Shoalhaven Hospital surgery waiting times
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026
Shoalhaven Hospital is a public hospital in New South Wales. It reported 48 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cystoscopy | 4 days | 463 surgeries | 1.9% |
| Dialysis access surgery | 13 days | 30 surgeries | not published |
| Mastectomy | 16 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy | 20 days | 37 surgeries | not published |
| Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ) | 21 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage | 25 days | 163 surgeries | 0.6% |
| Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection | 26 days | 33 surgeries | not published |
| Prostate biopsy | 29 days | 144 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Ureteric stent - insertion of | 30 days | 82 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Skin lesion - excision of | 43 days | 434 surgeries | 3.2% |
| Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) | 60 days | 148 surgeries | 4.1% |
| Laparoscopy | 65 days | 19 surgeries | not published |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy | 78 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction | 92 days | 26 surgeries | not published |
| Haemorrhoidectomy | 102 days | 28 surgeries | not published |
| Prostatectomy (transurethral or open) | 107 days | 53 surgeries | 9.4% |
| Arthroscopy | 108 days | 38 surgeries | not published |
| Carpal tunnel release | 167 days | 39 surgeries | not published |
| Total hip replacement | 182 days | 113 surgeries | 27.4% |
| Circumcision | 223 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy | 239 days | 15 surgeries | not published |
| Pilonidal sinus surgery | 292 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy | 308 days | 111 surgeries | 34.2% |
| Herniorrhaphy | 312 days | 84 surgeries | 28.6% |
| Dupytren's contracture release | 341 days | 18 surgeries | not published |
| Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic) | 356 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Total knee replacement | 376 days | 158 surgeries | 54.4% |
| Shoulder joint replacement | 410 days | 18 surgeries | not published |
| Anal fissure - repair of | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Bladder neck incision | not published | not published | not published |
| Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Cystectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Endometrial ablation | not published | not published | not published |
| Epididymal cyst - removal of | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Female sterilisation | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Fracture non-union - treatment of | not published | not published | not published |
| Ganglion - excision of | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Hydrocele - repair of | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Lithotripsy | not published | not published | not published |
| Nerve decompression | not published | not published | not published |
| Parathyroidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of | 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 |
| Toenail surgery | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Trigger finger/thumb release | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Urethra - dilatation of | not published | not published | not published |
| Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior | not published | not published | not published |
| Acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Adenoidectomy last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Amputation of limb last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Arthrodesis last reported 2022–23 | 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 |
| Blepharoplasty last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Breast prosthesis - removal of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Chalazion - excision of last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cone biopsy last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Curettage and evacuation of uterus last reported 2019–20 | 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 |
| Ectropion - correction 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 2017–18 | 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 |
| Functional endoscopic sinus surgery last reported 2019–20 | 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 |
| Lingual or maxillary frenulum surgery last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Lobectomy/wedge resection/pneumonectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Mastoidectomy last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Meatoplasty last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Meniscectomy last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Microlaryngoscopy last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Myringoplasty/tympanoplasty last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Myringotomy last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nasendoscopy last reported 2018–19 | 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 |
| Orchidopexy last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Osteotomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pressure equalising tubes (grommets) - insertion of last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pterygium - excision of last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ptosis - repair of last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pyeloplasty/correction of ureteropelvic junction last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Repair of obstructing hiatus hernia last reported 2019–20 | 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 |
| Septoplasty last reported 2019–20 | 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 |
| Tendon release last reported 2022–23 | 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 |
| Trabeculectomy last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Turbinectomy 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 | 19 days | 100% | 564 surgeries |
| Semi-urgent | 56 days | 68% | 1319 surgeries |
| Non-urgent | 329 days | 63% | 823 surgeries |
What is not here
Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.