Port Macquarie Base Hospital surgery waiting times
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026
Port Macquarie Base Hospital is a public hospital in New South Wales. It reported 81 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ureteric stent - insertion of | 1 day | 22 surgeries | not published |
| Dialysis access surgery | 14 days | 58 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Mastectomy | 15 days | 16 surgeries | not published |
| Cystoscopy | 19 days | 372 surgeries | 1.9% |
| Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ) | 19 days | 15 surgeries | not published |
| Urethra - dilatation of | 19 days | 34 surgeries | not published |
| Carotid endarterectomy | 20 days | 39 surgeries | not published |
| Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage | 20 days | 123 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy | 21 days | 60 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection | 21 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| Curettage and evacuation of uterus | 21 days | 33 surgeries | not published |
| Cystectomy | 22 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Skin lesion - excision of | 27 days | 206 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Abdominal or thoracic aortic aneurysm - repair/replacement | 40 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy | 41 days | 36 surgeries | not published |
| Prostate biopsy | 54 days | 184 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Laparoscopy | 63 days | 30 surgeries | not published |
| Prostatectomy (transurethral or open) | 68 days | 117 surgeries | 6.8% |
| Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) | 71 days | 135 surgeries | 2.2% |
| Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) | 82 days | 175 surgeries | 4.6% |
| Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy | 86 days | 40 surgeries | not published |
| Haemorrhoidectomy | 88 days | 50 surgeries | 2.0% |
| Nephrectomy | 88 days | 16 surgeries | not published |
| Circumcision | 91 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| Herniorrhaphy | 108 days | 67 surgeries | 9.0% |
| Lithotripsy | 118 days | 15 surgeries | not published |
| Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic) | 126 days | 51 surgeries | 13.7% |
| Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy | 138 days | 70 surgeries | 10.0% |
| Adenoidectomy | 150 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior | 237 days | 52 surgeries | 30.8% |
| Carpal tunnel release | 254 days | 20 surgeries | not published |
| Parathyroidectomy | 261 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Repair of obstructing hiatus hernia | 284 days | 15 surgeries | not published |
| Arthroscopy | 302 days | 35 surgeries | not published |
| Arthrodesis | 312 days | 29 surgeries | not published |
| Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction | 324 days | 18 surgeries | not published |
| Shoulder joint replacement | 372 days | 43 surgeries | not published |
| Total hip replacement | 376 days | 155 surgeries | 53.5% |
| Total knee replacement | 408 days | 228 surgeries | 72.4% |
| Acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Amputation of limb | not published | not published | not published |
| Anal fissure - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Axillary node dissection | not published | not published | not published |
| Bladder neck incision | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Blepharoplasty | not published | not published | not published |
| Breast prosthesis - removal of | 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 |
| Chalazion - excision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Cone biopsy | not published | not published | not published |
| Dupytren's contracture release | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Ectropion - correction of | not published | not published | not published |
| Endometrial ablation | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Ethmoidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Examination of eye under anaesthesia | not published | not published | not published |
| Femoro-popliteal bypass graft | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Fracture non-union - treatment of | not published | not published | not published |
| Fundoplication | not published | not published | not published |
| Ganglion - excision of | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Hydrocele - repair of | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Lingual or maxillary frenulum surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Meniscectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Microlaryngoscopy | not published | not published | not published |
| Myringotomy | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Nasal cautery | not published | not published | not published |
| Nerve decompression | not published | not published | not published |
| Orchidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Osteotomy | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Pressure equalising tubes (grommets) - insertion of | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Probing of naso-lacrimal duct | not published | not published | not published |
| Pterygium - excision of | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Pyeloplasty/correction of ureteropelvic junction | not published | not published | not published |
| Rotator cuff - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Stone/s urinary tract - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Tendon release | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Toenail surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Trabeculectomy | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Trigger finger/thumb release | not published | not published | not published |
| Varicose veins treatment | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Arthroplasty - revision of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Bartholin's abscess drainage last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Corneal graft last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Dacryocystorhinostomy 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 2016–17 | 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 |
| Exostosis - excision of last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Female sterilisation last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Functional endoscopic sinus surgery last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Hammer/claw/mallet toe - correction of last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Mastoidectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Meatoplasty last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Myomectomy last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Myringoplasty/tympanoplasty 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 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nasal polypectomy last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pharynx - excision of last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pilonidal sinus surgery last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pleurodesis last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Procedure for strabismus (squint repair) last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ptosis - repair of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Scar revision last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Septoplasty last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Stress incontinence surgery last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Tenotomy of hip last reported 2020–21 | 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 |
| Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy) last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ureteric - reimplantation last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Vitrectomy (including buckling/cryotherapy) last reported 2019–20 | 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 | 13 days | 100% | 919 surgeries |
| Semi-urgent | 63 days | 76% | 1604 surgeries |
| Non-urgent | 344 days | 60% | 1004 surgeries |
What is not here
Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.