--- title: "Bone realignment surgery waiting times in New South Wales" description: "Public hospitals in New South Wales ranked by median wait for Bone realignment surgery in 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/osteotomy/nsw/" --- # Bone realignment surgery waiting times in New South Wales The median wait for bone realignment surgery in New South Wales public hospitals was **180 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **135 days**. The source publishes this surgery as "Osteotomy". Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026. 47 public hospitals in New South Wales reported bone realignment surgery 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 "Osteotomy" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept. 35 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 135 days marks the national median. - [Nepean Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nepean-hospital/osteotomy/): 54 days - [Prince of Wales Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/prince-of-wales-hospital/osteotomy/): 62 days - [The Children's Hospital at Westmead](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-childrens-hospital-at-westmead/osteotomy/): 107 days - [Sydney Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sydney-childrens-hospital/osteotomy/): 155 days - [Concord Repatriation Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/concord-repatriation-hospital/osteotomy/): 198 days - [Belmont Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/belmont-hospital/osteotomy/): 252 days - [Royal North Shore Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-north-shore-hospital/osteotomy/): 253 days - [Westmead Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/westmead-hospital/osteotomy/): 304 days - [Dubbo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dubbo-hospital/osteotomy/): 305 days - [Wagga Wagga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wagga-wagga-hospital/osteotomy/): 331 days - [Campbelltown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/campbelltown-hospital/osteotomy/): 354 days - [John Hunter Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/osteotomy/): 372 days - [Armidale Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/armidale-hospital/osteotomy/): not published - [Auburn Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/auburn-hospital/osteotomy/): not published - [Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bankstown-lidcombe-hospital/osteotomy/): not published - [Bathurst Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bathurst-base-hospital/osteotomy/): not published - [Blacktown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blacktown-hospital/osteotomy/): not published - [Bowral Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bowral-hospital/osteotomy/): not published - [Canterbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/canterbury-hospital/osteotomy/): not published - [Casino and District Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/casino-and-district-memorial-hospital/osteotomy/): not published - [Coffs Harbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/coffs-harbour-hospital/osteotomy/): not published - [Cooma Hospital and Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cooma-hospital-and-health-service/osteotomy/): not published - [Gosford Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gosford-hospital/osteotomy/): not published - [Goulburn Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-base-hospital/osteotomy/): not published - [Grafton Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/grafton-base-hospital/osteotomy/): not published - [Hawkesbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hawkesbury-hospital/osteotomy/): not published - [Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hornsby-ku-ring-gai-hospital/osteotomy/): not published - [Kempsey District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kempsey-district-hospital/osteotomy/): not published - [Lismore Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lismore-base-hospital/osteotomy/): not published - [Liverpool Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/liverpool-hospital/osteotomy/): not published - [Maitland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maitland-hospital/osteotomy/): not published - [Moruya Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/moruya-hospital/osteotomy/): not published - [Mount Druitt Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-druitt-hospital/osteotomy/): not published - [Northern Beaches Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northern-beaches-hospital/osteotomy/): not published - [Port Macquarie Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-macquarie-base-hospital/osteotomy/): not published - [Royal Prince Alfred Institute of Rheumatology & Orthopaedics](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-institute-of-rheumatology-orthopaedics/osteotomy/): not published - [Ryde Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ryde-hospital/osteotomy/): not published - [Singleton Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/singleton-hospital/osteotomy/): not published - [St George Hospital NSW](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-george-hospital-nsw/osteotomy/): not published - [St Vincent's Hospital \[Darlinghurst\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-darlinghurst/osteotomy/): not published - [Sutherland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sutherland-hospital/osteotomy/): not published - [Sydney Hospital / Sydney Eye Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sydney-hospital-sydney-eye-hospital/osteotomy/): not published - [Tamworth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tamworth-hospital/osteotomy/): not published - [Tweed Valley Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/osteotomy/): not published - [Wauchope District Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wauchope-district-memorial-hospital/osteotomy/): not published - [Wollongong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wollongong-hospital/osteotomy/): not published - [Wyong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wyong-hospital/osteotomy/): not published Osteotomy 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 | [Nepean Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nepean-hospital/osteotomy/) | 54 days | not published | 13 surgeries | | 2 | [Prince of Wales Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/prince-of-wales-hospital/osteotomy/) | 62 days | not published | 22 surgeries | | 3 | [The Children's Hospital at Westmead](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-childrens-hospital-at-westmead/osteotomy/) | 107 days | 8.2% | 85 surgeries | | 4 | [Sydney Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sydney-childrens-hospital/osteotomy/) | 155 days | not published | 28 surgeries | | 5 | [Concord Repatriation Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/concord-repatriation-hospital/osteotomy/) | 198 days | not published | 15 surgeries | | 6 | [Belmont Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/belmont-hospital/osteotomy/) | 252 days | not published | 12 surgeries | | 7 | [Royal North Shore Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-north-shore-hospital/osteotomy/) | 253 days | not published | 11 surgeries | | 8 | [Westmead Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/westmead-hospital/osteotomy/) | 304 days | not published | 13 surgeries | | 9 | [Dubbo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dubbo-hospital/osteotomy/) | 305 days | not published | 11 surgeries | | 10 | [Wagga Wagga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wagga-wagga-hospital/osteotomy/) | 331 days | 26.0% | 50 surgeries | | 11 | [Campbelltown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/campbelltown-hospital/osteotomy/) | 354 days | not published | 21 surgeries | | 12 | [John Hunter Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/osteotomy/) | 372 days | not published | 27 surgeries | | unranked | [Armidale Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/armidale-hospital/osteotomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Auburn Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/auburn-hospital/osteotomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bankstown-lidcombe-hospital/osteotomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Bathurst Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bathurst-base-hospital/osteotomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Blacktown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blacktown-hospital/osteotomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Bowral Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bowral-hospital/osteotomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Canterbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/canterbury-hospital/osteotomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Casino and District Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/casino-and-district-memorial-hospital/osteotomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Coffs Harbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/coffs-harbour-hospital/osteotomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Cooma Hospital and Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cooma-hospital-and-health-service/osteotomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Gosford Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gosford-hospital/osteotomy/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries | | unranked | [Goulburn Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-base-hospital/osteotomy/) | not published | not published | 5 surgeries | | unranked | [Grafton Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/grafton-base-hospital/osteotomy/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries | | unranked | [Hawkesbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hawkesbury-hospital/osteotomy/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries | | unranked | [Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hornsby-ku-ring-gai-hospital/osteotomy/) | not published | not published | 8 surgeries | | unranked | [Kempsey District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kempsey-district-hospital/osteotomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Lismore Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lismore-base-hospital/osteotomy/) | not published | not published | 8 surgeries | | unranked | [Liverpool Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/liverpool-hospital/osteotomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Maitland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maitland-hospital/osteotomy/) | not published | not published | 8 surgeries | | unranked | [Moruya Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/moruya-hospital/osteotomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Mount Druitt Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-druitt-hospital/osteotomy/) | not published | not published | 7 surgeries | | unranked | [Northern Beaches Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northern-beaches-hospital/osteotomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Port Macquarie Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-macquarie-base-hospital/osteotomy/) | not published | not published | 8 surgeries | | unranked | [Royal Prince Alfred Institute of Rheumatology & Orthopaedics](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-institute-of-rheumatology-orthopaedics/osteotomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Ryde Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ryde-hospital/osteotomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Singleton Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/singleton-hospital/osteotomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [St George Hospital NSW](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-george-hospital-nsw/osteotomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [St Vincent's Hospital \[Darlinghurst\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-darlinghurst/osteotomy/) | not published | not published | 7 surgeries | | unranked | [Sutherland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sutherland-hospital/osteotomy/) | not published | not published | 5 surgeries | | unranked | [Sydney Hospital / Sydney Eye Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sydney-hospital-sydney-eye-hospital/osteotomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Tamworth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tamworth-hospital/osteotomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Tweed Valley Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/osteotomy/) | not published | not published | 9 surgeries | | unranked | [Wauchope District Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wauchope-district-memorial-hospital/osteotomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Wollongong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wollongong-hospital/osteotomy/) | not published | not published | 9 surgeries | | unranked | [Wyong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wyong-hospital/osteotomy/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries | **Cite this page** > The median wait for bone realignment surgery in New South Wales public hospitals was 180 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Bone realignment surgery waiting times in NSW", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/osteotomy/nsw/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/osteotomy/nsw/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/osteotomy/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/osteotomy/), 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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