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title: "Keyhole belly surgery (laparoscopy) waiting times in New South Wales"
description: "Public hospitals in New South Wales ranked by median wait for Keyhole belly surgery (laparoscopy) in 2024–25."
url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/laparoscopy/nsw/"
---

# Keyhole belly surgery (laparoscopy) waiting times in New South Wales

The median wait for keyhole belly surgery (laparoscopy) in New South Wales public hospitals was **70 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **69 days**. The source publishes this surgery as "Laparoscopy".

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

64 public hospitals in New South Wales reported keyhole belly surgery (laparoscopy) 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 "Laparoscopy" 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 69 days marks the national median.

- [Concord Repatriation Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/concord-repatriation-hospital/laparoscopy/): 7 days
- [Liverpool Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/liverpool-hospital/laparoscopy/): 9 days
- [Wollongong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wollongong-hospital/laparoscopy/): 10 days
- [Royal Prince Alfred Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-hospital/laparoscopy/): 17 days
- [Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bankstown-lidcombe-hospital/laparoscopy/): 19 days
- [St George Hospital NSW](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-george-hospital-nsw/laparoscopy/): 22 days
- [John Hunter Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/laparoscopy/): 25 days
- [Westmead Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/westmead-hospital/laparoscopy/): 25 days
- [Sydney Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sydney-childrens-hospital/laparoscopy/): 26 days
- [Casino and District Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/casino-and-district-memorial-hospital/laparoscopy/): 27 days
- [Prince of Wales Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/prince-of-wales-hospital/laparoscopy/): 27 days
- [Orange Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/orange-health-service/laparoscopy/): 28 days
- [Moruya Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/moruya-hospital/laparoscopy/): 36 days
- [Queanbeyan Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/queanbeyan-hospital/laparoscopy/): 46 days
- [Broken Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/broken-hill-hospital/laparoscopy/): 49 days
- [Royal North Shore Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-north-shore-hospital/laparoscopy/): 49 days
- [Griffith Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/griffith-base-hospital/laparoscopy/): 53 days
- [Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hornsby-ku-ring-gai-hospital/laparoscopy/): 55 days
- [Ryde Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ryde-hospital/laparoscopy/): 58 days
- [The Children's Hospital at Westmead](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-childrens-hospital-at-westmead/laparoscopy/): 62 days
- [Lismore Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lismore-base-hospital/laparoscopy/): 63 days
- [Port Macquarie Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-macquarie-base-hospital/laparoscopy/): 63 days
- [Shoalhaven Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/shoalhaven-hospital/laparoscopy/): 65 days
- [Northern Beaches Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northern-beaches-hospital/laparoscopy/): 69 days
- [Wagga Wagga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wagga-wagga-hospital/laparoscopy/): 70 days
- [Wauchope District Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wauchope-district-memorial-hospital/laparoscopy/): 72 days
- [Grafton Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/grafton-base-hospital/laparoscopy/): 73 days
- [Belmont Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/belmont-hospital/laparoscopy/): 74 days
- [Ballina District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballina-district-hospital/laparoscopy/): 76 days
- [Singleton Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/singleton-hospital/laparoscopy/): 79 days
- [Blacktown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blacktown-hospital/laparoscopy/): 84 days
- [Tweed Valley Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/laparoscopy/): 84 days
- [Auburn Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/auburn-hospital/laparoscopy/): 87 days
- [Campbelltown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/campbelltown-hospital/laparoscopy/): 92 days
- [Dubbo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dubbo-hospital/laparoscopy/): 94 days
- [Gosford Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gosford-hospital/laparoscopy/): 102 days
- [Hawkesbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hawkesbury-hospital/laparoscopy/): 109 days
- [St Vincent's Hospital \[Darlinghurst\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-darlinghurst/laparoscopy/): 116 days
- [Tamworth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tamworth-hospital/laparoscopy/): 127 days
- [Fairfield Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/fairfield-hospital/laparoscopy/): 132 days
- [Canterbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/canterbury-hospital/laparoscopy/): 141 days
- [Royal Hospital for Women](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hospital-for-women/laparoscopy/): 150 days
- [Manning Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/manning-hospital/laparoscopy/): 167 days
- [Maitland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maitland-hospital/laparoscopy/): 171 days
- [Sutherland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sutherland-hospital/laparoscopy/): 210 days
- [Coffs Harbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/coffs-harbour-hospital/laparoscopy/): 280 days
- [Nepean Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nepean-hospital/laparoscopy/): 291 days
- [Blue Mountains Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blue-mountains-hospital/laparoscopy/): 325 days
- [Armidale Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/armidale-hospital/laparoscopy/): not published
- [Bathurst Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bathurst-base-hospital/laparoscopy/): not published
- [Bowral Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bowral-hospital/laparoscopy/): not published
- [Calvary Mater Newcastle](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/calvary-mater-newcastle/laparoscopy/): not published
- [Cooma Hospital and Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cooma-hospital-and-health-service/laparoscopy/): not published
- [Cowra Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cowra-health-service/laparoscopy/): not published
- [Goulburn Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-base-hospital/laparoscopy/): not published
- [Lachlan Health Service - Parkes](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lachlan-health-service-parkes/laparoscopy/): not published
- [Lithgow Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lithgow-hospital/laparoscopy/): not published
- [Macksville District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/macksville-district-hospital/laparoscopy/): not published
- [Mount Druitt Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-druitt-hospital/laparoscopy/): not published
- [Mudgee Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/laparoscopy/): not published
- [Muswellbrook Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/muswellbrook-hospital/laparoscopy/): not published
- [Shellharbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/shellharbour-hospital/laparoscopy/): not published
- [South East Regional Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-east-regional-hospital/laparoscopy/): not published
- [Wyong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wyong-hospital/laparoscopy/): not published

Laparoscopy 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 | [Concord Repatriation Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/concord-repatriation-hospital/laparoscopy/) | 7 days | not published | 20 surgeries |
| 2 | [Liverpool Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/liverpool-hospital/laparoscopy/) | 9 days | not published | 30 surgeries |
| 3 | [Wollongong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wollongong-hospital/laparoscopy/) | 10 days | 7.1% | 56 surgeries |
| 4 | [Royal Prince Alfred Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-hospital/laparoscopy/) | 17 days | 0.0% | 201 surgeries |
| 5 | [Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bankstown-lidcombe-hospital/laparoscopy/) | 19 days | not published | 44 surgeries |
| 6 | [St George Hospital NSW](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-george-hospital-nsw/laparoscopy/) | 22 days | 10.2% | 59 surgeries |
| 7 | [John Hunter Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/laparoscopy/) | 25 days | 7.3% | 82 surgeries |
| 7 | [Westmead Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/westmead-hospital/laparoscopy/) | 25 days | not published | 39 surgeries |
| 9 | [Sydney Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sydney-childrens-hospital/laparoscopy/) | 26 days | not published | 12 surgeries |
| 10 | [Casino and District Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/casino-and-district-memorial-hospital/laparoscopy/) | 27 days | not published | 18 surgeries |
| 10 | [Prince of Wales Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/prince-of-wales-hospital/laparoscopy/) | 27 days | not published | 14 surgeries |
| 12 | [Orange Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/orange-health-service/laparoscopy/) | 28 days | not published | 27 surgeries |
| 13 | [Moruya Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/moruya-hospital/laparoscopy/) | 36 days | not published | 27 surgeries |
| 14 | [Queanbeyan Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/queanbeyan-hospital/laparoscopy/) | 46 days | not published | 28 surgeries |
| 15 | [Broken Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/broken-hill-hospital/laparoscopy/) | 49 days | not published | 18 surgeries |
| 15 | [Royal North Shore Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-north-shore-hospital/laparoscopy/) | 49 days | 1.3% | 78 surgeries |
| 17 | [Griffith Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/griffith-base-hospital/laparoscopy/) | 53 days | not published | 39 surgeries |
| 18 | [Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hornsby-ku-ring-gai-hospital/laparoscopy/) | 55 days | not published | 14 surgeries |
| 19 | [Ryde Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ryde-hospital/laparoscopy/) | 58 days | 0.0% | 50 surgeries |
| 20 | [The Children's Hospital at Westmead](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-childrens-hospital-at-westmead/laparoscopy/) | 62 days | not published | 27 surgeries |
| 21 | [Lismore Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lismore-base-hospital/laparoscopy/) | 63 days | 0.0% | 51 surgeries |
| 21 | [Port Macquarie Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-macquarie-base-hospital/laparoscopy/) | 63 days | not published | 30 surgeries |
| 23 | [Shoalhaven Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/shoalhaven-hospital/laparoscopy/) | 65 days | not published | 19 surgeries |
| 24 | [Northern Beaches Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northern-beaches-hospital/laparoscopy/) | 69 days | 0.0% | 52 surgeries |
| 25 | [Wagga Wagga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wagga-wagga-hospital/laparoscopy/) | 70 days | not published | 38 surgeries |
| 26 | [Wauchope District Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wauchope-district-memorial-hospital/laparoscopy/) | 72 days | not published | 10 surgeries |
| 27 | [Grafton Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/grafton-base-hospital/laparoscopy/) | 73 days | not published | 39 surgeries |
| 28 | [Belmont Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/belmont-hospital/laparoscopy/) | 74 days | 2.4% | 84 surgeries |
| 29 | [Ballina District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballina-district-hospital/laparoscopy/) | 76 days | not published | 17 surgeries |
| 30 | [Singleton Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/singleton-hospital/laparoscopy/) | 79 days | not published | 29 surgeries |
| 31 | [Blacktown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blacktown-hospital/laparoscopy/) | 84 days | not published | 25 surgeries |
| 31 | [Tweed Valley Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/laparoscopy/) | 84 days | 0.0% | 66 surgeries |
| 33 | [Auburn Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/auburn-hospital/laparoscopy/) | 87 days | not published | 27 surgeries |
| 34 | [Campbelltown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/campbelltown-hospital/laparoscopy/) | 92 days | 14.0% | 136 surgeries |
| 35 | [Dubbo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dubbo-hospital/laparoscopy/) | 94 days | not published | 42 surgeries |
| 36 | [Gosford Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gosford-hospital/laparoscopy/) | 102 days | 9.6% | 52 surgeries |
| 37 | [Hawkesbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hawkesbury-hospital/laparoscopy/) | 109 days | not published | 40 surgeries |
| 38 | [St Vincent's Hospital \[Darlinghurst\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-darlinghurst/laparoscopy/) | 116 days | not published | 14 surgeries |
| 39 | [Tamworth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tamworth-hospital/laparoscopy/) | 127 days | not published | 25 surgeries |
| 40 | [Fairfield Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/fairfield-hospital/laparoscopy/) | 132 days | not published | 30 surgeries |
| 41 | [Canterbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/canterbury-hospital/laparoscopy/) | 141 days | not published | 17 surgeries |
| 42 | [Royal Hospital for Women](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hospital-for-women/laparoscopy/) | 150 days | not published | 36 surgeries |
| 43 | [Manning Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/manning-hospital/laparoscopy/) | 167 days | not published | 39 surgeries |
| 44 | [Maitland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maitland-hospital/laparoscopy/) | 171 days | 4.8% | 62 surgeries |
| 45 | [Sutherland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sutherland-hospital/laparoscopy/) | 210 days | not published | 37 surgeries |
| 46 | [Coffs Harbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/coffs-harbour-hospital/laparoscopy/) | 280 days | not published | 19 surgeries |
| 47 | [Nepean Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nepean-hospital/laparoscopy/) | 291 days | 25.8% | 97 surgeries |
| 48 | [Blue Mountains Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blue-mountains-hospital/laparoscopy/) | 325 days | 15.8% | 57 surgeries |
| unranked | [Armidale Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/armidale-hospital/laparoscopy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Bathurst Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bathurst-base-hospital/laparoscopy/) | not published | not published | 7 surgeries |
| unranked | [Bowral Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bowral-hospital/laparoscopy/) | not published | not published | 5 surgeries |
| unranked | [Calvary Mater Newcastle](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/calvary-mater-newcastle/laparoscopy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Cooma Hospital and Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cooma-hospital-and-health-service/laparoscopy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Cowra Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cowra-health-service/laparoscopy/) | not published | not published | 5 surgeries |
| unranked | [Goulburn Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-base-hospital/laparoscopy/) | not published | not published | 9 surgeries |
| unranked | [Lachlan Health Service - Parkes](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lachlan-health-service-parkes/laparoscopy/) | not published | not published | 7 surgeries |
| unranked | [Lithgow Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lithgow-hospital/laparoscopy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Macksville District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/macksville-district-hospital/laparoscopy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Mount Druitt Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-druitt-hospital/laparoscopy/) | not published | not published | 5 surgeries |
| unranked | [Mudgee Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/laparoscopy/) | not published | not published | 9 surgeries |
| unranked | [Muswellbrook Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/muswellbrook-hospital/laparoscopy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Shellharbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/shellharbour-hospital/laparoscopy/) | not published | not published | 9 surgeries |
| unranked | [South East Regional Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-east-regional-hospital/laparoscopy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Wyong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wyong-hospital/laparoscopy/) | not published | not published | 7 surgeries |

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

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> The median wait for keyhole belly surgery (laparoscopy) in New South Wales public hospitals was 70 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026).

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Surgery Waits, "Keyhole belly surgery (laparoscopy) in NSW", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/laparoscopy/nsw/, accessed 28 May 2026.
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Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/laparoscopy/nsw/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/laparoscopy/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/laparoscopy/), 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.

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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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