Shellharbour Hospital surgery waiting times
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026
Shellharbour Hospital is a public hospital in New South Wales. It reported 43 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.
| Surgery | Median wait | Surgeries | Waited more than 365 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy | 27 days | 60 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Mastectomy | 28 days | 16 surgeries | not published |
| Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ) | 31 days | 58 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage | 35 days | 288 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Skin lesion - excision of | 36 days | 134 surgeries | 0.7% |
| Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) | 43 days | 156 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Haemorrhoidectomy | 70 days | 28 surgeries | not published |
| Trabeculectomy | 77 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Carpal tunnel release | 88 days | 49 surgeries | not published |
| Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy | 92 days | 152 surgeries | 3.9% |
| Herniorrhaphy | 140 days | 89 surgeries | 3.4% |
| Rotator cuff - repair of | 272 days | 20 surgeries | not published |
| Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic) | 311 days | 30 surgeries | not published |
| Arthroscopy | 315 days | 52 surgeries | 13.5% |
| Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) | 319 days | 2596 surgeries | 22.5% |
| Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior | 321 days | 23 surgeries | not published |
| Ectropion - correction of | 332 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| Dupytren's contracture release | 350 days | 28 surgeries | not published |
| Nerve decompression | 356 days | 23 surgeries | not published |
| Pterygium - excision of | 360 days | 59 surgeries | 40.7% |
| Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction | 390 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Anal fissure - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Arthrodesis | not published | not published | not published |
| Axillary node dissection | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Blepharoplasty | not published | 6 surgeries | 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 |
| Cone biopsy | not published | not published | not published |
| Diathermy of wart/s | not published | not published | not published |
| Endometrial ablation | not published | not published | not published |
| Ganglion - excision of | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Laparoscopy | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Pilonidal sinus surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Ptosis - repair of | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Repair of obstructing hiatus hernia | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Scar revision | not published | not published | not published |
| Shoulder reconstruction | 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 | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Vitrectomy (including buckling/cryotherapy) | not published | not published | not published |
| Bartholin's abscess drainage last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Chalazion - excision of last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Circumcision last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Curettage and evacuation of uterus last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cystectomy last reported 2022–23 | 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 |
| Dermoid cyst - removal of 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 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Examination of eye under anaesthesia last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Exostosis - excision of last reported 2016–17 | 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 |
| Fracture non-union - treatment of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Hammer/claw/mallet toe - correction of last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Hydrocele - repair of last reported 2017–18 | 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 |
| Osteotomy last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Procedure for strabismus (squint repair) last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Rhinoplasty last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Shoulder joint replacement last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Varicose veins treatment last reported 2012–13 | 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 | 21 days | 99% | 347 surgeries |
| Semi-urgent | 73 days | 78% | 1918 surgeries |
| Non-urgent | 358 days | 65% | 1913 surgeries |
What is not here
Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.