Shoulder joint replacement waiting times in New South Wales

Public hospitals in New South Wales ranked by their median wait for shoulder joint replacement.

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. The state median was 325 days; the national median was 174 days.

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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 & Orthopaedics24 days
Tweed Valley Hospital35 days
Gosford Hospital128 days
Sutherland Hospital136 days
Wyong Hospital136 days
Orange Health Service147 days
Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital172 days
Lismore Base Hospital174 days
Grafton Base Hospital176 days
Concord Repatriation Hospital210 days
Manning Hospital230 days
Goulburn Base Hospital232 days
Prince of Wales Hospital236 days
Nepean Hospital239 days
Canterbury Hospital264 days
South East Regional Hospital300 days
Ryde Hospital318 days
Westmead Hospital321 days
Mount Druitt Hospital328 days
Hawkesbury Hospital335 days
Wollongong Hospital360 days
Belmont Hospital362 days
Bathurst Base Hospital364 days
Wagga Wagga Hospital364 days
Fairfield Hospital366 days
Port Macquarie Base Hospital372 days
Dubbo Hospital388 days
John Hunter Hospital400 days
Shoalhaven Hospital410 days
Coffs Harbour Hospital417 days
Maitland Hospital428 days
Bowral Hospital456 days
Armidale Hospitalnot published
Auburn Hospitalnot published
Bankstown Lidcombe Hospitalnot published
Blacktown Hospitalnot published
Broken Hill Hospitalnot published
Campbelltown Hospitalnot published
Griffith Base Hospitalnot published
Kempsey District Hospitalnot published
Liverpool Hospitalnot published
Northern Beaches Hospitalnot published
Royal North Shore Hospitalnot published
Royal Prince Alfred Hospitalnot published
St George Hospital NSWnot published
St Vincent's Hospital [Darlinghurst]not published
Tamworth Hospitalnot published
Wauchope District Memorial Hospitalnot 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	24 days	not published	16 surgeries
2	Tweed Valley Hospital	35 days	not published	25 surgeries
3	Gosford Hospital	128 days	not published	22 surgeries
4	Sutherland Hospital	136 days	not published	28 surgeries
4	Wyong Hospital	136 days	not published	38 surgeries
6	Orange Health Service	147 days	not published	21 surgeries
7	Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital	172 days	not published	13 surgeries
8	Lismore Base Hospital	174 days	not published	33 surgeries
9	Grafton Base Hospital	176 days	not published	18 surgeries
10	Concord Repatriation Hospital	210 days	not published	29 surgeries
11	Manning Hospital	230 days	not published	14 surgeries
12	Goulburn Base Hospital	232 days	not published	18 surgeries
13	Prince of Wales Hospital	236 days	not published	12 surgeries
14	Nepean Hospital	239 days	not published	48 surgeries
15	Canterbury Hospital	264 days	not published	12 surgeries
16	South East Regional Hospital	300 days	not published	24 surgeries
17	Ryde Hospital	318 days	not published	14 surgeries
18	Westmead Hospital	321 days	not published	19 surgeries
19	Mount Druitt Hospital	328 days	not published	14 surgeries
20	Hawkesbury Hospital	335 days	not published	17 surgeries
21	Wollongong Hospital	360 days	not published	44 surgeries
22	Belmont Hospital	362 days	not published	35 surgeries
23	Bathurst Base Hospital	364 days	not published	19 surgeries
23	Wagga Wagga Hospital	364 days	not published	45 surgeries
25	Fairfield Hospital	366 days	not published	28 surgeries
26	Port Macquarie Base Hospital	372 days	not published	43 surgeries
27	Dubbo Hospital	388 days	not published	34 surgeries
28	John Hunter Hospital	400 days	not published	36 surgeries
29	Shoalhaven Hospital	410 days	not published	18 surgeries
30	Coffs Harbour Hospital	417 days	72.6%	62 surgeries
31	Maitland Hospital	428 days	not published	26 surgeries
32	Bowral Hospital	456 days	not published	14 surgeries
unranked	Armidale Hospital	not published	not published	8 surgeries
unranked	Auburn Hospital	not published	not published	not published
unranked	Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital	not published	not published	7 surgeries
unranked	Blacktown Hospital	not published	not published	7 surgeries
unranked	Broken Hill Hospital	not published	not published	not published
unranked	Campbelltown Hospital	not published	not published	not published
unranked	Griffith Base Hospital	not published	not published	not published
unranked	Kempsey District Hospital	not published	not published	not published
unranked	Liverpool Hospital	not published	not published	not published
unranked	Northern Beaches Hospital	not published	not published	6 surgeries
unranked	Royal North Shore Hospital	not published	not published	not published
unranked	Royal Prince Alfred Hospital	not published	not published	8 surgeries
unranked	St George Hospital NSW	not published	not published	5 surgeries
unranked	St Vincent's Hospital [Darlinghurst]	not published	not published	9 surgeries
unranked	Tamworth Hospital	not published	not published	8 surgeries
unranked	Wauchope District Memorial Hospital	not published	not published	not published

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. Compare with every other state, or see every surgery reported in New South Wales.