Tonsillectomy near Penrith
Near Penrith, Nepean Hospital had the shortest median wait for tonsillectomy in 2024–25: 237 days (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026).
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026.
2 public hospitals are ranked here by the median wait the source published for tonsillectomy, shortest first, and by nothing else. Every hospital listed is within 120 km of every other. The source publishes this surgery as "Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy)".
Hospitals in or near Penrith
| Rank | Hospital | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Where |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nepean Hospital | 237 days | 3.8% | Penrith, NSW. In this area. |
| 2 | Hawkesbury Hospital | 320 days | not published | Windsor, NSW. In this area. |
This area covers Hawkesbury Hospital, Nepean Hospital and Springwood Hospital: the hospitals of the source's Local Hospital Network "Nepean Blue Mountains" within 25 km of Nepean Hospital. 2 other hospitals of the network are farther away and not part of this area. A shorter median does not mean a hospital will see you sooner: your urgency category and your specialist decide that.
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Near Penrith, Nepean Hospital had the shortest median wait for tonsillectomy in 2024–25: 237 days (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026).
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Surgery Waits, "Tonsillectomy near Penrith: hospital waits", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/tonsillectomy/near/penrith/, accessed 28 May 2026.Attribution: Surgery Waits (https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/tonsillectomy/near/penrith/), 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.
See every New South Wales hospital for tonsillectomy, or every hospital in Nepean Blue Mountains.