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Gosford Hospital surgery waiting times

Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026

Gosford Hospital is a public hospital in New South Wales. It reported 102 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.

Planned surgery at Gosford Hospital, 2024–25. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28.
Surgery Median wait Surgeries Waited more than 365 days
Fracture non-union - treatment of 15 days 11 surgeries not published
Radical neck dissection 15 days 11 surgeries not published
Mastectomy 20 days 40 surgeries not published
Varicose veins treatment 20 days 15 surgeries not published
Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection 21 days 68 surgeries 8.8%
Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy 22 days 169 surgeries 0.0%
Carotid endarterectomy 22 days 34 surgeries not published
Dialysis access surgery 22 days 20 surgeries not published
Prostate biopsy 23 days 97 surgeries 0.0%
Tendon release 23 days 18 surgeries not published
Ureteric stent - insertion of 23 days 241 surgeries 0.4%
Microlaryngoscopy 24 days 63 surgeries 1.6%
Cystoscopy 25 days 673 surgeries 0.1%
Nephrectomy 29 days 21 surgeries not published
Cystectomy 30 days 17 surgeries not published
Abdominal or thoracic aortic aneurysm - repair/replacement 33 days 30 surgeries not published
Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ) 50 days 49 surgeries not published
Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage 52 days 303 surgeries 0.7%
Hydrocele - repair of 67 days 10 surgeries not published
Prostatectomy (transurethral or open) 67 days 71 surgeries 0.0%
Skin lesion - excision of 70 days 410 surgeries 2.7%
Procedure for strabismus (squint repair) 78 days 30 surgeries not published
Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) 81 days 143 surgeries 3.5%
Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of 81 days 27 surgeries not published
Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy 87 days 52 surgeries 1.9%
Myringoplasty/tympanoplasty 89 days 18 surgeries not published
Pilonidal sinus surgery 90 days 12 surgeries not published
Parathyroidectomy 92 days 30 surgeries not published
Pressure equalising tubes (grommets) - insertion of 101 days 117 surgeries 6.0%
Laparoscopy 102 days 52 surgeries 9.6%
Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction 103 days 20 surgeries not published
Myringotomy 104 days 123 surgeries 5.7%
Haemorrhoidectomy 106 days 38 surgeries not published
Arthroscopy 110 days 60 surgeries 16.7%
Repair of obstructing hiatus hernia 117 days 23 surgeries not published
Shoulder joint replacement 128 days 22 surgeries not published
Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy 143 days 16 surgeries not published
Breast prosthesis - removal of 146 days 13 surgeries not published
Circumcision 148 days 70 surgeries 8.6%
Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic) 165 days 100 surgeries 26.0%
Carpal tunnel release 167 days 44 surgeries not published
Functional endoscopic sinus surgery 168 days 60 surgeries 31.7%
Orchidopexy 174 days 24 surgeries not published
Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) 183 days 10 surgeries not published
Total hip replacement 232 days 88 surgeries 15.9%
Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy 273 days 159 surgeries 18.2%
Herniorrhaphy 303 days 124 surgeries 15.3%
Total knee replacement 323 days 90 surgeries 34.4%
Exostosis - excision of 342 days 14 surgeries not published
Adenoidectomy 346 days 60 surgeries 31.7%
Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy) 351 days 409 surgeries 31.3%
Breast reconstruction 365 days 11 surgeries not published
Septoplasty 372 days 135 surgeries 57.0%
Acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression not published not published not published
Amputation of limb not published not published not published
Anal fissure - repair of not published 9 surgeries not published
Arthrodesis not published 9 surgeries not published
Arthroplasty - revision of not published not published not published
Axillary node dissection 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 not published not published
Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of not published not published not published
Chalazion - excision of not published not published not published
Cone biopsy not published not published not published
Curettage and evacuation of uterus not published not published not published
Dacryocystorhinostomy not published 7 surgeries not published
Dermoid cyst - removal of not published not published not published
Dupytren's contracture release not published 7 surgeries not published
Endometrial ablation not published not published not published
Epididymal cyst - removal of not published 9 surgeries not published
Ethmoidectomy not published not published not published
Examination of eye under anaesthesia not published not published not published
Female sterilisation not published not published not published
Femoro-popliteal bypass graft not published 5 surgeries not published
Fundoplication not published 8 surgeries not published
Ganglion - excision of not published not published not published
Hypospadias - repair of not published 5 surgeries not published
Laryngectomy not published not published not published
Lingual or maxillary frenulum surgery not published not published not published
Mastoidectomy not published 7 surgeries not published
Meniscectomy not published not published not published
Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) not published 6 surgeries 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
Orchidectomy not published not published not published
Osteotomy not published 6 surgeries not published
Pharynx - excision of not published 5 surgeries not published
Probing of naso-lacrimal duct not published 7 surgeries not published
Ptosis - repair of not published not published not published
Pyeloplasty/correction of ureteropelvic junction not published not published not published
Removal of intracranial lesion not published not published not published
Rhinoplasty not published not published not published
Rotator cuff - repair of not published 8 surgeries not published
Scar revision not published 7 surgeries not published
Shoulder reconstruction not published not published not published
Stone/s urinary tract - removal of not published not published not published
Toenail surgery not published 6 surgeries not published
Trigger finger/thumb release not published 8 surgeries not published
Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior not published 7 surgeries not published
Cerebral haematoma - evacuation of last reported 2017–18 not reported for this period not reported for this period not reported for this period
Diathermy of wart/s last reported 2022–23 not reported for this period not reported for this period not reported for this period
Ectropion - correction of last reported 2023–24 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
Heart valve replacement last reported 2023–24 not reported for this period not reported for this period not reported for this period
Lithotripsy last reported 2023–24 not reported for this period not reported for this period not reported for this period
Lobectomy/wedge resection/pneumonectomy last reported 2022–23 not reported for this period not reported for this period not reported for this period
Meatoplasty 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
Nerve decompression last reported 2023–24 not reported for this period not reported for this period not reported for this period
Pterygium - excision of last reported 2018–19 not reported for this period not reported for this period not reported for this period
Replacement of aortic aneurysm with bifurcation graft last reported 2022–23 not reported for this period not reported for this period not reported for this period
Stapedectomy last reported 2020–21 not reported for this period not reported for this period not reported for this period
Stress incontinence surgery last reported 2023–24 not reported for this period not reported for this period not reported for this period
Sub-mucosal resection last reported 2022–23 not reported for this period not reported for this period not reported for this period
Turbinectomy last reported 2023–24 not reported for this period not reported for this period not reported for this period
Ureteric - reimplantation last reported 2019–20 not reported for this period not reported for this period not reported for this period
Urethra - dilatation of 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.

All planned surgery at Gosford Hospital by urgency category, 2024–25.
Urgency category Median wait Treated within the recommended time Surgeries
Urgent 17 days 96% 1611 surgeries
Semi-urgent 77 days 63% 2297 surgeries
Non-urgent 343 days 69% 1724 surgeries

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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