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Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy) waiting time at John Hunter Hospital

Median wait, long waits and volumes for Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy) 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
168 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
Surgeries completed
93 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
Waited more than 365 days
30.1%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 114 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 52 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 Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy), 2024–25.
Where Median wait Waited more than 365 days Surgeries
John Hunter Hospital168 days30.1%93 surgeries
New South Wales (all public hospitals)322 days21.2%4896 surgeries
Australia (all public hospitals)182 days17.0%16182 surgeries

Where the wait is shorter nearby

Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 182 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 Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy) by financial year at John Hunter Hospital, compared with New South Wales and Australiadays01002003004002011–122014–152017–182020–212023–242024–25John Hunter Hospital 168NSW 322Australia 182
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Median wait in days for Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy), by financial year. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28.
Reference periodJohn Hunter Hospital (days)NSW (days)Australia (days)
2011–126922198
2012–1311325898
2013–149223399
2014–1572260124
2015–16103253120
2016–177126597
2017–1882293121
2018–19117303125
2019–20124287130
2020–21169326253
2021–2284303168
2022–23113306174
2023–24104309185
2024–25168322182

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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