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Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) waiting time at Armidale Hospital

Median wait, long waits and volumes for Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) at this public hospital, with the nearest alternatives that published a figure.

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

Median wait
269 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
Surgeries completed
326 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
Waited more than 365 days
9.8%2024–25 · released 28 May 2026

Half the people who had this surgery here waited less than the median, and half waited longer. Of the 132 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 109 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.

How this compares

Median wait, long waits and volume for Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion), 2024–25.
Where Median wait Waited more than 365 days Surgeries
Armidale Hospital269 days9.8%326 surgeries
New South Wales (all public hospitals)268 days22.0%32695 surgeries
Australia (all public hospitals)106 days11.5%87841 surgeries

Where the wait is shorter nearby

Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 106 days marks the national median.

Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.

How the wait has changed

Median wait for Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) by financial year at Armidale Hospital, compared with New South Wales and Australiadays01002003004002011–122014–152017–182020–212023–242024–25Armidale Hospital 269NSW 268Australia 106
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Median wait in days for Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion), by financial year. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28.
Reference periodArmidale Hospital (days)NSW (days)Australia (days)
2011–1211123389
2012–1329623889
2013–1432421879
2014–1529422183
2015–1632924093
2016–1728322485
2017–1825522387
2018–1932124584
2019–2032528698
2020–21303290172
2021–22301278158
2022–23318282133
2023–24248262119
2024–25269268106

What is not here

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

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