Tonsillectomy waiting time at Coffs Harbour Hospital
Median wait, long waits and volumes for tonsillectomy — published by the source as “Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy)” — at this public hospital in the North Boambee Valley area of New South Wales, 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
- 365 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 188 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 50.0%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 114 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 107 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 332 days in 2011–12 to 365 days in 2024–25 — up 10% — while the national median rose from 98 days to 182 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Lismore Base Hospital, about 169 km away, at 259 days. Here, 50.0% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 17.0%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coffs Harbour Hospital | 365 days | 50.0% | 188 surgeries |
| New South Wales (all public hospitals) | 322 days | 21.2% | 4896 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 182 days | 17.0% | 16182 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Coffs Harbour Hospital
- NSW
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Coffs Harbour Hospital (days) | NSW (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 332 | 221 | 98 |
| 2012–13 | 278 | 258 | 98 |
| 2013–14 | 282 | 233 | 99 |
| 2014–15 | 315 | 260 | 124 |
| 2015–16 | 249 | 253 | 120 |
| 2016–17 | 238 | 265 | 97 |
| 2017–18 | 248 | 293 | 121 |
| 2018–19 | 309 | 303 | 125 |
| 2019–20 | 322 | 287 | 130 |
| 2020–21 | 455 | 326 | 253 |
| 2021–22 | 424 | 303 | 168 |
| 2022–23 | 368 | 306 | 174 |
| 2023–24 | 424 | 309 | 185 |
| 2024–25 | 365 | 322 | 182 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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