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Kempsey District Hospital surgery waiting times

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

Kempsey District Hospital is a public hospital in New South Wales. It reported 42 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 21 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 Kempsey District Hospital, 2024–25. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28.
Surgery Median wait Surgeries Waited more than 365 days
Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ) 19 days 13 surgeries not published
Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage 28 days 83 surgeries 0.0%
Skin lesion - excision of 57 days 113 surgeries 0.0%
Trabeculectomy 76 days 39 surgeries not published
Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy 88 days 44 surgeries not published
Hydrocele - repair of 99 days 12 surgeries not published
Haemorrhoidectomy 105 days 78 surgeries 1.3%
Acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression 118 days 40 surgeries not published
Circumcision 124 days 17 surgeries not published
Carpal tunnel release 125 days 37 surgeries not published
Arthroscopy 147 days 32 surgeries not published
Blepharoplasty 200 days 18 surgeries not published
Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) 208 days 781 surgeries 0.6%
Ectropion - correction of 279 days 25 surgeries not published
Pterygium - excision of 293 days 24 surgeries not published
Herniorrhaphy 323 days 17 surgeries not published
Anal fissure - repair of not published 5 surgeries not published
Arthrodesis not published not published not published
Arthroplasty - revision of not published not published not published
Axillary node dissection not published not published not published
Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy not published not published not published
Breast prosthesis - removal of not published not published not published
Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of not published 7 surgeries not published
Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) not published not published not published
Curettage and evacuation of uterus not published 5 surgeries not published
Cystectomy not published not published not published
Dialysis access surgery not published not published not published
Dupytren's contracture release not published 9 surgeries not published
Ganglion - excision of not published not published not published
Hammer/claw/mallet toe - correction of not published not published not published
Heart valve replacement not published not published not published
Lingual or maxillary frenulum surgery not published not published not published
Mastectomy not published not published not published
Orchidopexy not published not published not published
Osteotomy not published not published not published
Ptosis - repair of not published 8 surgeries not published
Rotator cuff - repair of not published not published not published
Shoulder joint replacement not published not published not published
Tendon release not published not published not published
Toenail surgery not published not published not published
Trigger finger/thumb release not published not published not published
Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior not published not published not published
Bartholin's abscess drainage last reported 2023–24 not reported for this period not reported for this period not reported for this period
Breast reconstruction last reported 2023–24 not reported for this period not reported for this period not reported for this period
Breast reduction last reported 2022–23 not reported for this period not reported for this period not reported for this period
Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection last reported 2020–21 not reported for this period not reported for this period not reported for this period
Cystoscopy last reported 2022–23 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
Epididymal cyst - removal of last reported 2021–22 not reported for this period not reported for this period not reported for this period
Examination of eye under anaesthesia last reported 2022–23 not reported for this period not reported for this period not reported for this period
Exostosis - excision of last reported 2019–20 not reported for this period not reported for this period not reported for this period
Laparoscopy last reported 2018–19 not reported for this period not reported for this period not reported for this period
Nasal cautery last reported 2016–17 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
Orchidectomy last reported 2023–24 not reported for this period not reported for this period not reported for this period
Pharynx - excision of last reported 2020–21 not reported for this period not reported for this period not reported for this period
Pilonidal sinus surgery last reported 2020–21 not reported for this period not reported for this period not reported for this period
Procedure for strabismus (squint repair) 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
Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy last reported 2022–23 not reported for this period not reported for this period not reported for this period
Total knee replacement last reported 2020–21 not reported for this period not reported for this period not reported for this period
Varicose veins treatment last reported 2020–21 not reported for this period not reported for this period not reported for this period
Vitrectomy (including buckling/cryotherapy) 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 Kempsey District Hospital by urgency category, 2024–25.
Urgency category Median wait Treated within the recommended time Surgeries
Urgent 15 days 98% 101 surgeries
Semi-urgent 74 days 92% 577 surgeries
Non-urgent 244 days 99% 936 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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