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title: "Category 1 (urgent) waiting times in New South Wales"
description: "Category 1 (urgent) planned surgery in New South Wales: the recommended maximum wait of 30 days, and each public hospital's on-time share for 2024–25."
url: "https://surgerywaits.au/urgency/category-1/nsw/"
---

# Category 1 (urgent) waiting times in New South Wales

Of the 77 public hospitals that published a figure for 2024–25, the share treated on time ranged from **100%** at [Auburn Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/auburn-hospital/) down to **87%** at [Lismore Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lismore-base-hospital/).

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

**Category 1 (urgent)** means surgery is recommended within **30 days** of being placed on the waiting list. Surgery that is clinically urgent: the condition can deteriorate quickly enough to become an emergency. The table ranks New South Wales's public hospitals by the share of urgent patients treated within that time in 2024–25.

Urgency figures cover all planned surgery at the hospital, not one procedure. They are never combined with the procedure figures.

Category 1 (urgent) planned surgery at New South Wales public hospitals, 2024–25, ranked by the share treated within the recommended time — highest first. Hospitals with the same figure share a rank; a hospital with no published figure is listed unranked. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28.

| Rank | Hospital | Treated on time | Median wait | Surgeries |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Auburn Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/auburn-hospital/) | 100% | 14 days | 360 surgeries |
| 1 | [Ballina District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballina-district-hospital/) | 100% | 15 days | 243 surgeries |
| 1 | [Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bankstown-lidcombe-hospital/) | 100% | 18 days | 938 surgeries |
| 1 | [Blacktown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blacktown-hospital/) | 100% | 20 days | 677 surgeries |
| 1 | [Bowral Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bowral-hospital/) | 100% | 14 days | 269 surgeries |
| 1 | [Calvary Mater Newcastle](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/calvary-mater-newcastle/) | 100% | 13 days | 466 surgeries |
| 1 | [Campbelltown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/campbelltown-hospital/) | 100% | 21 days | 456 surgeries |
| 1 | [Canterbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/canterbury-hospital/) | 100% | 16 days | 304 surgeries |
| 1 | [Coffs Harbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/coffs-harbour-hospital/) | 100% | 16 days | 756 surgeries |
| 1 | [Concord Repatriation Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/concord-repatriation-hospital/) | 100% | 6 days | 1812 surgeries |
| 1 | [Cooma Hospital and Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cooma-hospital-and-health-service/) | 100% | 5 days | 12 surgeries |
| 1 | [Deniliquin Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/deniliquin-hospital/) | 100% | 15 days | 49 surgeries |
| 1 | [Dubbo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dubbo-hospital/) | 100% | 16 days | 813 surgeries |
| 1 | [Fairfield Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/fairfield-hospital/) | 100% | 19 days | 215 surgeries |
| 1 | [Gloucester Soldiers' Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gloucester-soldiers-memorial-hospital/) | 100% | 20 days | 49 surgeries |
| 1 | [Griffith Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/griffith-base-hospital/) | 100% | 13 days | 387 surgeries |
| 1 | [Hawkesbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hawkesbury-hospital/) | 100% | 13 days | 386 surgeries |
| 1 | [Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hornsby-ku-ring-gai-hospital/) | 100% | 14 days | 442 surgeries |
| 1 | [John Hunter Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/) | 100% | 6 days | 2807 surgeries |
| 1 | [Kurri Kurri Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kurri-kurri-hospital/) | 100% | 9 days | 246 surgeries |
| 1 | [Lachlan Health Service - Forbes](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lachlan-health-service-forbes/) | 100% | 8 days | 22 surgeries |
| 1 | [Lachlan Health Service - Parkes](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lachlan-health-service-parkes/) | 100% | 20 days | 22 surgeries |
| 1 | [Lithgow Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lithgow-hospital/) | 100% | 18 days | 91 surgeries |
| 1 | [Liverpool Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/liverpool-hospital/) | 100% | 14 days | 1981 surgeries |
| 1 | [Moree Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/moree-hospital/) | 100% | 8 days | 54 surgeries |
| 1 | [Mount Druitt Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-druitt-hospital/) | 100% | 15 days | 238 surgeries |
| 1 | [Mudgee Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/) | 100% | 9 days | 76 surgeries |
| 1 | [Nepean Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nepean-hospital/) | 100% | 13 days | 1916 surgeries |
| 1 | [Northern Beaches Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northern-beaches-hospital/) | 100% | 10 days | 1083 surgeries |
| 1 | [Orange Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/orange-health-service/) | 100% | 9 days | 893 surgeries |
| 1 | [Port Macquarie Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-macquarie-base-hospital/) | 100% | 13 days | 919 surgeries |
| 1 | [Queanbeyan Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/queanbeyan-hospital/) | 100% | 9 days | 92 surgeries |
| 1 | [Royal Hospital for Women](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hospital-for-women/) | 100% | 11 days | 563 surgeries |
| 1 | [Royal North Shore Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-north-shore-hospital/) | 100% | 12 days | 2081 surgeries |
| 1 | [Royal Prince Alfred Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-hospital/) | 100% | 6 days | 3005 surgeries |
| 1 | [Royal Prince Alfred Institute of Rheumatology & Orthopaedics](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-institute-of-rheumatology-orthopaedics/) | 100% | 5 days | 102 surgeries |
| 1 | [Ryde Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ryde-hospital/) | 100% | 14 days | 176 surgeries |
| 1 | [Scott Memorial Hospital, Scone](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/scott-memorial-hospital-scone/) | 100% | 12 days | 16 surgeries |
| 1 | [Shoalhaven Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/shoalhaven-hospital/) | 100% | 19 days | 564 surgeries |
| 1 | [Singleton Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/singleton-hospital/) | 100% | 8 days | 31 surgeries |
| 1 | [South East Regional Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-east-regional-hospital/) | 100% | 16 days | 259 surgeries |
| 1 | [St Vincent's Hospital \[Darlinghurst\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-darlinghurst/) | 100% | 7 days | 1562 surgeries |
| 1 | [Sutherland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sutherland-hospital/) | 100% | 21 days | 314 surgeries |
| 1 | [Sydney Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sydney-childrens-hospital/) | 100% | 6 days | 873 surgeries |
| 1 | [Sydney Hospital / Sydney Eye Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sydney-hospital-sydney-eye-hospital/) | 100% | 13 days | 580 surgeries |
| 1 | [Temora Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/temora-hospital/) | 100% | 8 days | 11 surgeries |
| 1 | [The Children's Hospital at Westmead](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-childrens-hospital-at-westmead/) | 100% | 5 days | 1639 surgeries |
| 1 | [Wagga Wagga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wagga-wagga-hospital/) | 100% | 12 days | 1302 surgeries |
| 1 | [Westmead Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/westmead-hospital/) | 100% | 14 days | 3321 surgeries |
| 1 | [Wollongong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wollongong-hospital/) | 100% | 7 days | 2727 surgeries |
| 51 | [Armidale Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/armidale-hospital/) | 99% | 19 days | 157 surgeries |
| 51 | [Belmont Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/belmont-hospital/) | 99% | 17 days | 951 surgeries |
| 51 | [Blue Mountains Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blue-mountains-hospital/) | 99% | 21 days | 99 surgeries |
| 51 | [Cessnock Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cessnock-hospital/) | 99% | 16 days | 159 surgeries |
| 51 | [Goulburn Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-base-hospital/) | 99% | 15 days | 198 surgeries |
| 51 | [Maitland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maitland-hospital/) | 99% | 12 days | 449 surgeries |
| 51 | [Manning Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/manning-hospital/) | 99% | 22 days | 506 surgeries |
| 51 | [Moruya Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/moruya-hospital/) | 99% | 18 days | 258 surgeries |
| 51 | [Muswellbrook Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/muswellbrook-hospital/) | 99% | 13 days | 97 surgeries |
| 51 | [Prince of Wales Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/prince-of-wales-hospital/) | 99% | 13 days | 1755 surgeries |
| 51 | [Shellharbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/shellharbour-hospital/) | 99% | 21 days | 347 surgeries |
| 51 | [Tamworth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tamworth-hospital/) | 99% | 14 days | 760 surgeries |
| 51 | [Wauchope District Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wauchope-district-memorial-hospital/) | 99% | 11 days | 201 surgeries |
| 64 | [Kempsey District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kempsey-district-hospital/) | 98% | 15 days | 101 surgeries |
| 64 | [St George Hospital NSW](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-george-hospital-nsw/) | 98% | 16 days | 2137 surgeries |
| 64 | [Wyong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wyong-hospital/) | 98% | 17 days | 455 surgeries |
| 64 | [Young Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/young-hospital/) | 98% | 14 days | 49 surgeries |
| 68 | [Bathurst Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bathurst-base-hospital/) | 97% | 16 days | 284 surgeries |
| 69 | [Gosford Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gosford-hospital/) | 96% | 17 days | 1611 surgeries |
| 70 | [Murwillumbah District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/murwillumbah-district-hospital/) | 95% | 17 days | 63 surgeries |
| 71 | [Casino and District Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/casino-and-district-memorial-hospital/) | 94% | 14 days | 86 surgeries |
| 71 | [Tweed Valley Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/) | 94% | 18 days | 863 surgeries |
| 73 | [Cowra Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cowra-health-service/) | 93% | 13 days | 83 surgeries |
| 73 | [Grafton Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/grafton-base-hospital/) | 93% | 22 days | 426 surgeries |
| 73 | [Macksville District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/macksville-district-hospital/) | 93% | 21 days | 14 surgeries |
| 76 | [Broken Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/broken-hill-hospital/) | 91% | 19 days | 79 surgeries |
| 77 | [Lismore Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lismore-base-hospital/) | 87% | 14 days | 1654 surgeries |
| unranked | [Batemans Bay Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/batemans-bay-hospital/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Bellinger River District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bellinger-river-district-hospital/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Bourke Multi Purpose Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bourke-multi-purpose-service/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Coonabarabran Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/coonabarabran-health-service/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Cootamundra Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cootamundra-hospital/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Corowa Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/corowa-health-service/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Glen Innes Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/glen-innes-hospital/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Gunnedah Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gunnedah-hospital/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Inverell Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/inverell-hospital/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Narrabri Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/narrabri-hospital/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Narrandera Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/narrandera-hospital/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Tumut Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tumut-hospital/) | not published | not published | 8 surgeries |

## What is not here

Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.

Compare with [every state's hospitals](https://surgerywaits.au/urgency/category-1/), see [New South Wales's waiting times by surgery](https://surgerywaits.au/state/nsw/), or start from [what the urgency categories mean](https://surgerywaits.au/urgency/).

## 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.

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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.

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