Hysterectomy waiting time at Grafton Base Hospital
Median wait, long waits and volumes for hysterectomy — published by the source as “Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic)” — at this public hospital in the Grafton 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
- 80 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 24 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- not published2024–25 · released 28 May 2026 — Reported data did not meet the criteria to calculate this indicator.
Half the people who had this surgery here waited less than the median, and half waited longer. Of the 126 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 54 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 29 days in 2011–12 to 80 days in 2024–25 — up 176% — while the national median rose from 53 days to 74 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Gold Coast University Hospital, about 196 km away, at 30 days.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grafton Base Hospital | 80 days | not published | 24 surgeries |
| New South Wales (all public hospitals) | 99 days | 12.2% | 2971 surgeries |
| Queensland (all public hospitals) | 84 days | 8.3% | 904 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 74 days | 7.4% | 9163 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
Some of these hospitals are in another state — a public hospital referral can cross the border, so ask your GP what that would mean for you.
How the wait has changed
- Grafton Base Hospital
- NSW
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Grafton Base Hospital (days) | NSW (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 29 | 57 | 53 |
| 2012–13 | 39 | 60 | 53 |
| 2013–14 | 45 | 55 | 52 |
| 2014–15 | 82 | 60 | 55 |
| 2015–16 | 75 | 62 | 52 |
| 2016–17 | 82 | 64 | 55 |
| 2017–18 | 131 | 66 | 57 |
| 2018–19 | 88 | 69 | 61 |
| 2019–20 | 84 | 71 | 63 |
| 2020–21 | 66 | 96 | 80 |
| 2021–22 | 80 | 81 | 74 |
| 2022–23 | 119 | 101 | 84 |
| 2023–24 | 51 | 96 | 77 |
| 2024–25 | 80 | 99 | 74 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
All surgery at Grafton Base Hospital · Hysterectomy across Australia · Hysterectomy in New South Wales