--- title: "Thyroid gland removal waiting times in New South Wales" description: "Public hospitals in New South Wales ranked by median wait for Thyroid gland removal in 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/nsw/" --- # Thyroid gland removal waiting times in New South Wales The median wait for thyroid gland removal in New South Wales public hospitals was **70 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **56 days**. The source publishes this surgery as "Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy". Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026. 43 public hospitals in New South Wales reported thyroid 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 "Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept. 10 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 56 days marks the national median. - [Griffith Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/griffith-base-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): 22 days - [Concord Repatriation Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/concord-repatriation-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): 27 days - [Northern Beaches Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northern-beaches-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): 37 days - [Mount Druitt Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-druitt-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): 38 days - [Ryde Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ryde-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): 42 days - [Wyong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wyong-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): 49 days - [Hawkesbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hawkesbury-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): 52 days - [Sutherland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sutherland-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): 52 days - [St George Hospital NSW](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-george-hospital-nsw/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): 55 days - [Liverpool Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/liverpool-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): 56 days - [Dubbo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dubbo-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): 59 days - [Westmead Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/westmead-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): 59 days - [Wollongong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wollongong-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): 61 days - [St Vincent's Hospital \[Darlinghurst\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-darlinghurst/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): 62 days - [Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hornsby-ku-ring-gai-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): 64 days - [Prince of Wales Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/prince-of-wales-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): 65 days - [Tweed Valley Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): 67 days - [Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bankstown-lidcombe-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): 69 days - [Nepean Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nepean-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): 73 days - [Campbelltown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/campbelltown-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): 78 days - [Tamworth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tamworth-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): 78 days - [Blacktown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blacktown-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): 82 days - [Orange Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/orange-health-service/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): 83 days - [South East Regional Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-east-regional-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): 84 days - [Port Macquarie Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-macquarie-base-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): 86 days - [Gosford Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gosford-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): 87 days - [Coffs Harbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/coffs-harbour-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): 91 days - [Royal North Shore Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-north-shore-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): 97 days - [Wagga Wagga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wagga-wagga-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): 115 days - [Lismore Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lismore-base-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): 133 days - [John Hunter Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): 137 days - [Shoalhaven Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/shoalhaven-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): 239 days - [Maitland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maitland-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): 464 days - [Auburn Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/auburn-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): not published - [Ballina District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballina-district-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): not published - [Bathurst Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bathurst-base-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): not published - [Calvary Mater Newcastle](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/calvary-mater-newcastle/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): not published - [Canterbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/canterbury-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): not published - [Grafton Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/grafton-base-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): not published - [Manning Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/manning-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): not published - [Royal Prince Alfred Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): not published - [Sydney Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sydney-childrens-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): not published - [The Children's Hospital at Westmead](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-childrens-hospital-at-westmead/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): not published Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy 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 | [Griffith Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/griffith-base-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | 22 days | not published | 11 surgeries | | 2 | [Concord Repatriation Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/concord-repatriation-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | 27 days | 0.0% | 91 surgeries | | 3 | [Northern Beaches Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northern-beaches-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | 37 days | not published | 24 surgeries | | 4 | [Mount Druitt Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-druitt-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | 38 days | not published | 14 surgeries | | 5 | [Ryde Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ryde-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | 42 days | not published | 29 surgeries | | 6 | [Wyong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wyong-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | 49 days | not published | 10 surgeries | | 7 | [Hawkesbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hawkesbury-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | 52 days | not published | 28 surgeries | | 7 | [Sutherland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sutherland-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | 52 days | not published | 23 surgeries | | 9 | [St George Hospital NSW](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-george-hospital-nsw/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | 55 days | 4.6% | 109 surgeries | | 10 | [Liverpool Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/liverpool-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | 56 days | 11.2% | 188 surgeries | | 11 | [Dubbo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dubbo-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | 59 days | not published | 37 surgeries | | 11 | [Westmead Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/westmead-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | 59 days | 8.5% | 117 surgeries | | 13 | [Wollongong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wollongong-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | 61 days | not published | 46 surgeries | | 14 | [St Vincent's Hospital \[Darlinghurst\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-darlinghurst/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | 62 days | not published | 38 surgeries | | 15 | [Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hornsby-ku-ring-gai-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | 64 days | 0.0% | 62 surgeries | | 16 | [Prince of Wales Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/prince-of-wales-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | 65 days | 1.7% | 58 surgeries | | 17 | [Tweed Valley Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | 67 days | not published | 40 surgeries | | 18 | [Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bankstown-lidcombe-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | 69 days | not published | 32 surgeries | | 19 | [Nepean Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nepean-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | 73 days | 12.6% | 103 surgeries | | 20 | [Campbelltown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/campbelltown-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | 78 days | 4.5% | 89 surgeries | | 20 | [Tamworth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tamworth-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | 78 days | 6.7% | 60 surgeries | | 22 | [Blacktown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blacktown-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | 82 days | not published | 45 surgeries | | 23 | [Orange Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/orange-health-service/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | 83 days | not published | 37 surgeries | | 24 | [South East Regional Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-east-regional-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | 84 days | 0.0% | 51 surgeries | | 25 | [Port Macquarie Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-macquarie-base-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | 86 days | not published | 40 surgeries | | 26 | [Gosford Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gosford-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | 87 days | 1.9% | 52 surgeries | | 27 | [Coffs Harbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/coffs-harbour-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | 91 days | not published | 36 surgeries | | 28 | [Royal North Shore Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-north-shore-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | 97 days | 4.1% | 98 surgeries | | 29 | [Wagga Wagga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wagga-wagga-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | 115 days | not published | 48 surgeries | | 30 | [Lismore Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lismore-base-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | 133 days | not published | 22 surgeries | | 31 | [John Hunter Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | 137 days | 22.5% | 129 surgeries | | 32 | [Shoalhaven Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/shoalhaven-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | 239 days | not published | 15 surgeries | | 33 | [Maitland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maitland-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | 464 days | not published | 17 surgeries | | unranked | [Auburn Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/auburn-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | not published | not published | 7 surgeries | | unranked | [Ballina District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballina-district-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Bathurst Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bathurst-base-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | not published | not published | 5 surgeries | | unranked | [Calvary Mater Newcastle](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/calvary-mater-newcastle/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Canterbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/canterbury-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | not published | not published | 5 surgeries | | unranked | [Grafton Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/grafton-base-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Manning Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/manning-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Royal Prince Alfred Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | not published | not published | 8 surgeries | | unranked | [Sydney Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sydney-childrens-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [The Children's Hospital at Westmead](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-childrens-hospital-at-westmead/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | not published | not published | not published | Ranked by area in New South Wales: [near Gosford](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/near/gosford/) · [near Liverpool](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/near/liverpool/) · [near Penrith](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/near/penrith/) · [near Randwick](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/near/randwick/) · [near St Leonards](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/near/st-leonards/) · [near Westmead](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/near/westmead/). **Cite this page** > The median wait for thyroid gland removal in New South Wales public hospitals was 70 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Thyroid gland removal waiting times in New South Wales", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/nsw/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/nsw/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/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/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/), 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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