WaitFinder

Craniotomy waiting time at Westmead Hospital

Median wait, long waits and volumes for Craniotomy 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
12 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
Surgeries completed
76 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
Waited more than 365 days
0.0%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 25 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 7 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.

How this compares

Median wait, long waits and volume for Craniotomy, 2024–25.
Where Median wait Waited more than 365 days Surgeries
Westmead Hospital12 days0.0%76 surgeries
New South Wales (all public hospitals)15 days1.0%485 surgeries
Australia (all public hospitals)20 days0.9%1392 surgeries

Where the wait is shorter nearby

Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 20 days marks the national median.

Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.

How the wait has changed

Median wait for Craniotomy by financial year at Westmead Hospital, compared with New South Wales and Australiadays061319252016–172018–192020–212022–232024–25Westmead Hospital 12NSW 15Australia 20
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View these numbers as a table
Median wait in days for Craniotomy, by financial year. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28.
Reference periodWestmead Hospital (days)NSW (days)Australia (days)
2016–17131314
2017–18171317
2018–19171419
2019–2081114
2020–21101315
2021–22121314
2022–23161318
2023–24171622
2024–25121520

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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