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Total knee replacement waiting time at Fairfield Hospital

Median wait, long waits and volumes for Total knee replacement at this public hospital, 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
359 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
Surgeries completed
450 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
Waited more than 365 days
40.2%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 128 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 106 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.

How this compares

Median wait, long waits and volume for Total knee replacement, 2024–25.
Where Median wait Waited more than 365 days Surgeries
Fairfield Hospital359 days40.2%450 surgeries
New South Wales (all public hospitals)340 days31.3%7172 surgeries
Australia (all public hospitals)255 days23.2%17987 surgeries

Where the wait is shorter nearby

Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 255 days marks the national median.

Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.

How the wait has changed

Median wait for Total knee replacement by financial year at Fairfield Hospital, compared with New South Wales and Australiadays01252503755002011–122014–152017–182020–212023–242024–25Fairfield Hospital 359NSW 340Australia 255
  • Fairfield Hospital
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View these numbers as a table
Median wait in days for Total knee replacement, by financial year. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28.
Reference periodFairfield Hospital (days)NSW (days)Australia (days)
2011–12280303184
2012–13252297196
2013–14281290194
2014–15297290191
2015–16276290188
2016–17274290195
2017–18279281198
2018–19311281209
2019–20311296223
2020–21343342308
2021–22452337293
2022–23421344308
2023–24328321265
2024–25359340255

What is not here

Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.

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