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

# Gallbladder removal waiting times in New South Wales

The median wait for gallbladder removal in New South Wales public hospitals was **58 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **48 days**. The source publishes this surgery as "Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic)".

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

66 public hospitals in New South Wales reported gallbladder removal 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 "Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic)" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept.

4 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 48 days marks the national median.

- [Singleton Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/singleton-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 19 days
- [Wollongong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wollongong-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 20 days
- [St Vincent's Hospital \[Darlinghurst\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-darlinghurst/gallbladder-removal/): 27 days
- [The Children's Hospital at Westmead](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-childrens-hospital-at-westmead/gallbladder-removal/): 31 days
- [Concord Repatriation Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/concord-repatriation-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 34 days
- [Bowral Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bowral-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 35 days
- [Belmont Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/belmont-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 39 days
- [Grafton Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/grafton-base-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 40 days
- [Prince of Wales Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/prince-of-wales-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 40 days
- [Royal Prince Alfred Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 40 days
- [Ryde Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ryde-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 41 days
- [Hawkesbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hawkesbury-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 42 days
- [South East Regional Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-east-regional-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 42 days
- [Shellharbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/shellharbour-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 43 days
- [Sydney Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sydney-childrens-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 43 days
- [Mudgee Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/gallbladder-removal/): 44 days
- [Wagga Wagga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wagga-wagga-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 44 days
- [Cowra Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cowra-health-service/gallbladder-removal/): 46 days
- [Lismore Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lismore-base-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 48 days
- [Tamworth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tamworth-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 48 days
- [Tweed Valley Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 48 days
- [Broken Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/broken-hill-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 50 days
- [Goulburn Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-base-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 52 days
- [Auburn Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/auburn-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 53 days
- [Griffith Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/griffith-base-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 53 days
- [Muswellbrook Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/muswellbrook-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 53 days
- [Moruya Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/moruya-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 54 days
- [Armidale Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/armidale-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 55 days
- [Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hornsby-ku-ring-gai-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 56 days
- [Northern Beaches Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northern-beaches-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 57 days
- [Queanbeyan Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/queanbeyan-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 57 days
- [Bathurst Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bathurst-base-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 59 days
- [Shoalhaven Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/shoalhaven-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 60 days
- [Blue Mountains Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blue-mountains-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 61 days
- [John Hunter Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 61 days
- [Lithgow Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lithgow-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 62 days
- [Blacktown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blacktown-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 63 days
- [Westmead Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/westmead-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 63 days
- [Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bankstown-lidcombe-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 65 days
- [Orange Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/orange-health-service/gallbladder-removal/): 66 days
- [Nepean Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nepean-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 70 days
- [Port Macquarie Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-macquarie-base-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 71 days
- [Sutherland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sutherland-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 71 days
- [Wyong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wyong-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 72 days
- [Fairfield Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/fairfield-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 74 days
- [Manning Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/manning-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 75 days
- [Mount Druitt Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-druitt-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 75 days
- [Royal North Shore Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-north-shore-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 75 days
- [St George Hospital NSW](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-george-hospital-nsw/gallbladder-removal/): 75 days
- [Ballina District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballina-district-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 76 days
- [Macksville District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/macksville-district-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 80 days
- [Gosford Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gosford-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 81 days
- [Canterbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/canterbury-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 83 days
- [Maitland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maitland-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 84 days
- [Dubbo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dubbo-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 85 days
- [Calvary Mater Newcastle](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/calvary-mater-newcastle/gallbladder-removal/): 87 days
- [Lachlan Health Service - Parkes](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lachlan-health-service-parkes/gallbladder-removal/): 90 days
- [Coffs Harbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/coffs-harbour-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 99 days
- [Liverpool Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/liverpool-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 105 days
- [Cessnock Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cessnock-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 122 days
- [Young Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/young-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 191 days
- [Campbelltown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/campbelltown-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 219 days
- [Casino and District Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/casino-and-district-memorial-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): not published
- [Cooma Hospital and Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cooma-hospital-and-health-service/gallbladder-removal/): not published
- [Kempsey District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kempsey-district-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): not published
- [Moree Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/moree-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): not published

Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) 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 | [Singleton Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/singleton-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 19 days | not published | 27 surgeries |
| 2 | [Wollongong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wollongong-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 20 days | 1.0% | 105 surgeries |
| 3 | [St Vincent's Hospital \[Darlinghurst\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-darlinghurst/gallbladder-removal/) | 27 days | 0.0% | 111 surgeries |
| 4 | [The Children's Hospital at Westmead](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-childrens-hospital-at-westmead/gallbladder-removal/) | 31 days | not published | 24 surgeries |
| 5 | [Concord Repatriation Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/concord-repatriation-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 34 days | 0.0% | 211 surgeries |
| 6 | [Bowral Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bowral-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 35 days | 0.0% | 70 surgeries |
| 7 | [Belmont Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/belmont-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 39 days | 0.0% | 195 surgeries |
| 8 | [Grafton Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/grafton-base-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 40 days | 0.0% | 85 surgeries |
| 8 | [Prince of Wales Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/prince-of-wales-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 40 days | 0.0% | 125 surgeries |
| 8 | [Royal Prince Alfred Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 40 days | 0.0% | 198 surgeries |
| 11 | [Ryde Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ryde-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 41 days | 0.0% | 101 surgeries |
| 12 | [Hawkesbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hawkesbury-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 42 days | 0.0% | 109 surgeries |
| 12 | [South East Regional Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-east-regional-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 42 days | 0.0% | 59 surgeries |
| 14 | [Shellharbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/shellharbour-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 43 days | 0.0% | 156 surgeries |
| 14 | [Sydney Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sydney-childrens-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 43 days | not published | 10 surgeries |
| 16 | [Mudgee Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/gallbladder-removal/) | 44 days | not published | 21 surgeries |
| 16 | [Wagga Wagga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wagga-wagga-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 44 days | 11.0% | 136 surgeries |
| 18 | [Cowra Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cowra-health-service/gallbladder-removal/) | 46 days | not published | 28 surgeries |
| 19 | [Lismore Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lismore-base-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 48 days | 7.5% | 106 surgeries |
| 19 | [Tamworth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tamworth-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 48 days | 0.0% | 134 surgeries |
| 19 | [Tweed Valley Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 48 days | 0.0% | 101 surgeries |
| 22 | [Broken Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/broken-hill-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 50 days | not published | 30 surgeries |
| 23 | [Goulburn Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-base-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 52 days | 0.0% | 60 surgeries |
| 24 | [Auburn Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/auburn-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 53 days | 0.0% | 187 surgeries |
| 24 | [Griffith Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/griffith-base-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 53 days | not published | 48 surgeries |
| 24 | [Muswellbrook Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/muswellbrook-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 53 days | not published | 11 surgeries |
| 27 | [Moruya Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/moruya-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 54 days | not published | 32 surgeries |
| 28 | [Armidale Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/armidale-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 55 days | 0.0% | 55 surgeries |
| 29 | [Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hornsby-ku-ring-gai-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 56 days | 0.0% | 83 surgeries |
| 30 | [Northern Beaches Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northern-beaches-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 57 days | 0.0% | 72 surgeries |
| 30 | [Queanbeyan Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/queanbeyan-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 57 days | not published | 38 surgeries |
| 32 | [Bathurst Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bathurst-base-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 59 days | 0.0% | 76 surgeries |
| 33 | [Shoalhaven Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/shoalhaven-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 60 days | 4.1% | 148 surgeries |
| 34 | [Blue Mountains Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blue-mountains-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 61 days | 0.0% | 118 surgeries |
| 34 | [John Hunter Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 61 days | 7.6% | 66 surgeries |
| 36 | [Lithgow Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lithgow-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 62 days | not published | 11 surgeries |
| 37 | [Blacktown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blacktown-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 63 days | 0.8% | 126 surgeries |
| 37 | [Westmead Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/westmead-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 63 days | 1.6% | 186 surgeries |
| 39 | [Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bankstown-lidcombe-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 65 days | 0.0% | 235 surgeries |
| 40 | [Orange Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/orange-health-service/gallbladder-removal/) | 66 days | 0.0% | 92 surgeries |
| 41 | [Nepean Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nepean-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 70 days | 3.7% | 136 surgeries |
| 42 | [Port Macquarie Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-macquarie-base-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 71 days | 2.2% | 135 surgeries |
| 42 | [Sutherland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sutherland-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 71 days | 0.0% | 132 surgeries |
| 44 | [Wyong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wyong-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 72 days | 5.3% | 132 surgeries |
| 45 | [Fairfield Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/fairfield-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 74 days | 1.2% | 165 surgeries |
| 46 | [Manning Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/manning-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 75 days | 10.3% | 78 surgeries |
| 46 | [Mount Druitt Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-druitt-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 75 days | 0.0% | 224 surgeries |
| 46 | [Royal North Shore Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-north-shore-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 75 days | 1.6% | 62 surgeries |
| 46 | [St George Hospital NSW](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-george-hospital-nsw/gallbladder-removal/) | 75 days | 6.0% | 183 surgeries |
| 50 | [Ballina District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballina-district-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 76 days | not published | 15 surgeries |
| 51 | [Macksville District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/macksville-district-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 80 days | not published | 33 surgeries |
| 52 | [Gosford Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gosford-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 81 days | 3.5% | 143 surgeries |
| 53 | [Canterbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/canterbury-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 83 days | 0.9% | 115 surgeries |
| 54 | [Maitland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maitland-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 84 days | 16.4% | 116 surgeries |
| 55 | [Dubbo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dubbo-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 85 days | 8.6% | 81 surgeries |
| 56 | [Calvary Mater Newcastle](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/calvary-mater-newcastle/gallbladder-removal/) | 87 days | 1.0% | 97 surgeries |
| 57 | [Lachlan Health Service - Parkes](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lachlan-health-service-parkes/gallbladder-removal/) | 90 days | not published | 19 surgeries |
| 58 | [Coffs Harbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/coffs-harbour-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 99 days | 15.3% | 98 surgeries |
| 59 | [Liverpool Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/liverpool-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 105 days | 19.8% | 217 surgeries |
| 60 | [Cessnock Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cessnock-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 122 days | not published | 25 surgeries |
| 61 | [Young Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/young-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 191 days | not published | 11 surgeries |
| 62 | [Campbelltown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/campbelltown-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 219 days | 8.2% | 331 surgeries |
| unranked | [Casino and District Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/casino-and-district-memorial-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Cooma Hospital and Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cooma-hospital-and-health-service/gallbladder-removal/) | not published | not published | 8 surgeries |
| unranked | [Kempsey District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kempsey-district-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Moree Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/moree-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | not published | not published | 8 surgeries |

Ranked by area in New South Wales: [near Camperdown](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/gallbladder-removal/near/camperdown/) · [near Gosford](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/gallbladder-removal/near/gosford/) · [near Liverpool](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/gallbladder-removal/near/liverpool/) · [near Penrith](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/gallbladder-removal/near/penrith/) · [near Randwick](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/gallbladder-removal/near/randwick/) · [near St Leonards](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/gallbladder-removal/near/st-leonards/) · [near Westmead](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/gallbladder-removal/near/westmead/) · [near Wollongong](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/gallbladder-removal/near/wollongong/).

**Cite this page**

> The median wait for gallbladder removal in New South Wales public hospitals was 58 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026).

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Surgery Waits, "Gallbladder removal waiting times in New South Wales", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/gallbladder-removal/nsw/, accessed 28 May 2026.
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Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/gallbladder-removal/nsw/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/gallbladder-removal/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/gallbladder-removal/), 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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