Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital surgery waiting times
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026
Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital is a public hospital in New South Wales. It reported 89 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trabeculectomy | 12 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection | 18 days | 97 surgeries | 1.0% |
| Laparoscopy | 19 days | 44 surgeries | not published |
| Dialysis access surgery | 20 days | 22 surgeries | not published |
| Mastectomy | 20 days | 34 surgeries | not published |
| Cystoscopy | 28 days | 856 surgeries | 4.0% |
| Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ) | 28 days | 21 surgeries | not published |
| Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage | 39 days | 237 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy | 47 days | 34 surgeries | not published |
| Fundoplication | 51 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Prostate biopsy | 64 days | 155 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) | 65 days | 235 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of | 66 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy | 69 days | 32 surgeries | not published |
| Toenail surgery | 69 days | 23 surgeries | not published |
| Anal fissure - repair of | 70 days | 60 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Microlaryngoscopy | 72 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Varicose veins treatment | 74 days | 41 surgeries | not published |
| Repair of obstructing hiatus hernia | 81 days | 56 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Prostatectomy (transurethral or open) | 82 days | 101 surgeries | 13.9% |
| Lithotripsy | 85 days | 78 surgeries | 1.3% |
| Skin lesion - excision of | 85 days | 325 surgeries | 2.8% |
| Ganglion - excision of | 87 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy | 88 days | 30 surgeries | not published |
| Trigger finger/thumb release | 101 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| Myringotomy | 102 days | 40 surgeries | not published |
| Haemorrhoidectomy | 110 days | 50 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Herniorrhaphy | 112 days | 134 surgeries | 6.0% |
| Carpal tunnel release | 117 days | 68 surgeries | 1.5% |
| Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy | 120 days | 238 surgeries | 7.1% |
| Scar revision | 125 days | 32 surgeries | not published |
| Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic) | 139 days | 44 surgeries | not published |
| Pressure equalising tubes (grommets) - insertion of | 167 days | 32 surgeries | not published |
| Rotator cuff - repair of | 175 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Circumcision | 180 days | 42 surgeries | not published |
| Breast reduction | 212 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| Pilonidal sinus surgery | 213 days | 26 surgeries | not published |
| Female sterilisation | 223 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Dupytren's contracture release | 227 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| Hydrocele - repair of | 227 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| Myringoplasty/tympanoplasty | 228 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Arthroscopy | 234 days | 56 surgeries | 23.2% |
| Procedure for strabismus (squint repair) | 256 days | 16 surgeries | not published |
| Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) | 307 days | 737 surgeries | 17.4% |
| Pterygium - excision of | 323 days | 29 surgeries | not published |
| Adenoidectomy | 332 days | 52 surgeries | 30.8% |
| Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction | 332 days | 24 surgeries | not published |
| Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior | 332 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| Total hip replacement | 347 days | 65 surgeries | 32.3% |
| Arthrodesis | 352 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Turbinectomy | 356 days | 52 surgeries | 34.6% |
| Ptosis - repair of | 358 days | 16 surgeries | not published |
| Functional endoscopic sinus surgery | 362 days | 19 surgeries | not published |
| Septoplasty | 367 days | 85 surgeries | 50.6% |
| Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy) | 368 days | 204 surgeries | 51.5% |
| Total knee replacement | 371 days | 245 surgeries | 53.9% |
| Axillary node dissection | not published | not published | not published |
| Blepharoplasty | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Breast prosthesis - removal of | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Breast reconstruction | not published | not published | not published |
| Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Cleft lip and palate - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Curettage and evacuation of uterus | not published | not published | not published |
| Dacryocystorhinostomy | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Discectomy | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Ectropion - correction of | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Epididymal cyst - removal of | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Examination of eye under anaesthesia | not published | not published | not published |
| Fracture non-union - treatment of | not published | not published | not published |
| Laminectomy | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Lingual or maxillary frenulum surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Meniscectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Myomectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Nasal polypectomy | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Nasendoscopy | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Nephrectomy | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Nerve decompression | not published | not published | not published |
| Orchidectomy | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Osteotomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Parathyroidectomy | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Pharynx - excision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Rhinoplasty | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Shoulder joint replacement | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Stapedectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Stone/s urinary tract - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Sub-mucosal resection | not published | not published | not published |
| Tendon release | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Urethra - dilatation of | not published | not published | not published |
| Acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Amputation of limb last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Bartholin's abscess drainage last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Bladder neck incision last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Carotid endarterectomy last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cerebral haematoma - evacuation of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Chalazion - excision of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cone biopsy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cystectomy last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Diathermy of wart/s last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Endometrial ablation last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Exostosis - excision of last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Femoro-popliteal bypass graft last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Hammer/claw/mallet toe - correction of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Hypospadias - repair of last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Lobectomy/wedge resection/pneumonectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Mastoidectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Meatoplasty last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Muscle or tendon length - change of last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nasal cautery last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Orchidopexy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Probing of naso-lacrimal duct last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pyeloplasty/correction of ureteropelvic junction last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Radical neck dissection last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Shoulder reconstruction last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Stress incontinence surgery last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Thyroglossal remnant - removal of last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ureteric stent - insertion of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Vitrectomy (including buckling/cryotherapy) last reported 2017–18 | 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 | 18 days | 100% | 938 surgeries |
| Semi-urgent | 70 days | 73% | 2027 surgeries |
| Non-urgent | 324 days | 75% | 2687 surgeries |
What is not here
Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.