--- title: "Pterygium (eye growth) removal waiting times in New South Wales" description: "Public hospitals in New South Wales ranked by median wait for Pterygium (eye growth) removal in 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/pterygium-excision-of/nsw/" --- # Pterygium (eye growth) removal waiting times in New South Wales The median wait for pterygium (eye growth) removal in New South Wales public hospitals was **346 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **197 days**. The source publishes this surgery as "Pterygium - 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 pterygium (eye growth) 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 "Pterygium - excision of" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept. 14 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 197 days marks the national median. - [Royal Prince Alfred Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/): 44 days - [Moree Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/moree-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/): 253 days - [Murwillumbah District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/murwillumbah-district-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/): 275 days - [Bourke Multi Purpose Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bourke-multi-purpose-service/pterygium-excision-of/): 286 days - [Blue Mountains Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blue-mountains-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/): 290 days - [Kempsey District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kempsey-district-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/): 293 days - [Bathurst Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bathurst-base-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/): 318 days - [Wyong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wyong-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/): 320 days - [Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bankstown-lidcombe-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/): 323 days - [Tamworth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tamworth-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/): 329 days - [Dubbo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dubbo-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/): 345 days - [Macksville District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/macksville-district-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/): 350 days - [Orange Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/orange-health-service/pterygium-excision-of/): 351 days - [Wagga Wagga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wagga-wagga-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/): 351 days - [Lismore Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lismore-base-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/): 355 days - [Kurri Kurri Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kurri-kurri-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/): 356 days - [Grafton Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/grafton-base-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/): 360 days - [Shellharbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/shellharbour-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/): 360 days - [Sydney Hospital / Sydney Eye Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sydney-hospital-sydney-eye-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/): 365 days - [Royal North Shore Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-north-shore-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/): 373 days - [Westmead Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/westmead-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/): 396 days - [Liverpool Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/liverpool-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/): 443 days - [Auburn Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/auburn-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/): not published - [Belmont Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/belmont-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/): not published - [Bowral Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bowral-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/): not published - [Broken Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/broken-hill-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/): not published - [Campbelltown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/campbelltown-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/): not published - [Concord Repatriation Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/concord-repatriation-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/): not published - [Gloucester Soldiers' Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gloucester-soldiers-memorial-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/): not published - [Lachlan Health Service - Forbes](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lachlan-health-service-forbes/pterygium-excision-of/): not published - [Lithgow Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lithgow-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/): not published - [Manning Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/manning-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/): not published - [Port Macquarie Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-macquarie-base-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/): not published - [Prince of Wales Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/prince-of-wales-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/): not published - [South East Regional Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-east-regional-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/): not published - [Sutherland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sutherland-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/): not published Pterygium - 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 Prince Alfred Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/) | 44 days | not published | 14 surgeries | | 2 | [Moree Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/moree-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/) | 253 days | not published | 17 surgeries | | 3 | [Murwillumbah District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/murwillumbah-district-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/) | 275 days | not published | 16 surgeries | | 4 | [Bourke Multi Purpose Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bourke-multi-purpose-service/pterygium-excision-of/) | 286 days | not published | 11 surgeries | | 5 | [Blue Mountains Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blue-mountains-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/) | 290 days | not published | 12 surgeries | | 6 | [Kempsey District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kempsey-district-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/) | 293 days | not published | 24 surgeries | | 7 | [Bathurst Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bathurst-base-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/) | 318 days | not published | 11 surgeries | | 8 | [Wyong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wyong-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/) | 320 days | not published | 22 surgeries | | 9 | [Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bankstown-lidcombe-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/) | 323 days | not published | 29 surgeries | | 10 | [Tamworth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tamworth-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/) | 329 days | 16.9% | 59 surgeries | | 11 | [Dubbo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dubbo-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/) | 345 days | not published | 20 surgeries | | 12 | [Macksville District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/macksville-district-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/) | 350 days | 36.5% | 52 surgeries | | 13 | [Orange Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/orange-health-service/pterygium-excision-of/) | 351 days | not published | 17 surgeries | | 13 | [Wagga Wagga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wagga-wagga-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/) | 351 days | not published | 18 surgeries | | 15 | [Lismore Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lismore-base-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/) | 355 days | not published | 41 surgeries | | 16 | [Kurri Kurri Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kurri-kurri-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/) | 356 days | 35.9% | 78 surgeries | | 17 | [Grafton Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/grafton-base-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/) | 360 days | not published | 18 surgeries | | 17 | [Shellharbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/shellharbour-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/) | 360 days | 40.7% | 59 surgeries | | 19 | [Sydney Hospital / Sydney Eye Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sydney-hospital-sydney-eye-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/) | 365 days | 49.4% | 83 surgeries | | 20 | [Royal North Shore Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-north-shore-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/) | 373 days | not published | 21 surgeries | | 21 | [Westmead Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/westmead-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/) | 396 days | not published | 39 surgeries | | 22 | [Liverpool Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/liverpool-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/) | 443 days | not published | 22 surgeries | | unranked | [Auburn Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/auburn-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Belmont Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/belmont-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Bowral Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bowral-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/) | not published | not published | 7 surgeries | | unranked | [Broken Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/broken-hill-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Campbelltown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/campbelltown-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Concord Repatriation Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/concord-repatriation-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Gloucester Soldiers' Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gloucester-soldiers-memorial-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/) | not published | not published | 5 surgeries | | unranked | [Lachlan Health Service - Forbes](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lachlan-health-service-forbes/pterygium-excision-of/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Lithgow Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lithgow-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Manning Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/manning-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Port Macquarie Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-macquarie-base-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/) | not published | not published | 9 surgeries | | unranked | [Prince of Wales Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/prince-of-wales-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [South East Regional Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-east-regional-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/) | not published | not published | 8 surgeries | | unranked | [Sutherland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sutherland-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/) | not published | not published | not published | Ranked by area in New South Wales: [near Liverpool](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/pterygium-excision-of/near/liverpool/). **Cite this page** > The median wait for pterygium (eye growth) removal in New South Wales public hospitals was 346 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Pterygium (eye growth) removal waiting times in NSW", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/pterygium-excision-of/nsw/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/pterygium-excision-of/nsw/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/pterygium-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/pterygium-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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