Coffs Harbour Hospital surgery waiting times
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026
Coffs Harbour Hospital is a public hospital in New South Wales. It reported 81 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy | 18 days | 88 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Mastectomy | 18 days | 30 surgeries | not published |
| Microlaryngoscopy | 21 days | 31 surgeries | not published |
| Ureteric stent - insertion of | 21 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Carotid endarterectomy | 22 days | 15 surgeries | not published |
| Cystoscopy | 25 days | 466 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Lithotripsy | 25 days | 116 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Stone/s urinary tract - removal of | 25 days | 59 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection | 26 days | 34 surgeries | not published |
| Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ) | 28 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage | 38 days | 156 surgeries | 1.3% |
| Skin lesion - excision of | 40 days | 196 surgeries | 5.6% |
| Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior | 67 days | 77 surgeries | 20.8% |
| Prostatectomy (transurethral or open) | 77 days | 161 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Haemorrhoidectomy | 84 days | 38 surgeries | not published |
| Parathyroidectomy | 91 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy | 91 days | 36 surgeries | not published |
| Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) | 99 days | 98 surgeries | 15.3% |
| Endometrial ablation | 111 days | 26 surgeries | not published |
| Myringotomy | 181 days | 63 surgeries | 12.7% |
| Pressure equalising tubes (grommets) - insertion of | 182 days | 62 surgeries | 12.9% |
| Circumcision | 206 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Hydrocele - repair of | 242 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| Arthrodesis | 273 days | 19 surgeries | not published |
| Meniscectomy | 277 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Laparoscopy | 280 days | 19 surgeries | not published |
| Arthroscopy | 281 days | 57 surgeries | 12.3% |
| Carpal tunnel release | 283 days | 85 surgeries | 23.5% |
| Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic) | 309 days | 65 surgeries | 32.3% |
| Adenoidectomy | 320 days | 50 surgeries | 34.0% |
| Herniorrhaphy | 322 days | 95 surgeries | 28.4% |
| Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy | 327 days | 99 surgeries | 27.3% |
| Ganglion - excision of | 328 days | 18 surgeries | not published |
| Trigger finger/thumb release | 331 days | 26 surgeries | not published |
| Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction | 334 days | 29 surgeries | not published |
| Total hip replacement | 359 days | 137 surgeries | 46.0% |
| Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy) | 365 days | 188 surgeries | 50.0% |
| Functional endoscopic sinus surgery | 377 days | 57 surgeries | 59.6% |
| Total knee replacement | 380 days | 210 surgeries | 54.8% |
| Dupytren's contracture release | 395 days | 49 surgeries | not published |
| Repair of obstructing hiatus hernia | 399 days | 18 surgeries | not published |
| Shoulder joint replacement | 417 days | 62 surgeries | 72.6% |
| Septoplasty | 433 days | 48 surgeries | not published |
| Rotator cuff - repair of | 434 days | 54 surgeries | 74.1% |
| Varicose veins treatment | 462 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| Abdominal or thoracic aortic aneurysm - repair/replacement | not published | not published | not published |
| Acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression | not published | not published | not published |
| Amputation of limb | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Anal fissure - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Arthroplasty - revision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Axillary node dissection | not published | not published | not published |
| Breast prosthesis - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Breast reconstruction | not published | not published | not published |
| Breast reduction | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Cone biopsy | not published | not published | not published |
| Cystectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Dacryocystorhinostomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Dialysis access surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Epididymal cyst - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Exostosis - excision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Female sterilisation | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Femoro-popliteal bypass graft | not published | not published | not published |
| Fracture non-union - treatment of | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Fundoplication | not published | not published | not published |
| Mastoidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Myringoplasty/tympanoplasty | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) | not published | not published | not published |
| Nasal cautery | not published | not published | not published |
| Nasal polypectomy | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Nephrectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Nerve decompression | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Orchidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Osteotomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Rhinoplasty | not published | not published | not published |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Scar revision | not published | not published | not published |
| Tendon release | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Toenail surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Turbinectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Urethra - dilatation of | not published | not published | 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 |
| Bladder neck incision last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Blepharoplasty last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Curettage and evacuation of uterus last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Diathermy of wart/s last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ectropion - correction of last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ethmoidectomy last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Laryngectomy last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Lingual or maxillary frenulum surgery last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Myomectomy 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 |
| Orchidopexy last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pharynx - excision of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pilonidal sinus surgery last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Prostate biopsy last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pterygium - excision of last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ptosis - repair of last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pyeloplasty/correction of ureteropelvic junction last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Shoulder reconstruction last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ureteric - reimplantation last reported 2022–23 | 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 | 16 days | 100% | 756 surgeries |
| Semi-urgent | 56 days | 86% | 1132 surgeries |
| Non-urgent | 327 days | 62% | 1996 surgeries |
What is not here
Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.