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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.

Planned surgery at Shoalhaven Hospital, 2024–25. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28.
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.

All planned surgery at Shoalhaven Hospital by urgency category, 2024–25.
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.

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