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title: "Shoulder joint replacement waiting times in New South Wales"
description: "Public hospitals in New South Wales ranked by median wait for Shoulder joint replacement in 2024–25."
url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/shoulder-joint-replacement/nsw/"
---

# Shoulder joint replacement waiting times in New South Wales

The median wait for shoulder joint replacement in New South Wales public hospitals was **325 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **174 days**.

Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026.

48 public hospitals in New South Wales reported shoulder joint replacement 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 "Shoulder joint replacement" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept.

16 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 174 days marks the national median.

- [Royal Prince Alfred Institute of Rheumatology & Orthopaedics](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-institute-of-rheumatology-orthopaedics/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 24 days
- [Tweed Valley Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 35 days
- [Gosford Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gosford-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 128 days
- [Sutherland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sutherland-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 136 days
- [Wyong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wyong-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 136 days
- [Orange Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/orange-health-service/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 147 days
- [Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hornsby-ku-ring-gai-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 172 days
- [Lismore Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lismore-base-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 174 days
- [Grafton Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/grafton-base-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 176 days
- [Concord Repatriation Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/concord-repatriation-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 210 days
- [Manning Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/manning-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 230 days
- [Goulburn Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-base-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 232 days
- [Prince of Wales Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/prince-of-wales-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 236 days
- [Nepean Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nepean-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 239 days
- [Canterbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/canterbury-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 264 days
- [South East Regional Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-east-regional-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 300 days
- [Ryde Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ryde-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 318 days
- [Westmead Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/westmead-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 321 days
- [Mount Druitt Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-druitt-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 328 days
- [Hawkesbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hawkesbury-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 335 days
- [Wollongong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wollongong-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 360 days
- [Belmont Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/belmont-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 362 days
- [Bathurst Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bathurst-base-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 364 days
- [Wagga Wagga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wagga-wagga-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 364 days
- [Fairfield Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/fairfield-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 366 days
- [Port Macquarie Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-macquarie-base-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 372 days
- [Dubbo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dubbo-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 388 days
- [John Hunter Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 400 days
- [Shoalhaven Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/shoalhaven-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 410 days
- [Coffs Harbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/coffs-harbour-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 417 days
- [Maitland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maitland-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 428 days
- [Bowral Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bowral-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 456 days
- [Armidale Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/armidale-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): not published
- [Auburn Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/auburn-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): not published
- [Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bankstown-lidcombe-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): not published
- [Blacktown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blacktown-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): not published
- [Broken Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/broken-hill-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): not published
- [Campbelltown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/campbelltown-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): not published
- [Griffith Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/griffith-base-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): not published
- [Kempsey District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kempsey-district-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): not published
- [Liverpool Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/liverpool-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): not published
- [Northern Beaches Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northern-beaches-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): not published
- [Royal North Shore Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-north-shore-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): not published
- [Royal Prince Alfred Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): not published
- [St George Hospital NSW](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-george-hospital-nsw/shoulder-joint-replacement/): not published
- [St Vincent's Hospital \[Darlinghurst\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-darlinghurst/shoulder-joint-replacement/): not published
- [Tamworth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tamworth-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): not published
- [Wauchope District Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wauchope-district-memorial-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): not published

Shoulder joint replacement 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 Institute of Rheumatology & Orthopaedics](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-institute-of-rheumatology-orthopaedics/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 24 days | not published | 16 surgeries |
| 2 | [Tweed Valley Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 35 days | not published | 25 surgeries |
| 3 | [Gosford Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gosford-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 128 days | not published | 22 surgeries |
| 4 | [Sutherland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sutherland-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 136 days | not published | 28 surgeries |
| 4 | [Wyong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wyong-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 136 days | not published | 38 surgeries |
| 6 | [Orange Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/orange-health-service/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 147 days | not published | 21 surgeries |
| 7 | [Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hornsby-ku-ring-gai-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 172 days | not published | 13 surgeries |
| 8 | [Lismore Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lismore-base-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 174 days | not published | 33 surgeries |
| 9 | [Grafton Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/grafton-base-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 176 days | not published | 18 surgeries |
| 10 | [Concord Repatriation Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/concord-repatriation-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 210 days | not published | 29 surgeries |
| 11 | [Manning Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/manning-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 230 days | not published | 14 surgeries |
| 12 | [Goulburn Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-base-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 232 days | not published | 18 surgeries |
| 13 | [Prince of Wales Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/prince-of-wales-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 236 days | not published | 12 surgeries |
| 14 | [Nepean Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nepean-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 239 days | not published | 48 surgeries |
| 15 | [Canterbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/canterbury-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 264 days | not published | 12 surgeries |
| 16 | [South East Regional Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-east-regional-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 300 days | not published | 24 surgeries |
| 17 | [Ryde Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ryde-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 318 days | not published | 14 surgeries |
| 18 | [Westmead Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/westmead-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 321 days | not published | 19 surgeries |
| 19 | [Mount Druitt Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-druitt-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 328 days | not published | 14 surgeries |
| 20 | [Hawkesbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hawkesbury-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 335 days | not published | 17 surgeries |
| 21 | [Wollongong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wollongong-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 360 days | not published | 44 surgeries |
| 22 | [Belmont Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/belmont-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 362 days | not published | 35 surgeries |
| 23 | [Bathurst Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bathurst-base-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 364 days | not published | 19 surgeries |
| 23 | [Wagga Wagga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wagga-wagga-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 364 days | not published | 45 surgeries |
| 25 | [Fairfield Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/fairfield-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 366 days | not published | 28 surgeries |
| 26 | [Port Macquarie Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-macquarie-base-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 372 days | not published | 43 surgeries |
| 27 | [Dubbo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dubbo-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 388 days | not published | 34 surgeries |
| 28 | [John Hunter Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 400 days | not published | 36 surgeries |
| 29 | [Shoalhaven Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/shoalhaven-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 410 days | not published | 18 surgeries |
| 30 | [Coffs Harbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/coffs-harbour-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 417 days | 72.6% | 62 surgeries |
| 31 | [Maitland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maitland-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 428 days | not published | 26 surgeries |
| 32 | [Bowral Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bowral-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 456 days | not published | 14 surgeries |
| unranked | [Armidale Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/armidale-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | not published | not published | 8 surgeries |
| unranked | [Auburn Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/auburn-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bankstown-lidcombe-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | not published | not published | 7 surgeries |
| unranked | [Blacktown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blacktown-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | not published | not published | 7 surgeries |
| unranked | [Broken Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/broken-hill-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Campbelltown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/campbelltown-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Griffith Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/griffith-base-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Kempsey District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kempsey-district-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Liverpool Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/liverpool-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Northern Beaches Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northern-beaches-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries |
| unranked | [Royal North Shore Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-north-shore-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Royal Prince Alfred Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | not published | not published | 8 surgeries |
| unranked | [St George Hospital NSW](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-george-hospital-nsw/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | not published | not published | 5 surgeries |
| unranked | [St Vincent's Hospital \[Darlinghurst\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-darlinghurst/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | not published | not published | 9 surgeries |
| unranked | [Tamworth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tamworth-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | not published | not published | 8 surgeries |
| unranked | [Wauchope District Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wauchope-district-memorial-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | not published | not published | not published |

Ranked by area in New South Wales: [near Camperdown](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/shoulder-joint-replacement/near/camperdown/) · [near Gosford](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/shoulder-joint-replacement/near/gosford/) · [near Penrith](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/shoulder-joint-replacement/near/penrith/) · [near Randwick](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/shoulder-joint-replacement/near/randwick/) · [near St Leonards](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/shoulder-joint-replacement/near/st-leonards/) · [near Westmead](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/shoulder-joint-replacement/near/westmead/).

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> The median wait for shoulder joint replacement in New South Wales public hospitals was 325 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026).

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Surgery Waits, "Shoulder joint replacement waiting times in NSW", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/shoulder-joint-replacement/nsw/, accessed 28 May 2026.
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Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/shoulder-joint-replacement/nsw/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/shoulder-joint-replacement/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/shoulder-joint-replacement/), or see [every surgery reported in New South Wales](https://surgerywaits.au/state/nsw/).

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