Dubbo Hospital surgery waiting times
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026
Dubbo Hospital is a public hospital in New South Wales. It reported 91 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dialysis access surgery | 10 days | 71 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy | 18 days | 42 surgeries | not published |
| Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection | 19 days | 85 surgeries | 1.2% |
| Mastectomy | 20 days | 25 surgeries | not published |
| Curettage and evacuation of uterus | 26 days | 31 surgeries | not published |
| Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ) | 26 days | 20 surgeries | not published |
| Cystoscopy | 27 days | 270 surgeries | 5.6% |
| Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage | 27 days | 99 surgeries | 3.0% |
| Skin lesion - excision of | 27 days | 185 surgeries | 3.2% |
| Ureteric stent - insertion of | 33 days | 30 surgeries | not published |
| Myringotomy | 43 days | 19 surgeries | not published |
| Parathyroidectomy | 52 days | 21 surgeries | not published |
| Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy | 59 days | 37 surgeries | not published |
| Microlaryngoscopy | 63 days | 31 surgeries | not published |
| Nephrectomy | 67 days | 15 surgeries | not published |
| Pressure equalising tubes (grommets) - insertion of | 70 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| Haemorrhoidectomy | 72 days | 27 surgeries | not published |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy | 83 days | 20 surgeries | not published |
| Tendon release | 83 days | 15 surgeries | not published |
| Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) | 85 days | 81 surgeries | 8.6% |
| Laparoscopy | 94 days | 42 surgeries | not published |
| Prostate biopsy | 96 days | 42 surgeries | not published |
| Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction | 101 days | 40 surgeries | not published |
| Prostatectomy (transurethral or open) | 108 days | 27 surgeries | not published |
| Urethra - dilatation of | 108 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of | 118 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Functional endoscopic sinus surgery | 145 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Repair of obstructing hiatus hernia | 161 days | 19 surgeries | not published |
| Endometrial ablation | 166 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) | 201 days | 572 surgeries | 6.6% |
| Rotator cuff - repair of | 206 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| Myringoplasty/tympanoplasty | 235 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| Arthroscopy | 236 days | 66 surgeries | 22.7% |
| Total hip replacement | 265 days | 119 surgeries | 24.4% |
| Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy | 273 days | 70 surgeries | 24.3% |
| Circumcision | 287 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Osteotomy | 305 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Adenoidectomy | 306 days | 50 surgeries | 28.0% |
| Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of | 320 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Female sterilisation | 332 days | 32 surgeries | not published |
| Carpal tunnel release | 340 days | 94 surgeries | 37.2% |
| Herniorrhaphy | 340 days | 103 surgeries | 42.7% |
| Pterygium - excision of | 345 days | 20 surgeries | not published |
| Total knee replacement | 352 days | 206 surgeries | 35.9% |
| Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic) | 354 days | 102 surgeries | 41.2% |
| Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy) | 361 days | 227 surgeries | 46.7% |
| Trigger finger/thumb release | 369 days | 18 surgeries | not published |
| Arthrodesis | 373 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior | 375 days | 19 surgeries | not published |
| Shoulder joint replacement | 388 days | 34 surgeries | not published |
| Dupytren's contracture release | 391 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| Septoplasty | 395 days | 70 surgeries | 64.3% |
| Anal fissure - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Arthroplasty - revision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Bartholin's abscess drainage | not published | not published | not published |
| Bladder neck incision | not published | not published | not published |
| Blepharoplasty | not published | not published | not published |
| Breast reduction | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Cystectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Diathermy of wart/s | not published | not published | not published |
| Ectropion - correction of | not published | not published | 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 | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Fundoplication | not published | not published | not published |
| Ganglion - excision of | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Hydrocele - repair of | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Lingual or maxillary frenulum surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Lithotripsy | not published | not published | not published |
| Lobectomy/wedge resection/pneumonectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Mastoidectomy | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Meniscectomy | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Muscle or tendon length - change of | not published | not published | 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 | not published | not published |
| Nasendoscopy | not published | not published | not published |
| Nerve decompression | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Orchidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Orchidopexy | not published | not published | not published |
| Pilonidal sinus surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Ptosis - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Pyeloplasty/correction of ureteropelvic junction | not published | not published | not published |
| Rhinoplasty | not published | not published | not published |
| Scar revision | not published | not published | not published |
| Shoulder reconstruction | not published | not published | not published |
| Stone/s urinary tract - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Stress incontinence surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Toenail surgery | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Turbinectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Vitrectomy (including buckling/cryotherapy) | not published | not published | not published |
| Acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Amputation of limb last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Axillary node dissection last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Breast prosthesis - removal of last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Breast reconstruction last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cerebral haematoma - evacuation of last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cone biopsy last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Dermoid cyst - removal of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Discectomy last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Exostosis - excision of last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Femoro-popliteal bypass graft last reported 2017–18 | 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 |
| Laminectomy last reported 2016–17 | 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 |
| Thyroglossal remnant - removal of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Trabeculectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ureteric - reimplantation last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Varicose veins treatment 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 | 16 days | 100% | 813 surgeries |
| Semi-urgent | 71 days | 77% | 1304 surgeries |
| Non-urgent | 347 days | 62% | 1747 surgeries |
What is not here
Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.