--- title: "Varicose vein surgery waiting times in New South Wales" description: "Public hospitals in New South Wales ranked by median wait for Varicose vein surgery in 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/varicose-vein-surgery/nsw/" --- # Varicose vein surgery waiting times in New South Wales The median wait for varicose vein surgery in New South Wales public hospitals was **255 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **133 days**. The source publishes this surgery as "Varicose veins treatment". Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026. 37 public hospitals in New South Wales reported varicose vein surgery 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 "Varicose veins treatment" 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 133 days marks the national median. - [Gosford Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gosford-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/): 20 days - [Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bankstown-lidcombe-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/): 74 days - [St George Hospital NSW](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-george-hospital-nsw/varicose-vein-surgery/): 86 days - [Wyong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wyong-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/): 102 days - [Royal Prince Alfred Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/): 118 days - [Wauchope District Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wauchope-district-memorial-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/): 128 days - [Lismore Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lismore-base-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/): 139 days - [Ballina District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballina-district-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/): 154 days - [Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hornsby-ku-ring-gai-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/): 240 days - [Sutherland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sutherland-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/): 244 days - [John Hunter Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/): 253 days - [Concord Repatriation Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/concord-repatriation-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/): 261 days - [Blue Mountains Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blue-mountains-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/): 282 days - [Northern Beaches Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northern-beaches-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/): 301 days - [Auburn Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/auburn-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/): 306 days - [Nepean Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nepean-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/): 319 days - [Fairfield Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/fairfield-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/): 320 days - [Wagga Wagga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wagga-wagga-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/): 331 days - [Mount Druitt Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-druitt-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/): 346 days - [Blacktown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blacktown-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/): 349 days - [Wollongong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wollongong-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/): 362 days - [Tamworth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tamworth-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/): 371 days - [Coffs Harbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/coffs-harbour-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/): 462 days - [Bathurst Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bathurst-base-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/): not published - [Canterbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/canterbury-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/): not published - [Casino and District Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/casino-and-district-memorial-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/): not published - [Cowra Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cowra-health-service/varicose-vein-surgery/): not published - [Goulburn Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-base-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/): not published - [Grafton Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/grafton-base-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/): not published - [Manning Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/manning-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/): not published - [Orange Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/orange-health-service/varicose-vein-surgery/): not published - [Port Macquarie Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-macquarie-base-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/): not published - [Prince of Wales Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/prince-of-wales-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/): not published - [Royal North Shore Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-north-shore-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/): not published - [Ryde Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ryde-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/): not published - [St Vincent's Hospital \[Darlinghurst\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-darlinghurst/varicose-vein-surgery/): not published - [Tweed Valley Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/): not published Varicose veins treatment 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 | [Gosford Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gosford-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/) | 20 days | not published | 15 surgeries | | 2 | [Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bankstown-lidcombe-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/) | 74 days | not published | 41 surgeries | | 3 | [St George Hospital NSW](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-george-hospital-nsw/varicose-vein-surgery/) | 86 days | not published | 26 surgeries | | 4 | [Wyong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wyong-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/) | 102 days | 7.0% | 71 surgeries | | 5 | [Royal Prince Alfred Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/) | 118 days | not published | 42 surgeries | | 6 | [Wauchope District Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wauchope-district-memorial-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/) | 128 days | not published | 47 surgeries | | 7 | [Lismore Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lismore-base-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/) | 139 days | not published | 49 surgeries | | 8 | [Ballina District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballina-district-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/) | 154 days | 0.0% | 67 surgeries | | 9 | [Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hornsby-ku-ring-gai-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/) | 240 days | not published | 12 surgeries | | 10 | [Sutherland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sutherland-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/) | 244 days | not published | 10 surgeries | | 11 | [John Hunter Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/) | 253 days | not published | 12 surgeries | | 12 | [Concord Repatriation Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/concord-repatriation-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/) | 261 days | 0.0% | 159 surgeries | | 13 | [Blue Mountains Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blue-mountains-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/) | 282 days | 5.5% | 55 surgeries | | 14 | [Northern Beaches Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northern-beaches-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/) | 301 days | not published | 17 surgeries | | 15 | [Auburn Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/auburn-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/) | 306 days | 0.0% | 114 surgeries | | 16 | [Nepean Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nepean-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/) | 319 days | not published | 37 surgeries | | 17 | [Fairfield Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/fairfield-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/) | 320 days | not published | 36 surgeries | | 18 | [Wagga Wagga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wagga-wagga-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/) | 331 days | 29.8% | 57 surgeries | | 19 | [Mount Druitt Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-druitt-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/) | 346 days | not published | 46 surgeries | | 20 | [Blacktown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blacktown-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/) | 349 days | 1.9% | 52 surgeries | | 21 | [Wollongong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wollongong-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/) | 362 days | not published | 48 surgeries | | 22 | [Tamworth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tamworth-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/) | 371 days | not published | 24 surgeries | | 23 | [Coffs Harbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/coffs-harbour-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/) | 462 days | not published | 14 surgeries | | unranked | [Bathurst Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bathurst-base-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Canterbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/canterbury-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Casino and District Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/casino-and-district-memorial-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Cowra Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cowra-health-service/varicose-vein-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Goulburn Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-base-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Grafton Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/grafton-base-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Manning Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/manning-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/) | not published | not published | 5 surgeries | | unranked | [Orange Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/orange-health-service/varicose-vein-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Port Macquarie Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-macquarie-base-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/) | not published | not published | 5 surgeries | | unranked | [Prince of Wales Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/prince-of-wales-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Royal North Shore Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-north-shore-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Ryde Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ryde-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries | | unranked | [St Vincent's Hospital \[Darlinghurst\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-darlinghurst/varicose-vein-surgery/) | not published | not published | 9 surgeries | | unranked | [Tweed Valley Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published | Ranked by area in New South Wales: [near Camperdown](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/varicose-vein-surgery/near/camperdown/) · [near Gosford](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/varicose-vein-surgery/near/gosford/) · [near Liverpool](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/varicose-vein-surgery/near/liverpool/) · [near Randwick](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/varicose-vein-surgery/near/randwick/) · [near St Leonards](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/varicose-vein-surgery/near/st-leonards/) · [near Westmead](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/varicose-vein-surgery/near/westmead/). **Cite this page** > The median wait for varicose vein surgery in New South Wales public hospitals was 255 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Varicose vein surgery waiting times in New South Wales", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/varicose-vein-surgery/nsw/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/varicose-vein-surgery/nsw/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/varicose-vein-surgery/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/varicose-vein-surgery/), 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. Your general practitioner (GP) and your treating specialist are the right people to help you decide what is appropriate for you. **In an emergency call 000.** Waiting-time figures: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare MyHospitals, licensed under [CC BY 3.0 AU](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/). Quarterly state figures: Queensland Health. Suburb and locality data: Australian Bureau of Statistics. Both licensed under [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Surgery Waits is not connected with any of these organisations. Surgery Waits is published by [National Digital](https://nationaldigital.com.au/). * * * This is the Markdown copy of https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/varicose-vein-surgery/nsw/.