--- title: "Salivary gland removal waiting times in New South Wales" description: "Public hospitals in New South Wales ranked by median wait for Salivary gland removal in 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/nsw/" --- # Salivary gland removal waiting times in New South Wales The median wait for salivary gland removal in New South Wales public hospitals was **44 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **45 days**. The source publishes this surgery as "Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of". Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026. 36 public hospitals in New South Wales reported salivary gland 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 "Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept. 20 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 45 days marks the national median. - [Royal North Shore Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-north-shore-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/): 16 days - [Auburn Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/auburn-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/): 21 days - [St George Hospital NSW](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-george-hospital-nsw/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/): 21 days - [Nepean Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nepean-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/): 25 days - [Orange Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/orange-health-service/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/): 25 days - [John Hunter Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/): 27 days - [Concord Repatriation Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/concord-repatriation-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/): 29 days - [Tweed Valley Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/): 29 days - [Wollongong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wollongong-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/): 34 days - [St Vincent's Hospital \[Darlinghurst\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-darlinghurst/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/): 44 days - [Westmead Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/westmead-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/): 47 days - [Prince of Wales Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/prince-of-wales-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/): 56 days - [Liverpool Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/liverpool-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/): 64 days - [Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bankstown-lidcombe-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/): 66 days - [Gosford Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gosford-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/): 81 days - [Dubbo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dubbo-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/): 118 days - [Belmont Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/belmont-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/): not published - [Blacktown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blacktown-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/): not published - [Campbelltown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/campbelltown-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/): not published - [Canterbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/canterbury-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/): not published - [Grafton Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/grafton-base-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/): not published - [Griffith Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/griffith-base-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/): not published - [Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hornsby-ku-ring-gai-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/): not published - [Lismore Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lismore-base-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/): not published - [Maitland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maitland-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/): not published - [Mount Druitt Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-druitt-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/): not published - [Mudgee Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/): not published - [Northern Beaches Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northern-beaches-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/): not published - [Port Macquarie Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-macquarie-base-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/): not published - [Royal Prince Alfred Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/): not published - [Shoalhaven Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/shoalhaven-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/): not published - [South East Regional Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-east-regional-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/): not published - [Sutherland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sutherland-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/): not published - [Tamworth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tamworth-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/): not published - [The Children's Hospital at Westmead](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-childrens-hospital-at-westmead/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/): not published - [Wagga Wagga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wagga-wagga-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/): not published Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of 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 North Shore Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-north-shore-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | 16 days | not published | 31 surgeries | | 2 | [Auburn Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/auburn-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | 21 days | not published | 10 surgeries | | 2 | [St George Hospital NSW](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-george-hospital-nsw/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | 21 days | not published | 23 surgeries | | 4 | [Nepean Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nepean-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | 25 days | not published | 28 surgeries | | 4 | [Orange Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/orange-health-service/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | 25 days | not published | 16 surgeries | | 6 | [John Hunter Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | 27 days | not published | 21 surgeries | | 7 | [Concord Repatriation Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/concord-repatriation-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | 29 days | not published | 11 surgeries | | 7 | [Tweed Valley Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | 29 days | not published | 16 surgeries | | 9 | [Wollongong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wollongong-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | 34 days | not published | 43 surgeries | | 10 | [St Vincent's Hospital \[Darlinghurst\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-darlinghurst/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | 44 days | not published | 17 surgeries | | 11 | [Westmead Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/westmead-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | 47 days | not published | 44 surgeries | | 12 | [Prince of Wales Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/prince-of-wales-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | 56 days | not published | 23 surgeries | | 13 | [Liverpool Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/liverpool-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | 64 days | not published | 44 surgeries | | 14 | [Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bankstown-lidcombe-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | 66 days | not published | 11 surgeries | | 15 | [Gosford Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gosford-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | 81 days | not published | 27 surgeries | | 16 | [Dubbo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dubbo-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | 118 days | not published | 11 surgeries | | unranked | [Belmont Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/belmont-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries | | unranked | [Blacktown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blacktown-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | not published | not published | 7 surgeries | | unranked | [Campbelltown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/campbelltown-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries | | unranked | [Canterbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/canterbury-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Grafton Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/grafton-base-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Griffith Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/griffith-base-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hornsby-ku-ring-gai-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Lismore Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lismore-base-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | not published | not published | 7 surgeries | | unranked | [Maitland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maitland-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | not published | not published | 8 surgeries | | unranked | [Mount Druitt Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-druitt-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Mudgee Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Northern Beaches Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northern-beaches-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Port Macquarie Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-macquarie-base-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Royal Prince Alfred Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Shoalhaven Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/shoalhaven-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [South East Regional Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-east-regional-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | not published | not published | 5 surgeries | | unranked | [Sutherland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sutherland-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Tamworth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tamworth-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | not published | not published | 8 surgeries | | unranked | [The Children's Hospital at Westmead](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-childrens-hospital-at-westmead/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Wagga Wagga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wagga-wagga-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | not published | not published | 5 surgeries | Ranked by area in New South Wales: [near Liverpool](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/near/liverpool/) · [near Randwick](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/near/randwick/) · [near Westmead](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/near/westmead/). **Cite this page** > The median wait for salivary gland removal in New South Wales public hospitals was 44 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Salivary gland removal waiting times in New South Wales", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/nsw/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/nsw/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/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/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/), 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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