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Maitland Hospital surgery waiting times

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

Maitland Hospital is a public hospital in New South Wales. It reported 69 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 25 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 Maitland Hospital, 2024–25. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28.
Surgery Median wait Surgeries Waited more than 365 days
Curettage and evacuation of uterus 3 days 99 surgeries 0.0%
Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy 16 days 55 surgeries 0.0%
Mastectomy 18 days 12 surgeries not published
Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection 22 days 32 surgeries not published
Skin lesion - excision of 22 days 86 surgeries 1.2%
Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ) 33 days 35 surgeries not published
Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage 42 days 220 surgeries 0.9%
Prostate biopsy 49 days 19 surgeries not published
Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy 67 days 22 surgeries not published
Cystoscopy 74 days 73 surgeries 8.2%
Haemorrhoidectomy 83 days 16 surgeries not published
Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) 84 days 116 surgeries 16.4%
Tendon release 90 days 12 surgeries not published
Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction 127 days 43 surgeries not published
Laparoscopy 171 days 62 surgeries 4.8%
Adenoidectomy 238 days 13 surgeries not published
Myringotomy 263 days 137 surgeries 23.4%
Pressure equalising tubes (grommets) - insertion of 263 days 123 surgeries 22.0%
Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic) 270 days 83 surgeries 31.3%
Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy) 273 days 147 surgeries 32.0%
Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) 282 days 14 surgeries not published
Circumcision 288 days 18 surgeries not published
Prostatectomy (transurethral or open) 294 days 12 surgeries not published
Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy 301 days 53 surgeries 35.8%
Arthroscopy 305 days 74 surgeries 40.5%
Carpal tunnel release 340 days 58 surgeries 48.3%
Trigger finger/thumb release 341 days 15 surgeries not published
Herniorrhaphy 347 days 46 surgeries not published
Nasendoscopy 352 days 22 surgeries not published
Total hip replacement 354 days 91 surgeries 48.4%
Rotator cuff - repair of 363 days 19 surgeries not published
Nerve decompression 411 days 17 surgeries not published
Shoulder joint replacement 428 days 26 surgeries not published
Total knee replacement 440 days 211 surgeries 70.1%
Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy 464 days 17 surgeries not published
Acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression not published not published not published
Arthrodesis not published 9 surgeries not published
Arthroplasty - revision of not published not published 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 reconstruction not published not published not published
Breast reduction not published not published not published
Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of not published not published not published
Cone biopsy not published not published not published
Dialysis access surgery not published not published not published
Discectomy not published not published not published
Dupytren's contracture release not published 8 surgeries not published
Endometrial ablation not published not published not published
Female sterilisation not published 8 surgeries not published
Fracture non-union - treatment of not published 7 surgeries not published
Ganglion - excision of not published 5 surgeries not published
Hammer/claw/mallet toe - correction of not published not published not published
Hydrocele - repair of not published 8 surgeries not published
Laminectomy not published 5 surgeries not published
Lingual or maxillary frenulum surgery not published 9 surgeries not published
Muscle or tendon length - change of not published not published not published
Myringoplasty/tympanoplasty not published 6 surgeries not published
Nasal cautery not published not published not published
Orchidopexy not published 6 surgeries not published
Osteotomy not published 8 surgeries not published
Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of not published 8 surgeries not published
Pilonidal sinus surgery not published not published not published
Repair of obstructing hiatus hernia not published not published not published
Scar revision not published not published not published
Stress incontinence surgery not published not published not published
Toenail surgery not published not published not published
Turbinectomy not published not published not published
Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior not published 8 surgeries not published
Amputation of limb last reported 2022–23 not reported for this period not reported for this period not reported for this period
Anal fissure - repair of last reported 2021–22 not reported for this period not reported for this period not reported for this period
Breast prosthesis - removal of last reported 2022–23 not reported for this period not reported for this period not reported for this period
Cerebral haematoma - evacuation of last reported 2021–22 not reported for this period not reported for this period not reported for this period
Cervical discectomy and fusion last reported 2020–21 not reported for this period not reported for this period not reported for this period
Cystectomy last reported 2016–17 not reported for this period not reported for this period not reported for this period
Dermoid cyst - removal of last reported 2023–24 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 2022–23 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
Hypospadias - repair of last reported 2020–21 not reported for this period not reported for this period not reported for this period
Meatoplasty last reported 2019–20 not reported for this period not reported for this period not reported for this period
Meniscectomy last reported 2023–24 not reported for this period not reported for this period not reported for this period
Myomectomy last reported 2021–22 not reported for this period not reported for this period not reported for this period
Orchidectomy last reported 2022–23 not reported for this period not reported for this period not reported for this period
Parathyroidectomy last reported 2021–22 not reported for this period not reported for this period not reported for this period
Pyeloplasty/correction of ureteropelvic junction last reported 2018–19 not reported for this period not reported for this period not reported for this period
Radical neck dissection last reported 2020–21 not reported for this period not reported for this period not reported for this period
Septoplasty last reported 2020–21 not reported for this period not reported for this period not reported for this period
Shoulder reconstruction last reported 2021–22 not reported for this period not reported for this period not reported for this period
Stone/s urinary tract - removal of last reported 2018–19 not reported for this period not reported for this period not reported for this period
Ureteric - reimplantation last reported 2021–22 not reported for this period not reported for this period not reported for this period
Ureteric stent - insertion of last reported 2018–19 not reported for this period not reported for this period not reported for this period
Urethra - dilatation of last reported 2018–19 not reported for this period not reported for this period not reported for this period
Varicose veins treatment last reported 2021–22 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 Maitland Hospital by urgency category, 2024–25.
Urgency category Median wait Treated within the recommended time Surgeries
Urgent 12 days 99% 449 surgeries
Semi-urgent 68 days 64% 871 surgeries
Non-urgent 382 days 43% 1064 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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