Auburn Hospital surgery waiting times
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026
Auburn Hospital is a public hospital in New South Wales. It reported 62 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 25 surgery types were last reported in an earlier period; they are listed below, with the period the source last carried them.
Waiting times by surgery
Shortest median wait first. A surgery the source did not publish a figure for is listed after those, and a surgery it did not report at all this period is listed last. Neither is ranked, and neither shows an older figure in place of a current one.
| Surgery | Median wait | Surgeries | Waited more than 365 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of | 21 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Mastectomy | 22 days | 21 surgeries | not published |
| Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage | 28 days | 325 surgeries | 0.3% |
| Circumcision | 33 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ) | 33 days | 41 surgeries | not published |
| Curettage and evacuation of uterus | 34 days | 48 surgeries | not published |
| Microlaryngoscopy | 37 days | 26 surgeries | not published |
| Skin lesion - excision of | 39 days | 159 surgeries | 0.6% |
| Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) | 53 days | 187 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Haemorrhoidectomy | 53 days | 23 surgeries | not published |
| Herniorrhaphy | 67 days | 87 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction | 68 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic) | 68 days | 23 surgeries | not published |
| Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy | 71 days | 123 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy | 73 days | 21 surgeries | not published |
| Myringotomy | 86 days | 39 surgeries | not published |
| Pressure equalising tubes (grommets) - insertion of | 86 days | 39 surgeries | not published |
| Laparoscopy | 87 days | 27 surgeries | not published |
| Carpal tunnel release | 88 days | 133 surgeries | 1.5% |
| Pilonidal sinus surgery | 121 days | 28 surgeries | not published |
| Trigger finger/thumb release | 174 days | 18 surgeries | not published |
| Ganglion - excision of | 228 days | 18 surgeries | not published |
| Total knee replacement | 240 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) | 280 days | 466 surgeries | 26.2% |
| Varicose veins treatment | 306 days | 114 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Adenoidectomy | 307 days | 77 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Myringoplasty/tympanoplasty | 319 days | 16 surgeries | not published |
| Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy) | 320 days | 294 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Functional endoscopic sinus surgery | 327 days | 46 surgeries | not published |
| Septoplasty | 330 days | 145 surgeries | 0.7% |
| Anal fissure - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Arthrodesis | not published | not published | not published |
| Arthroscopy | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Blepharoplasty | not published | not published | not published |
| Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Breast prosthesis - removal of | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection | not published | not published | not published |
| Cone biopsy | not published | not published | not published |
| Cystectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Cystoscopy | not published | not published | not published |
| Dermoid cyst - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Dupytren's contracture release | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Ectropion - correction of | not published | not published | not published |
| Fracture non-union - treatment of | not published | not published | not published |
| Hydrocele - repair of | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Lingual or maxillary frenulum surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Mastoidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Meniscectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Myomectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Orchidopexy | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Osteotomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Parathyroidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Pterygium - excision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Rhinoplasty | not published | not published | not published |
| Scar revision | not published | not published | not published |
| Shoulder joint replacement | not published | not published | not published |
| Stapedectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Tendon release | not published | not published | not published |
| Thyroglossal remnant - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Toenail surgery | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Bartholin's abscess drainage last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Breast reduction last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cervical discectomy and fusion last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cleft lip and palate - repair of last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Diathermy of wart/s last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Endometrial ablation last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Epididymal cyst - removal of last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Examination of eye under anaesthesia last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Female sterilisation last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Fundoplication last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Hypospadias - repair of last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Laryngectomy last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Meatoplasty last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nasal cautery last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nasal polypectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nasendoscopy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nerve decompression last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Orchidectomy last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pharynx - excision of last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ptosis - repair of last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Repair of obstructing hiatus hernia last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Total hip replacement last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Turbinectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
Urgency categories
Urgency figures cover all planned surgery at the hospital, not one procedure. They are never combined with the procedure figures. Your treating specialist assigns your urgency category — it is not something you choose.
| Urgency category | Median wait | Treated within the recommended time | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urgent | 14 days | 100% | 360 surgeries |
| Semi-urgent | 48 days | 92% | 1311 surgeries |
| Non-urgent | 304 days | 91% | 1560 surgeries |
What is not here
Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.