The Children's Hospital at Westmead surgery waiting times
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026
The Children's Hospital at Westmead is a public hospital in New South Wales. It reported 81 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 29 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 | 6 days | 216 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Craniotomy | 8 days | 37 surgeries | not published |
| Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy | 9 days | 211 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Vitrectomy (including buckling/cryotherapy) | 20 days | 18 surgeries | not published |
| Tendon release | 26 days | 84 surgeries | 2.4% |
| Pilonidal sinus surgery | 28 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) | 31 days | 24 surgeries | not published |
| Congenital cardiac defect/s - procedure for | 34 days | 80 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Examination of eye under anaesthesia | 43 days | 97 surgeries | 1.0% |
| Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) | 44 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Pyeloplasty/correction of ureteropelvic junction | 48 days | 34 surgeries | not published |
| Cystoscopy | 52 days | 152 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Cranioplasty | 62 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Fundoplication | 62 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| Laparoscopy | 62 days | 27 surgeries | not published |
| Circumcision | 64 days | 112 surgeries | 8.0% |
| Cystectomy | 73 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Scar revision | 75 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Orchidopexy | 78 days | 230 surgeries | 1.7% |
| Hydrocele - repair of | 84 days | 30 surgeries | not published |
| Microlaryngoscopy | 88 days | 116 surgeries | 11.2% |
| Cleft lip and palate - repair of | 89 days | 110 surgeries | 1.8% |
| Skin lesion - excision of | 91 days | 67 surgeries | 6.0% |
| Myringotomy | 95 days | 152 surgeries | 9.9% |
| Pressure equalising tubes (grommets) - insertion of | 95 days | 135 surgeries | 9.6% |
| Osteotomy | 107 days | 85 surgeries | 8.2% |
| Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) | 111 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| Arthroscopy | 115 days | 20 surgeries | not published |
| Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction | 120 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| Pharyngoplasty | 137 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Trigger finger/thumb release | 140 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| Dermoid cyst - removal of | 188 days | 23 surgeries | not published |
| Lingual or maxillary frenulum surgery | 208 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Herniorrhaphy | 220 days | 24 surgeries | not published |
| Adenoidectomy | 252 days | 61 surgeries | 31.1% |
| Cervical discectomy and fusion | 299 days | 88 surgeries | 38.6% |
| Procedure for strabismus (squint repair) | 306 days | 92 surgeries | 34.8% |
| Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy) | 308 days | 214 surgeries | 28.5% |
| Septoplasty | 318 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Hypospadias - repair of | 329 days | 46 surgeries | not published |
| Probing of naso-lacrimal duct | 329 days | 25 surgeries | not published |
| Ptosis - repair of | 346 days | 33 surgeries | not published |
| Nasendoscopy | 357 days | 19 surgeries | not published |
| Turbinectomy | 365 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Anal fissure - repair of | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Arthrodesis | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Arthroplasty - revision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Chalazion - excision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection | not published | not published | not published |
| Dacryocystorhinostomy | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Discectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Exostosis - excision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Fracture non-union - treatment of | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Functional endoscopic sinus surgery | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Ganglion - excision of | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic) | not published | not published | not published |
| Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage | not published | not published | not published |
| Insertion of ventricular peritoneal shunt | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Laminectomy | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ) | not published | not published | not published |
| Lobectomy/wedge resection/pneumonectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Mastoidectomy | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Meniscectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Muscle or tendon length - change of | not published | not published | not published |
| Myringoplasty/tympanoplasty | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Nasal polypectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Nephrectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Orchidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Repair of obstructing hiatus hernia | not published | not published | not published |
| Rhinoplasty | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Tenotomy of hip | not published | not published | not published |
| Thyroglossal remnant - removal of | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Toenail surgery | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Total hip replacement | not published | not published | not published |
| Trabeculectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Ureteric - reimplantation | not published | not published | not published |
| Ureteric stent - insertion of | not published | not published | not published |
| Urethra - dilatation of | not published | not published | not published |
| Abdominal or thoracic aortic aneurysm - repair/replacement last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| 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 |
| Amputation of limb 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 2020–21 | 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 |
| Breast reduction 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 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Carpal tunnel release last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Coronary artery bypass grafting last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ectropion - correction of last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Endometrial ablation last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Epididymal cyst - removal of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ethmoidectomy last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Femoro-popliteal bypass graft last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Haemorrhoidectomy last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Heart valve replacement 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 |
| Mastectomy last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Myomectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nasal cautery last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Parathyroidectomy last reported 2023–24 | 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 2017–18 | 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 |
| Radical neck dissection last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Replacement of aortic aneurysm with bifurcation graft last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Shoulder joint replacement last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Shoulder reconstruction last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior 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 | 5 days | 100% | 1639 surgeries |
| Semi-urgent | 48 days | 98% | 1491 surgeries |
| Non-urgent | 189 days | 82% | 2437 surgeries |
What is not here
Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.