Lismore Base Hospital surgery waiting times
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026
Lismore Base Hospital is a public hospital in New South Wales. It reported 101 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.
| Surgery | Median wait | Surgeries | Waited more than 365 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fracture non-union - treatment of | 1 day | 54 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Curettage and evacuation of uterus | 2 days | 75 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Femoro-popliteal bypass graft | 9 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Dialysis access surgery | 18 days | 108 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection | 20 days | 37 surgeries | not published |
| Carotid endarterectomy | 22 days | 33 surgeries | not published |
| Skin lesion - excision of | 23 days | 278 surgeries | 1.4% |
| Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy | 25 days | 81 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Mastectomy | 26 days | 33 surgeries | not published |
| Anal fissure - repair of | 37 days | 15 surgeries | not published |
| Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction | 39 days | 31 surgeries | not published |
| Prostate biopsy | 39 days | 178 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage | 41 days | 188 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Cystoscopy | 44 days | 383 surgeries | 4.2% |
| Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior | 46 days | 38 surgeries | not published |
| Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) | 48 days | 106 surgeries | 7.5% |
| Nephrectomy | 49 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Carpal tunnel release | 52 days | 28 surgeries | not published |
| Laparoscopy | 63 days | 51 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Vitrectomy (including buckling/cryotherapy) | 70 days | 96 surgeries | 6.3% |
| Trigger finger/thumb release | 78 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy | 79 days | 66 surgeries | 6.1% |
| Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ) | 82 days | 20 surgeries | not published |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy | 94 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) | 106 days | 1174 surgeries | 28.4% |
| Arthroscopy | 110 days | 36 surgeries | not published |
| Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic) | 111 days | 71 surgeries | 2.8% |
| Haemorrhoidectomy | 132 days | 18 surgeries | not published |
| Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy | 133 days | 22 surgeries | not published |
| Circumcision | 135 days | 15 surgeries | not published |
| Herniorrhaphy | 137 days | 59 surgeries | 6.8% |
| Rotator cuff - repair of | 139 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Varicose veins treatment | 139 days | 49 surgeries | not published |
| Prostatectomy (transurethral or open) | 147 days | 78 surgeries | 25.6% |
| Myringotomy | 156 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Pressure equalising tubes (grommets) - insertion of | 156 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Shoulder joint replacement | 174 days | 33 surgeries | not published |
| Total hip replacement | 177 days | 142 surgeries | 7.0% |
| Adenoidectomy | 180 days | 24 surgeries | not published |
| Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy) | 259 days | 41 surgeries | not published |
| Blepharoplasty | 271 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Total knee replacement | 300 days | 179 surgeries | 19.6% |
| Repair of obstructing hiatus hernia | 301 days | 20 surgeries | not published |
| Pterygium - excision of | 355 days | 41 surgeries | not published |
| Septoplasty | 462 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| Myringoplasty/tympanoplasty | 736 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Abdominal or thoracic aortic aneurysm - repair/replacement | not published | not published | not published |
| Acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression | not published | not published | not published |
| Amputation of limb | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Arthrodesis | not published | not published | not published |
| Arthroplasty - revision of | not published | 7 surgeries | 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 |
| Breast prosthesis - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Breast reconstruction | not published | not published | not published |
| Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Chalazion - excision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Corneal graft | not published | not published | not published |
| Coronary artery bypass grafting | not published | not published | not published |
| Cystectomy | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Dacryocystorhinostomy | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Dermoid cyst - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Dupytren's contracture release | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Ectropion - correction of | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Endometrial ablation | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Examination of eye under anaesthesia | not published | not published | not published |
| Exostosis - excision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Female sterilisation | not published | not published | not published |
| Functional endoscopic sinus surgery | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Fundoplication | not published | not published | not published |
| Ganglion - excision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Hammer/claw/mallet toe - correction of | not published | not published | not published |
| Hydrocele - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Lingual or maxillary frenulum surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Lobectomy/wedge resection/pneumonectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Mastoidectomy | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Meatoplasty | not published | not published | not published |
| Meniscectomy | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Myomectomy | not published | not published | 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 | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Parathyroidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Pharynx - excision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Pilonidal sinus surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Probing of naso-lacrimal duct | not published | not published | not published |
| Ptosis - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Replacement of aortic aneurysm with bifurcation graft | not published | not published | not published |
| Rhinoplasty | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Scar revision | not published | not published | not published |
| Stapedectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Tendon release | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Toenail surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Trabeculectomy | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Turbinectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Ureteric stent - insertion of | not published | not published | not published |
| Urethra - dilatation of | not published | not published | not published |
| Breast reduction last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cone biopsy 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 2023–24 | 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 |
| Ethmoidectomy last reported 2020–21 | 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 |
| Lithotripsy last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Microlaryngoscopy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) last reported 2019–20 | 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 |
| Orchidopexy last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pleurodesis last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pyeloplasty/correction of ureteropelvic junction last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Radical neck dissection last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Shoulder reconstruction last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Stone/s urinary tract - removal of last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Stress incontinence surgery last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Thyroglossal remnant - removal 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.
| Urgency category | Median wait | Treated within the recommended time | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urgent | 14 days | 87% | 1654 surgeries |
| Semi-urgent | 82 days | 61% | 2072 surgeries |
| Non-urgent | 349 days | 59% | 1429 surgeries |
What is not here
Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.