--- title: "Kidney removal waiting times in New South Wales" description: "Public hospitals in New South Wales ranked by median wait for Kidney removal in 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/nephrectomy/nsw/" --- # Kidney removal waiting times in New South Wales The median wait for kidney removal in New South Wales public hospitals was **36 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **30 days**. The source publishes this surgery as "Nephrectomy". Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026. 32 public hospitals in New South Wales reported kidney 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 "Nephrectomy" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept. 13 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 30 days marks the national median. - [Royal Prince Alfred Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-hospital/nephrectomy/): 14 days - [Prince of Wales Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/prince-of-wales-hospital/nephrectomy/): 23 days - [Concord Repatriation Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/concord-repatriation-hospital/nephrectomy/): 24 days - [Orange Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/orange-health-service/nephrectomy/): 24 days - [Wollongong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wollongong-hospital/nephrectomy/): 27 days - [St George Hospital NSW](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-george-hospital-nsw/nephrectomy/): 28 days - [Wagga Wagga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wagga-wagga-hospital/nephrectomy/): 28 days - [Gosford Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gosford-hospital/nephrectomy/): 29 days - [Royal North Shore Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-north-shore-hospital/nephrectomy/): 29 days - [Liverpool Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/liverpool-hospital/nephrectomy/): 36 days - [Campbelltown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/campbelltown-hospital/nephrectomy/): 41 days - [Tweed Valley Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/nephrectomy/): 41 days - [Lismore Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lismore-base-hospital/nephrectomy/): 49 days - [Dubbo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dubbo-hospital/nephrectomy/): 67 days - [John Hunter Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/nephrectomy/): 69 days - [Nepean Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nepean-hospital/nephrectomy/): 73 days - [Westmead Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/westmead-hospital/nephrectomy/): 77 days - [Tamworth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tamworth-hospital/nephrectomy/): 87 days - [Port Macquarie Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-macquarie-base-hospital/nephrectomy/): 88 days - [Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bankstown-lidcombe-hospital/nephrectomy/): not published - [Blacktown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blacktown-hospital/nephrectomy/): not published - [Calvary Mater Newcastle](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/calvary-mater-newcastle/nephrectomy/): not published - [Canterbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/canterbury-hospital/nephrectomy/): not published - [Coffs Harbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/coffs-harbour-hospital/nephrectomy/): not published - [Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hornsby-ku-ring-gai-hospital/nephrectomy/): not published - [Manning Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/manning-hospital/nephrectomy/): not published - [Northern Beaches Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northern-beaches-hospital/nephrectomy/): not published - [St Vincent's Hospital \[Darlinghurst\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-darlinghurst/nephrectomy/): not published - [Sutherland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sutherland-hospital/nephrectomy/): not published - [Sydney Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sydney-childrens-hospital/nephrectomy/): not published - [The Children's Hospital at Westmead](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-childrens-hospital-at-westmead/nephrectomy/): not published - [Wyong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wyong-hospital/nephrectomy/): not published Nephrectomy 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/nephrectomy/) | 14 days | 0.0% | 79 surgeries | | 2 | [Prince of Wales Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/prince-of-wales-hospital/nephrectomy/) | 23 days | not published | 30 surgeries | | 3 | [Concord Repatriation Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/concord-repatriation-hospital/nephrectomy/) | 24 days | not published | 15 surgeries | | 3 | [Orange Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/orange-health-service/nephrectomy/) | 24 days | not published | 11 surgeries | | 5 | [Wollongong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wollongong-hospital/nephrectomy/) | 27 days | 0.0% | 52 surgeries | | 6 | [St George Hospital NSW](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-george-hospital-nsw/nephrectomy/) | 28 days | not published | 29 surgeries | | 6 | [Wagga Wagga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wagga-wagga-hospital/nephrectomy/) | 28 days | not published | 18 surgeries | | 8 | [Gosford Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gosford-hospital/nephrectomy/) | 29 days | not published | 21 surgeries | | 8 | [Royal North Shore Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-north-shore-hospital/nephrectomy/) | 29 days | 0.0% | 61 surgeries | | 10 | [Liverpool Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/liverpool-hospital/nephrectomy/) | 36 days | not published | 38 surgeries | | 11 | [Campbelltown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/campbelltown-hospital/nephrectomy/) | 41 days | not published | 14 surgeries | | 11 | [Tweed Valley Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/nephrectomy/) | 41 days | not published | 30 surgeries | | 13 | [Lismore Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lismore-base-hospital/nephrectomy/) | 49 days | not published | 12 surgeries | | 14 | [Dubbo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dubbo-hospital/nephrectomy/) | 67 days | not published | 15 surgeries | | 15 | [John Hunter Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/nephrectomy/) | 69 days | 2.9% | 70 surgeries | | 16 | [Nepean Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nepean-hospital/nephrectomy/) | 73 days | 1.4% | 70 surgeries | | 17 | [Westmead Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/westmead-hospital/nephrectomy/) | 77 days | 0.9% | 110 surgeries | | 18 | [Tamworth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tamworth-hospital/nephrectomy/) | 87 days | not published | 14 surgeries | | 19 | [Port Macquarie Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-macquarie-base-hospital/nephrectomy/) | 88 days | not published | 16 surgeries | | unranked | [Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bankstown-lidcombe-hospital/nephrectomy/) | not published | not published | 5 surgeries | | unranked | [Blacktown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blacktown-hospital/nephrectomy/) | not published | not published | 5 surgeries | | unranked | [Calvary Mater Newcastle](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/calvary-mater-newcastle/nephrectomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Canterbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/canterbury-hospital/nephrectomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Coffs Harbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/coffs-harbour-hospital/nephrectomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hornsby-ku-ring-gai-hospital/nephrectomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Manning Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/manning-hospital/nephrectomy/) | not published | not published | 8 surgeries | | unranked | [Northern Beaches Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northern-beaches-hospital/nephrectomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [St Vincent's Hospital \[Darlinghurst\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-darlinghurst/nephrectomy/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries | | unranked | [Sutherland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sutherland-hospital/nephrectomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Sydney Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sydney-childrens-hospital/nephrectomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [The Children's Hospital at Westmead](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-childrens-hospital-at-westmead/nephrectomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Wyong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wyong-hospital/nephrectomy/) | not published | not published | not published | Ranked by area in New South Wales: [near Camperdown](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/nephrectomy/near/camperdown/) · [near Liverpool](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/nephrectomy/near/liverpool/) · [near Randwick](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/nephrectomy/near/randwick/). **Cite this page** > The median wait for kidney removal in New South Wales public hospitals was 36 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Kidney removal waiting times in New South Wales", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/nephrectomy/nsw/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/nephrectomy/nsw/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/nephrectomy/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/nephrectomy/), 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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