South East Regional Hospital surgery waiting times
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026
South East Regional Hospital is a public hospital in New South Wales. It reported 53 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dialysis access surgery | 14 days | 30 surgeries | not published |
| Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy | 20 days | 47 surgeries | not published |
| Mastectomy | 26 days | 30 surgeries | not published |
| Cystoscopy | 29 days | 96 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage | 29 days | 39 surgeries | not published |
| Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) | 42 days | 59 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Skin lesion - excision of | 42 days | 89 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic) | 53 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Prostatectomy (transurethral or open) | 58 days | 18 surgeries | not published |
| Haemorrhoidectomy | 71 days | 29 surgeries | not published |
| Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy | 84 days | 51 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Carpal tunnel release | 103 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Arthroscopy | 202 days | 26 surgeries | not published |
| Total hip replacement | 206 days | 128 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Breast reduction | 209 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Herniorrhaphy | 222 days | 47 surgeries | not published |
| Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy | 256 days | 53 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Total knee replacement | 258 days | 164 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Shoulder joint replacement | 300 days | 24 surgeries | not published |
| Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) | 330 days | 343 surgeries | 1.2% |
| Amputation of limb | not published | not published | not published |
| Anal fissure - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Arthroplasty - revision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Axillary node dissection | not published | not published | not published |
| Bladder neck incision | not published | not published | not published |
| Breast prosthesis - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Breast reconstruction | not published | not published | not published |
| Circumcision | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Curettage and evacuation of uterus | not published | not published | not published |
| Dermoid cyst - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Dupytren's contracture release | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Ectropion - correction of | not published | not published | not published |
| Epididymal cyst - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Fracture non-union - treatment of | not published | not published | not published |
| Ganglion - excision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Hydrocele - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Laparoscopy | not published | not published | not published |
| Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ) | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Nerve decompression | not published | not published | not published |
| Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Pilonidal sinus surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Pterygium - excision of | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Rotator cuff - repair of | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy | not published | 6 surgeries | 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 | not published | not published |
| Ureteric stent - insertion of | not published | 5 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 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Adenoidectomy last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Arthrodesis 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 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Blepharoplasty last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cerebral haematoma - evacuation of last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cone biopsy last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cystectomy last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Endometrial ablation last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Examination of eye under anaesthesia last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Female sterilisation 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 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Lingual or maxillary frenulum surgery last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Lobectomy/wedge resection/pneumonectomy last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Meniscectomy last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Muscle or tendon length - change of last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Myringotomy last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nasendoscopy last reported 2023–24 | 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 |
| Orchidopexy last reported 2020–21 | 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 |
| Parathyroidectomy last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pleurodesis last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pressure equalising tubes (grommets) - insertion of last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Prostate biopsy last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Radical neck dissection last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Repair of obstructing hiatus hernia last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Scar revision last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy) last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Varicose veins treatment last reported 2015–16 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Vitrectomy (including buckling/cryotherapy) last reported 2018–19 | 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 | 16 days | 100% | 259 surgeries |
| Semi-urgent | 55 days | 99% | 433 surgeries |
| Non-urgent | 286 days | 99% | 887 surgeries |
What is not here
Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.