--- title: "Breast removal waiting times in New South Wales" description: "Public hospitals in New South Wales ranked by median wait for Breast removal in 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/mastectomy/nsw/" --- # Breast removal waiting times in New South Wales The median wait for breast removal in New South Wales public hospitals was **21 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **19 days**. The source publishes this surgery as "Mastectomy". Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026. 45 public hospitals in New South Wales reported breast 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 "Mastectomy" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept. 11 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 19 days marks the national median. - [Royal Prince Alfred Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-hospital/mastectomy/): 8 days - [Belmont Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/belmont-hospital/mastectomy/): 14 days - [Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hornsby-ku-ring-gai-hospital/mastectomy/): 14 days - [Mount Druitt Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-druitt-hospital/mastectomy/): 15 days - [Port Macquarie Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-macquarie-base-hospital/mastectomy/): 15 days - [Royal North Shore Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-north-shore-hospital/mastectomy/): 15 days - [Tamworth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tamworth-hospital/mastectomy/): 15 days - [Wollongong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wollongong-hospital/mastectomy/): 15 days - [Shoalhaven Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/shoalhaven-hospital/mastectomy/): 16 days - [Prince of Wales Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/prince-of-wales-hospital/mastectomy/): 17 days - [Wagga Wagga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wagga-wagga-hospital/mastectomy/): 17 days - [Coffs Harbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/coffs-harbour-hospital/mastectomy/): 18 days - [Maitland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maitland-hospital/mastectomy/): 18 days - [Nepean Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nepean-hospital/mastectomy/): 18 days - [Moruya Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/moruya-hospital/mastectomy/): 19 days - [Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bankstown-lidcombe-hospital/mastectomy/): 20 days - [Dubbo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dubbo-hospital/mastectomy/): 20 days - [Fairfield Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/fairfield-hospital/mastectomy/): 20 days - [Gosford Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gosford-hospital/mastectomy/): 20 days - [Campbelltown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/campbelltown-hospital/mastectomy/): 21 days - [Orange Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/orange-health-service/mastectomy/): 21 days - [St George Hospital NSW](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-george-hospital-nsw/mastectomy/): 21 days - [Tweed Valley Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/mastectomy/): 21 days - [Auburn Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/auburn-hospital/mastectomy/): 22 days - [Liverpool Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/liverpool-hospital/mastectomy/): 22 days - [Royal Hospital for Women](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hospital-for-women/mastectomy/): 22 days - [Lismore Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lismore-base-hospital/mastectomy/): 26 days - [South East Regional Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-east-regional-hospital/mastectomy/): 26 days - [Westmead Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/westmead-hospital/mastectomy/): 27 days - [Hawkesbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hawkesbury-hospital/mastectomy/): 28 days - [Shellharbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/shellharbour-hospital/mastectomy/): 28 days - [St Vincent's Hospital \[Darlinghurst\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-darlinghurst/mastectomy/): 31 days - [Calvary Mater Newcastle](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/calvary-mater-newcastle/mastectomy/): 35 days - [Concord Repatriation Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/concord-repatriation-hospital/mastectomy/): 49 days - [Bathurst Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bathurst-base-hospital/mastectomy/): not published - [Bowral Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bowral-hospital/mastectomy/): not published - [Cessnock Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cessnock-hospital/mastectomy/): not published - [Goulburn Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-base-hospital/mastectomy/): not published - [Griffith Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/griffith-base-hospital/mastectomy/): not published - [Kempsey District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kempsey-district-hospital/mastectomy/): not published - [Manning Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/manning-hospital/mastectomy/): not published - [Mudgee Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/mastectomy/): not published - [Northern Beaches Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northern-beaches-hospital/mastectomy/): not published - [Sutherland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sutherland-hospital/mastectomy/): not published - [Wyong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wyong-hospital/mastectomy/): not published Mastectomy 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 Prince Alfred Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-hospital/mastectomy/) | 8 days | not published | 19 surgeries | | 2 | [Belmont Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/belmont-hospital/mastectomy/) | 14 days | not published | 11 surgeries | | 2 | [Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hornsby-ku-ring-gai-hospital/mastectomy/) | 14 days | not published | 11 surgeries | | 4 | [Mount Druitt Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-druitt-hospital/mastectomy/) | 15 days | not published | 27 surgeries | | 4 | [Port Macquarie Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-macquarie-base-hospital/mastectomy/) | 15 days | not published | 16 surgeries | | 4 | [Royal North Shore Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-north-shore-hospital/mastectomy/) | 15 days | not published | 35 surgeries | | 4 | [Tamworth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tamworth-hospital/mastectomy/) | 15 days | not published | 44 surgeries | | 4 | [Wollongong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wollongong-hospital/mastectomy/) | 15 days | not published | 49 surgeries | | 9 | [Shoalhaven Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/shoalhaven-hospital/mastectomy/) | 16 days | not published | 12 surgeries | | 10 | [Prince of Wales Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/prince-of-wales-hospital/mastectomy/) | 17 days | not published | 29 surgeries | | 10 | [Wagga Wagga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wagga-wagga-hospital/mastectomy/) | 17 days | not published | 21 surgeries | | 12 | [Coffs Harbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/coffs-harbour-hospital/mastectomy/) | 18 days | not published | 30 surgeries | | 12 | [Maitland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maitland-hospital/mastectomy/) | 18 days | not published | 12 surgeries | | 12 | [Nepean Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nepean-hospital/mastectomy/) | 18 days | not published | 42 surgeries | | 15 | [Moruya Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/moruya-hospital/mastectomy/) | 19 days | not published | 11 surgeries | | 16 | [Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bankstown-lidcombe-hospital/mastectomy/) | 20 days | not published | 34 surgeries | | 16 | [Dubbo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dubbo-hospital/mastectomy/) | 20 days | not published | 25 surgeries | | 16 | [Fairfield Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/fairfield-hospital/mastectomy/) | 20 days | not published | 26 surgeries | | 16 | [Gosford Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gosford-hospital/mastectomy/) | 20 days | not published | 40 surgeries | | 20 | [Campbelltown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/campbelltown-hospital/mastectomy/) | 21 days | 1.4% | 70 surgeries | | 20 | [Orange Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/orange-health-service/mastectomy/) | 21 days | not published | 27 surgeries | | 20 | [St George Hospital NSW](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-george-hospital-nsw/mastectomy/) | 21 days | 4.7% | 64 surgeries | | 20 | [Tweed Valley Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/mastectomy/) | 21 days | not published | 31 surgeries | | 24 | [Auburn Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/auburn-hospital/mastectomy/) | 22 days | not published | 21 surgeries | | 24 | [Liverpool Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/liverpool-hospital/mastectomy/) | 22 days | not published | 49 surgeries | | 24 | [Royal Hospital for Women](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hospital-for-women/mastectomy/) | 22 days | not published | 33 surgeries | | 27 | [Lismore Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lismore-base-hospital/mastectomy/) | 26 days | not published | 33 surgeries | | 27 | [South East Regional Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-east-regional-hospital/mastectomy/) | 26 days | not published | 30 surgeries | | 29 | [Westmead Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/westmead-hospital/mastectomy/) | 27 days | 2.5% | 80 surgeries | | 30 | [Hawkesbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hawkesbury-hospital/mastectomy/) | 28 days | not published | 14 surgeries | | 30 | [Shellharbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/shellharbour-hospital/mastectomy/) | 28 days | not published | 16 surgeries | | 32 | [St Vincent's Hospital \[Darlinghurst\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-darlinghurst/mastectomy/) | 31 days | not published | 10 surgeries | | 33 | [Calvary Mater Newcastle](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/calvary-mater-newcastle/mastectomy/) | 35 days | 2.7% | 73 surgeries | | 34 | [Concord Repatriation Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/concord-repatriation-hospital/mastectomy/) | 49 days | 0.0% | 93 surgeries | | unranked | [Bathurst Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bathurst-base-hospital/mastectomy/) | not published | not published | 9 surgeries | | unranked | [Bowral Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bowral-hospital/mastectomy/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries | | unranked | [Cessnock Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cessnock-hospital/mastectomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Goulburn Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-base-hospital/mastectomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Griffith Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/griffith-base-hospital/mastectomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Kempsey District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kempsey-district-hospital/mastectomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Manning Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/manning-hospital/mastectomy/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries | | unranked | [Mudgee Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/mastectomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Northern Beaches Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northern-beaches-hospital/mastectomy/) | not published | not published | 7 surgeries | | unranked | [Sutherland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sutherland-hospital/mastectomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Wyong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wyong-hospital/mastectomy/) | not published | not published | 5 surgeries | Ranked by area in New South Wales: [near Camperdown](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/mastectomy/near/camperdown/) · [near Liverpool](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/mastectomy/near/liverpool/) · [near Penrith](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/mastectomy/near/penrith/) · [near Randwick](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/mastectomy/near/randwick/) · [near St Leonards](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/mastectomy/near/st-leonards/) · [near Westmead](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/mastectomy/near/westmead/) · [near Wollongong](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/mastectomy/near/wollongong/). **Cite this page** > The median wait for breast removal in New South Wales public hospitals was 21 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Breast removal waiting times in New South Wales", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/mastectomy/nsw/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/mastectomy/nsw/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/mastectomy/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/mastectomy/), 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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