St George Hospital NSW surgery waiting times
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026
St George Hospital NSW is a public hospital in New South Wales. It reported 92 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coronary artery bypass grafting | 7 days | 36 surgeries | not published |
| Heart valve replacement | 10 days | 29 surgeries | not published |
| Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection | 15 days | 75 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Radical neck dissection | 15 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| Craniotomy | 16 days | 20 surgeries | not published |
| Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy | 19 days | 209 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Abdominal or thoracic aortic aneurysm - repair/replacement | 20 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| Mastectomy | 21 days | 64 surgeries | 4.7% |
| Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of | 21 days | 23 surgeries | not published |
| Discectomy | 22 days | 50 surgeries | 6.0% |
| Laparoscopy | 22 days | 59 surgeries | 10.2% |
| Lithotripsy | 26 days | 324 surgeries | 2.2% |
| Prostate biopsy | 26 days | 129 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Ureteric stent - insertion of | 26 days | 18 surgeries | not published |
| Nephrectomy | 28 days | 29 surgeries | not published |
| Cystoscopy | 41 days | 1035 surgeries | 5.5% |
| Microlaryngoscopy | 44 days | 15 surgeries | not published |
| Skin lesion - excision of | 46 days | 368 surgeries | 2.2% |
| Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy | 55 days | 109 surgeries | 4.6% |
| Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage | 69 days | 440 surgeries | 4.5% |
| Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ) | 70 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| Prostatectomy (transurethral or open) | 70 days | 139 surgeries | 9.4% |
| Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) | 75 days | 183 surgeries | 6.0% |
| Orchidopexy | 81 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy | 83 days | 33 surgeries | not published |
| Pilonidal sinus surgery | 84 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Varicose veins treatment | 86 days | 26 surgeries | not published |
| Myringotomy | 91 days | 15 surgeries | not published |
| Pressure equalising tubes (grommets) - insertion of | 91 days | 15 surgeries | not published |
| Hydrocele - repair of | 104 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Circumcision | 109 days | 29 surgeries | not published |
| Parathyroidectomy | 111 days | 34 surgeries | not published |
| Cervical discectomy and fusion | 117 days | 60 surgeries | 3.3% |
| Repair of obstructing hiatus hernia | 117 days | 30 surgeries | not published |
| Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic) | 121 days | 147 surgeries | 24.5% |
| Laminectomy | 141 days | 51 surgeries | 5.9% |
| Haemorrhoidectomy | 144 days | 21 surgeries | not published |
| Herniorrhaphy | 156 days | 75 surgeries | 18.7% |
| Adenoidectomy | 175 days | 21 surgeries | not published |
| Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy | 178 days | 148 surgeries | 25.0% |
| Septoplasty | 181 days | 29 surgeries | not published |
| Epididymal cyst - removal of | 256 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Nerve decompression | 260 days | 36 surgeries | not published |
| Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy) | 261 days | 64 surgeries | 9.4% |
| Arthroscopy | 279 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Breast reconstruction | 285 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior | 411 days | 19 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 | not published | not published |
| Breast prosthesis - removal of | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Breast reduction | not published | not published | not published |
| Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Carotid endarterectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Carpal tunnel release | not published | not published | not published |
| Cone biopsy | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Congenital cardiac defect/s - procedure for | not published | not published | not published |
| Cranioplasty | not published | not published | not published |
| Curettage and evacuation of uterus | not published | not published | not published |
| Cystectomy | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Dermoid cyst - removal of | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Dialysis access surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Dupytren's contracture release | not published | not published | not published |
| Ectropion - correction of | not published | not published | not published |
| Endometrial ablation | not published | not published | not published |
| Femoro-popliteal bypass graft | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Functional endoscopic sinus surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Fundoplication | not published | not published | not published |
| Hypospadias - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Insertion of ventricular peritoneal shunt | not published | not published | not published |
| Lingual or maxillary frenulum surgery | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Lobectomy/wedge resection/pneumonectomy | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Mastoidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Myomectomy | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Myringoplasty/tympanoplasty | not published | not published | not published |
| Orchidectomy | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Osteotomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Pyeloplasty/correction of ureteropelvic junction | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Rhinoplasty | not published | not published | not published |
| Rotator cuff - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Scar revision | not published | not published | not published |
| Shoulder joint replacement | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Stone/s urinary tract - removal of | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Stress incontinence surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Sub-mucosal resection | not published | not published | not published |
| Thyroglossal remnant - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Toenail surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Total knee replacement | not published | not published | not published |
| Trigger finger/thumb release | not published | not published | not published |
| Turbinectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Urethra - dilatation of | not published | not published | not published |
| Acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| 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 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Blepharoplasty last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cleft lip and palate - repair of last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Diathermy of wart/s last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ethmoidectomy last reported 2020–21 | 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 |
| 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 2022–23 | 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 |
| Ganglion - excision of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Laryngectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Meatoplasty 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 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nasendoscopy last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pharynx - excision of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pleurodesis last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Stapedectomy last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Tendon release last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Total hip replacement last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ureteric - reimplantation last reported 2023–24 | 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 | 98% | 2137 surgeries |
| Semi-urgent | 76 days | 61% | 2316 surgeries |
| Non-urgent | 316 days | 67% | 1096 surgeries |
What is not here
Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.