Adenoidectomy waiting time at Sydney Children's Hospital
Median wait, long waits and volumes for Adenoidectomy at this public hospital, with the nearest alternatives that published a figure.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026
- Median wait
- 301 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 123 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 41.5%2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
Half the people who had this surgery here waited less than the median, and half waited longer. Of the 70 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 50 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Children's Hospital | 301 days | 41.5% | 123 surgeries |
| New South Wales (all public hospitals) | 274 days | 18.3% | 1412 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 144 days | 15.5% | 3784 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Sydney Children's Hospital
- NSW
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Sydney Children's Hospital (days) | NSW (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 239 | 224 | 84 |
| 2017–18 | 153 | 235 | 95 |
| 2018–19 | 153 | 267 | 97 |
| 2019–20 | 227 | 273 | 97 |
| 2020–21 | 218 | 314 | 207 |
| 2021–22 | 146 | 245 | 111 |
| 2022–23 | 204 | 269 | 128 |
| 2023–24 | 340 | 293 | 148 |
| 2024–25 | 301 | 274 | 144 |
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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