Rotator cuff repair waiting time at Fairfield Hospital
Median wait, long waits and volumes for rotator cuff repair — published by the source as “Rotator cuff - repair of” — at this public hospital in the Prairiewood 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
- 340 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 50 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 30.0%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 40 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 37 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 196 days in 2016–17 to 340 days in 2024–25 — up 73% — while the national median rose from 103 days to 111 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Westmead Hospital, about 10 km away, at 256 days. Here, 30.0% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 12.9%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield Hospital | 340 days | 30.0% | 50 surgeries |
| New South Wales (all public hospitals) | 247 days | 20.9% | 512 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 111 days | 12.9% | 1144 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
- Fairfield Hospital
- NSW
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Fairfield Hospital (days) | NSW (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 196 | 239 | 103 |
| 2017–18 | 206 | 234 | 104 |
| 2018–19 | 157 | 214 | 127 |
| 2019–20 | 297 | 202 | 123 |
| 2020–21 | 353 | 301 | 203 |
| 2021–22 | 336 | 307 | 151 |
| 2022–23 | 335 | 313 | 193 |
| 2023–24 | 258 | 281 | 150 |
| 2024–25 | 340 | 247 | 111 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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