--- title: "Prostate surgery waiting times in New South Wales" description: "Public hospitals in New South Wales ranked by median wait for Prostate surgery in 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/prostate-surgery/nsw/" --- # Prostate surgery waiting times in New South Wales The median wait for prostate surgery in New South Wales public hospitals was **77 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **55 days**. The source publishes this surgery as "Prostatectomy (transurethral or open)". Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026. 40 public hospitals in New South Wales reported prostate 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 "Prostatectomy (transurethral or open)" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept. 2 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 55 days marks the national median. - [Royal Prince Alfred Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-hospital/prostate-surgery/): 26 days - [Wagga Wagga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wagga-wagga-hospital/prostate-surgery/): 30 days - [Hawkesbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hawkesbury-hospital/prostate-surgery/): 44 days - [Griffith Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/griffith-base-hospital/prostate-surgery/): 48 days - [Prince of Wales Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/prince-of-wales-hospital/prostate-surgery/): 50 days - [Tweed Valley Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/prostate-surgery/): 50 days - [St Vincent's Hospital \[Darlinghurst\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-darlinghurst/prostate-surgery/): 53 days - [Mudgee Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/prostate-surgery/): 55 days - [South East Regional Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-east-regional-hospital/prostate-surgery/): 58 days - [Northern Beaches Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northern-beaches-hospital/prostate-surgery/): 63 days - [Gosford Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gosford-hospital/prostate-surgery/): 67 days - [Port Macquarie Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-macquarie-base-hospital/prostate-surgery/): 68 days - [Concord Repatriation Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/concord-repatriation-hospital/prostate-surgery/): 69 days - [St George Hospital NSW](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-george-hospital-nsw/prostate-surgery/): 70 days - [Sutherland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sutherland-hospital/prostate-surgery/): 71 days - [Wyong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wyong-hospital/prostate-surgery/): 76 days - [Coffs Harbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/coffs-harbour-hospital/prostate-surgery/): 77 days - [Blacktown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blacktown-hospital/prostate-surgery/): 78 days - [Wollongong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wollongong-hospital/prostate-surgery/): 78 days - [Orange Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/orange-health-service/prostate-surgery/): 79 days - [Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bankstown-lidcombe-hospital/prostate-surgery/): 82 days - [Canterbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/canterbury-hospital/prostate-surgery/): 84 days - [Tamworth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tamworth-hospital/prostate-surgery/): 86 days - [John Hunter Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/prostate-surgery/): 88 days - [Belmont Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/belmont-hospital/prostate-surgery/): 90 days - [Liverpool Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/liverpool-hospital/prostate-surgery/): 90 days - [Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hornsby-ku-ring-gai-hospital/prostate-surgery/): 91 days - [Nepean Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nepean-hospital/prostate-surgery/): 92 days - [Armidale Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/armidale-hospital/prostate-surgery/): 93 days - [Campbelltown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/campbelltown-hospital/prostate-surgery/): 102 days - [Royal North Shore Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-north-shore-hospital/prostate-surgery/): 105 days - [Shoalhaven Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/shoalhaven-hospital/prostate-surgery/): 107 days - [Dubbo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dubbo-hospital/prostate-surgery/): 108 days - [Cessnock Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cessnock-hospital/prostate-surgery/): 110 days - [Westmead Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/westmead-hospital/prostate-surgery/): 110 days - [Moruya Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/moruya-hospital/prostate-surgery/): 134 days - [Lismore Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lismore-base-hospital/prostate-surgery/): 147 days - [Maitland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maitland-hospital/prostate-surgery/): 294 days - [Broken Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/broken-hill-hospital/prostate-surgery/): not published - [Manning Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/manning-hospital/prostate-surgery/): not published Prostatectomy (transurethral or open) 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/prostate-surgery/) | 26 days | 0.0% | 103 surgeries | | 2 | [Wagga Wagga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wagga-wagga-hospital/prostate-surgery/) | 30 days | 0.0% | 69 surgeries | | 3 | [Hawkesbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hawkesbury-hospital/prostate-surgery/) | 44 days | not published | 11 surgeries | | 4 | [Griffith Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/griffith-base-hospital/prostate-surgery/) | 48 days | not published | 10 surgeries | | 5 | [Prince of Wales Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/prince-of-wales-hospital/prostate-surgery/) | 50 days | 0.0% | 106 surgeries | | 5 | [Tweed Valley Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/prostate-surgery/) | 50 days | 2.5% | 158 surgeries | | 7 | [St Vincent's Hospital \[Darlinghurst\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-darlinghurst/prostate-surgery/) | 53 days | not published | 40 surgeries | | 8 | [Mudgee Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/prostate-surgery/) | 55 days | not published | 17 surgeries | | 9 | [South East Regional Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-east-regional-hospital/prostate-surgery/) | 58 days | not published | 18 surgeries | | 10 | [Northern Beaches Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northern-beaches-hospital/prostate-surgery/) | 63 days | not published | 32 surgeries | | 11 | [Gosford Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gosford-hospital/prostate-surgery/) | 67 days | 0.0% | 71 surgeries | | 12 | [Port Macquarie Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-macquarie-base-hospital/prostate-surgery/) | 68 days | 6.8% | 117 surgeries | | 13 | [Concord Repatriation Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/concord-repatriation-hospital/prostate-surgery/) | 69 days | 0.0% | 80 surgeries | | 14 | [St George Hospital NSW](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-george-hospital-nsw/prostate-surgery/) | 70 days | 9.4% | 139 surgeries | | 15 | [Sutherland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sutherland-hospital/prostate-surgery/) | 71 days | not published | 37 surgeries | | 16 | [Wyong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wyong-hospital/prostate-surgery/) | 76 days | 0.0% | 78 surgeries | | 17 | [Coffs Harbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/coffs-harbour-hospital/prostate-surgery/) | 77 days | 0.0% | 161 surgeries | | 18 | [Blacktown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blacktown-hospital/prostate-surgery/) | 78 days | 1.0% | 105 surgeries | | 18 | [Wollongong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wollongong-hospital/prostate-surgery/) | 78 days | 1.0% | 98 surgeries | | 20 | [Orange Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/orange-health-service/prostate-surgery/) | 79 days | not published | 43 surgeries | | 21 | [Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bankstown-lidcombe-hospital/prostate-surgery/) | 82 days | 13.9% | 101 surgeries | | 22 | [Canterbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/canterbury-hospital/prostate-surgery/) | 84 days | not published | 39 surgeries | | 23 | [Tamworth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tamworth-hospital/prostate-surgery/) | 86 days | 0.0% | 69 surgeries | | 24 | [John Hunter Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/prostate-surgery/) | 88 days | 5.3% | 57 surgeries | | 25 | [Belmont Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/belmont-hospital/prostate-surgery/) | 90 days | not published | 28 surgeries | | 25 | [Liverpool Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/liverpool-hospital/prostate-surgery/) | 90 days | 6.5% | 93 surgeries | | 27 | [Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hornsby-ku-ring-gai-hospital/prostate-surgery/) | 91 days | not published | 39 surgeries | | 28 | [Nepean Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nepean-hospital/prostate-surgery/) | 92 days | 6.3% | 288 surgeries | | 29 | [Armidale Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/armidale-hospital/prostate-surgery/) | 93 days | not published | 44 surgeries | | 30 | [Campbelltown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/campbelltown-hospital/prostate-surgery/) | 102 days | 15.5% | 116 surgeries | | 31 | [Royal North Shore Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-north-shore-hospital/prostate-surgery/) | 105 days | 1.6% | 61 surgeries | | 32 | [Shoalhaven Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/shoalhaven-hospital/prostate-surgery/) | 107 days | 9.4% | 53 surgeries | | 33 | [Dubbo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dubbo-hospital/prostate-surgery/) | 108 days | not published | 27 surgeries | | 34 | [Cessnock Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cessnock-hospital/prostate-surgery/) | 110 days | not published | 15 surgeries | | 34 | [Westmead Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/westmead-hospital/prostate-surgery/) | 110 days | 12.3% | 65 surgeries | | 36 | [Moruya Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/moruya-hospital/prostate-surgery/) | 134 days | not published | 20 surgeries | | 37 | [Lismore Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lismore-base-hospital/prostate-surgery/) | 147 days | 25.6% | 78 surgeries | | 38 | [Maitland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maitland-hospital/prostate-surgery/) | 294 days | not published | 12 surgeries | | unranked | [Broken Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/broken-hill-hospital/prostate-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Manning Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/manning-hospital/prostate-surgery/) | not published | not published | 8 surgeries | Ranked by area in New South Wales: [near Camperdown](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/prostate-surgery/near/camperdown/) · [near Gosford](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/prostate-surgery/near/gosford/) · [near Liverpool](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/prostate-surgery/near/liverpool/) · [near Penrith](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/prostate-surgery/near/penrith/) · [near Randwick](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/prostate-surgery/near/randwick/) · [near St Leonards](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/prostate-surgery/near/st-leonards/) · [near Westmead](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/prostate-surgery/near/westmead/). **Cite this page** > The median wait for prostate surgery in New South Wales public hospitals was 77 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Prostate surgery waiting times in New South Wales", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/prostate-surgery/nsw/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/prostate-surgery/nsw/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/prostate-surgery/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/prostate-surgery/), 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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