Grafton Base Hospital surgery waiting times
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026
Grafton Base Hospital is a public hospital in New South Wales. It reported 58 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Circumcision | 28 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage | 28 days | 146 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Skin lesion - excision of | 28 days | 318 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Toenail surgery | 29 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Trigger finger/thumb release | 33 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Haemorrhoidectomy | 37 days | 32 surgeries | not published |
| Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) | 40 days | 85 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Carpal tunnel release | 49 days | 57 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy | 57 days | 89 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Herniorrhaphy | 62 days | 93 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy | 71 days | 16 surgeries | not published |
| Laparoscopy | 73 days | 39 surgeries | not published |
| Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic) | 80 days | 24 surgeries | not published |
| Dupytren's contracture release | 81 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| Arthroscopy | 86 days | 43 surgeries | not published |
| Arthrodesis | 167 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Shoulder joint replacement | 176 days | 18 surgeries | not published |
| Total hip replacement | 213 days | 83 surgeries | 18.1% |
| Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction | 309 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Ectropion - correction of | 322 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior | 325 days | 18 surgeries | not published |
| Total knee replacement | 342 days | 158 surgeries | 26.6% |
| Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) | 354 days | 764 surgeries | 40.8% |
| Pterygium - excision of | 360 days | 18 surgeries | not published |
| Acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression | not published | not published | not published |
| Anal fissure - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Axillary node dissection | not published | not published | not published |
| Bladder neck incision | not published | not published | not published |
| Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy | not published | not published | not published |
| Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Coronary artery bypass grafting | not published | not published | not published |
| Curettage and evacuation of uterus | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Cystectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Cystoscopy | not published | not published | not published |
| Dialysis access surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Diathermy of wart/s | not published | not published | not published |
| Endometrial ablation | not published | not published | not published |
| Epididymal cyst - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Fracture non-union - treatment of | not published | not published | not published |
| Ganglion - excision of | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Hammer/claw/mallet toe - correction of | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Hydrocele - repair of | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ) | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Lingual or maxillary frenulum surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Meniscectomy | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Nasendoscopy | not published | not published | not published |
| Nerve decompression | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Orchidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Orchidopexy | not published | not published | not published |
| Osteotomy | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Parathyroidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Ptosis - repair of | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Rotator cuff - repair of | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Tendon release | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Varicose veins treatment | not published | not published | not published |
| Adenoidectomy last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Amputation of limb last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Arthroplasty - revision of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Bartholin's abscess drainage last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Blepharoplasty last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Chalazion - excision of last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cone biopsy last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ethmoidectomy last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Exostosis - excision of last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Female sterilisation last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Functional endoscopic sinus surgery last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Fundoplication last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Laminectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Mastectomy last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Mastoidectomy last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Myringoplasty/tympanoplasty last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Myringotomy last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nasal cautery last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pharynx - excision of last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pilonidal sinus surgery last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pressure equalising tubes (grommets) - insertion of last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Prostatectomy (transurethral or open) last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pyeloplasty/correction of ureteropelvic junction last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Radical neck dissection last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Repair of obstructing hiatus hernia last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Scar revision last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Septoplasty last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Shoulder reconstruction last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Stapedectomy last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Tenotomy of hip last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Thyroglossal remnant - removal of last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy) last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Turbinectomy last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ureteric stent - insertion of last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Urethra - dilatation of last reported 2020–21 | 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 | 22 days | 93% | 426 surgeries |
| Semi-urgent | 67 days | 80% | 914 surgeries |
| Non-urgent | 353 days | 62% | 1044 surgeries |
What is not here
Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.