Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/): 340 days - [Campbelltown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/campbelltown-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/): 347 days - [Canterbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/canterbury-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/): 352 days - [Wagga Wagga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wagga-wagga-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/): 359 days - [Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bankstown-lidcombe-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/): 362 days - [Prince of Wales Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/prince-of-wales-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/): 371 days - [Coffs Harbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/coffs-harbour-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/): 377 days - [John Hunter Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/): 390 days - [Belmont Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/belmont-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/): not published - [Hawkesbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hawkesbury-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/): not published - [Kurri Kurri Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kurri-kurri-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/): not published - [Lismore Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lismore-base-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/): not published - [Mudgee Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/): not published - [Northern Beaches Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northern-beaches-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/): not published - [St George Hospital NSW](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-george-hospital-nsw/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/): not published - [Sutherland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sutherland-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/): not published - [The Children's Hospital at Westmead](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-childrens-hospital-at-westmead/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/): not published Functional endoscopic sinus 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 | [Royal North Shore Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-north-shore-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | 99 days | not published | 20 surgeries | | 2 | [Royal Prince Alfred Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | 107 days | not published | 31 surgeries | | 3 | [Murwillumbah District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/murwillumbah-district-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | 111 days | not published | 11 surgeries | | 4 | [Nepean Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nepean-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | 132 days | 8.9% | 56 surgeries | | 5 | [Dubbo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dubbo-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | 145 days | not published | 12 surgeries | | 6 | [Gosford Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gosford-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | 168 days | 31.7% | 60 surgeries | | 7 | [Tamworth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tamworth-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | 204 days | not published | 14 surgeries | | 8 | [Orange Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/orange-health-service/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | 236 days | not published | 24 surgeries | | 9 | [Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hornsby-ku-ring-gai-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | 294 days | not published | 24 surgeries | | 10 | [Wollongong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wollongong-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | 295 days | 4.5% | 67 surgeries | | 11 | [Concord Repatriation Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/concord-repatriation-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | 296 days | 0.0% | 111 surgeries | | 12 | [St Vincent's Hospital \[Darlinghurst\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-darlinghurst/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | 299 days | not published | 16 surgeries | | 13 | [Westmead Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/westmead-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | 304 days | not published | 38 surgeries | | 14 | [Ryde Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ryde-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | 316 days | not published | 34 surgeries | | 15 | [Liverpool Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/liverpool-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | 323 days | not published | 43 surgeries | | 16 | [Auburn Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/auburn-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | 327 days | not published | 46 surgeries | | 17 | [Tweed Valley Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | 340 days | not published | 45 surgeries | | 18 | [Campbelltown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/campbelltown-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | 347 days | not published | 29 surgeries | | 19 | [Canterbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/canterbury-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | 352 days | not published | 34 surgeries | | 20 | [Wagga Wagga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wagga-wagga-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | 359 days | not published | 33 surgeries | | 21 | [Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bankstown-lidcombe-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | 362 days | not published | 19 surgeries | | 22 | [Prince of Wales Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/prince-of-wales-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | 371 days | not published | 41 surgeries | | 23 | [Coffs Harbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/coffs-harbour-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | 377 days | 59.6% | 57 surgeries | | 24 | [John Hunter Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | 390 days | not published | 18 surgeries | | unranked | [Belmont Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/belmont-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | not published | not published | 8 surgeries | | unranked | [Hawkesbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hawkesbury-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Kurri Kurri Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kurri-kurri-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | not published | not published | 5 surgeries | | unranked | [Lismore Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lismore-base-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | not published | not published | 5 surgeries | | unranked | [Mudgee Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Northern Beaches Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northern-beaches-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [St George Hospital NSW](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-george-hospital-nsw/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Sutherland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sutherland-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [The Children's Hospital at Westmead](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-childrens-hospital-at-westmead/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries | Ranked by area in New South Wales: [near Camperdown](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/near/camperdown/) · [near Liverpool](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/near/liverpool/) · [near St Leonards](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/near/st-leonards/) · [near Westmead](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/near/westmead/). **Cite this page** > The median wait for keyhole sinus surgery in New South Wales public hospitals was 310 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Keyhole sinus surgery waiting times in New South Wales", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/nsw/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/nsw/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/functional-endoscopic-sinus-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/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/), 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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