--- title: "Torn knee cartilage removal waiting times in New South Wales" description: "Public hospitals in New South Wales ranked by median wait for Torn knee cartilage removal in 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/meniscectomy/nsw/" --- # Torn knee cartilage removal waiting times in New South Wales The median wait for torn knee cartilage removal in New South Wales public hospitals was **142 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **57 days**. The source publishes this surgery as "Meniscectomy". Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026. 33 public hospitals in New South Wales reported torn knee cartilage 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 "Meniscectomy" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept. 28 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 57 days marks the national median. - [Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hornsby-ku-ring-gai-hospital/meniscectomy/): 36 days - [Hawkesbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hawkesbury-hospital/meniscectomy/): 228 days - [Fairfield Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/fairfield-hospital/meniscectomy/): 272 days - [Coffs Harbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/coffs-harbour-hospital/meniscectomy/): 277 days - [Wollongong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wollongong-hospital/meniscectomy/): 297 days - [Auburn Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/auburn-hospital/meniscectomy/): not published - [Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bankstown-lidcombe-hospital/meniscectomy/): not published - [Belmont Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/belmont-hospital/meniscectomy/): not published - [Campbelltown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/campbelltown-hospital/meniscectomy/): not published - [Canterbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/canterbury-hospital/meniscectomy/): not published - [Cessnock Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cessnock-hospital/meniscectomy/): not published - [Concord Repatriation Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/concord-repatriation-hospital/meniscectomy/): not published - [Dubbo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dubbo-hospital/meniscectomy/): not published - [Gosford Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gosford-hospital/meniscectomy/): not published - [Goulburn Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-base-hospital/meniscectomy/): not published - [Grafton Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/grafton-base-hospital/meniscectomy/): not published - [Griffith Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/griffith-base-hospital/meniscectomy/): not published - [John Hunter Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/meniscectomy/): not published - [Lismore Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lismore-base-hospital/meniscectomy/): not published - [Liverpool Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/liverpool-hospital/meniscectomy/): not published - [Moruya Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/moruya-hospital/meniscectomy/): not published - [Nepean Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nepean-hospital/meniscectomy/): not published - [Orange Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/orange-health-service/meniscectomy/): not published - [Port Macquarie Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-macquarie-base-hospital/meniscectomy/): not published - [Prince of Wales Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/prince-of-wales-hospital/meniscectomy/): not published - [Royal Prince Alfred Institute of Rheumatology & Orthopaedics](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-institute-of-rheumatology-orthopaedics/meniscectomy/): not published - [Ryde Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ryde-hospital/meniscectomy/): not published - [Singleton Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/singleton-hospital/meniscectomy/): not published - [St Vincent's Hospital \[Darlinghurst\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-darlinghurst/meniscectomy/): not published - [The Children's Hospital at Westmead](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-childrens-hospital-at-westmead/meniscectomy/): not published - [Wagga Wagga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wagga-wagga-hospital/meniscectomy/): not published - [Wauchope District Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wauchope-district-memorial-hospital/meniscectomy/): not published - [Westmead Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/westmead-hospital/meniscectomy/): not published Meniscectomy 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 | [Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hornsby-ku-ring-gai-hospital/meniscectomy/) | 36 days | not published | 11 surgeries | | 2 | [Hawkesbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hawkesbury-hospital/meniscectomy/) | 228 days | not published | 17 surgeries | | 3 | [Fairfield Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/fairfield-hospital/meniscectomy/) | 272 days | not published | 25 surgeries | | 4 | [Coffs Harbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/coffs-harbour-hospital/meniscectomy/) | 277 days | not published | 11 surgeries | | 5 | [Wollongong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wollongong-hospital/meniscectomy/) | 297 days | not published | 10 surgeries | | unranked | [Auburn Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/auburn-hospital/meniscectomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bankstown-lidcombe-hospital/meniscectomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Belmont Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/belmont-hospital/meniscectomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Campbelltown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/campbelltown-hospital/meniscectomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Canterbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/canterbury-hospital/meniscectomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Cessnock Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cessnock-hospital/meniscectomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Concord Repatriation Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/concord-repatriation-hospital/meniscectomy/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries | | unranked | [Dubbo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dubbo-hospital/meniscectomy/) | not published | not published | 8 surgeries | | unranked | [Gosford Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gosford-hospital/meniscectomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Goulburn Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-base-hospital/meniscectomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Grafton Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/grafton-base-hospital/meniscectomy/) | not published | not published | 8 surgeries | | unranked | [Griffith Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/griffith-base-hospital/meniscectomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [John Hunter Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/meniscectomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Lismore Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lismore-base-hospital/meniscectomy/) | not published | not published | 5 surgeries | | unranked | [Liverpool Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/liverpool-hospital/meniscectomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Moruya Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/moruya-hospital/meniscectomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Nepean Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nepean-hospital/meniscectomy/) | not published | not published | 8 surgeries | | unranked | [Orange Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/orange-health-service/meniscectomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Port Macquarie Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-macquarie-base-hospital/meniscectomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Prince of Wales Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/prince-of-wales-hospital/meniscectomy/) | not published | not published | 5 surgeries | | unranked | [Royal Prince Alfred Institute of Rheumatology & Orthopaedics](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-institute-of-rheumatology-orthopaedics/meniscectomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Ryde Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ryde-hospital/meniscectomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Singleton Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/singleton-hospital/meniscectomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [St Vincent's Hospital \[Darlinghurst\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-darlinghurst/meniscectomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [The Children's Hospital at Westmead](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-childrens-hospital-at-westmead/meniscectomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Wagga Wagga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wagga-wagga-hospital/meniscectomy/) | not published | not published | 5 surgeries | | unranked | [Wauchope District Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wauchope-district-memorial-hospital/meniscectomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Westmead Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/westmead-hospital/meniscectomy/) | not published | not published | 5 surgeries | **Cite this page** > The median wait for torn knee cartilage removal in New South Wales public hospitals was 142 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Torn knee cartilage removal waiting times in NSW", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/meniscectomy/nsw/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/meniscectomy/nsw/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/meniscectomy/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/meniscectomy/), 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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