Varicose vein surgery waiting time at Wagga Wagga Hospital
Median wait, long waits and volumes for varicose vein surgery — published by the source as “Varicose veins treatment” — at this public hospital in the Turvey Park area of New South Wales, 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
- 331 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 57 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 29.8%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 64 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 56 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 207 days in 2011–12 to 331 days in 2024–25 — up 60% — while the national median rose from 103 days to 133 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Blue Mountains Hospital, about 314 km away, at 282 days. Here, 29.8% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 9.5%.
Compare this near you → On the compare page, pick “Varicose veins treatment” and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept.
How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wagga Wagga Hospital | 331 days | 29.8% | 57 surgeries |
| New South Wales (all public hospitals) | 255 days | 9.4% | 1099 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 80 days | 9.0% | 1224 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 133 days | 9.5% | 3346 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 500 km — the radius was widened because fewer than four hospitals published a figure within 250 km.
Some of these hospitals are in another state — a public hospital referral can cross the border, so ask your GP what that would mean for you.
How the wait has changed
- Wagga Wagga Hospital
- NSW
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Wagga Wagga Hospital (days) | NSW (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 207 | 100 | 103 |
| 2012–13 | 151 | 97 | 96 |
| 2013–14 | 329 | 122 | 97 |
| 2014–15 | 345 | 142 | 105 |
| 2015–16 | 243 | 135 | 104 |
| 2016–17 | 171 | 121 | 90 |
| 2017–18 | 176 | 127 | 101 |
| 2018–19 | 100 | 163 | 108 |
| 2019–20 | 161 | 169 | 129 |
| 2020–21 | 223 | 262 | 223 |
| 2021–22 | 344 | 267 | 208 |
| 2022–23 | 355 | 290 | 216 |
| 2023–24 | 273 | 241 | 189 |
| 2024–25 | 331 | 255 | 133 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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