Wollongong Hospital surgery waiting times
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026
Wollongong Hospital is a public hospital in New South Wales. It reported 106 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 13 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 | 1 day | 172 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Heart valve replacement | 1 day | 28 surgeries | not published |
| Curettage and evacuation of uterus | 2 days | 198 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Abdominal or thoracic aortic aneurysm - repair/replacement | 3 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| Fracture non-union - treatment of | 3 days | 215 surgeries | 0.9% |
| Tendon release | 4 days | 18 surgeries | not published |
| Craniotomy | 8 days | 40 surgeries | not published |
| Laparoscopy | 10 days | 56 surgeries | 7.1% |
| Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy | 12 days | 120 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Axillary node dissection | 13 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Mastectomy | 15 days | 49 surgeries | not published |
| Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection | 17 days | 97 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Dialysis access surgery | 17 days | 93 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Orchidectomy | 18 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Radical neck dissection | 19 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) | 20 days | 105 surgeries | 1.0% |
| Carotid endarterectomy | 21 days | 33 surgeries | not published |
| Microlaryngoscopy | 21 days | 74 surgeries | 1.4% |
| Skin lesion - excision of | 23 days | 491 surgeries | 0.8% |
| Pilonidal sinus surgery | 25 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Cystoscopy | 26 days | 773 surgeries | 1.2% |
| Lithotripsy | 26 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| Nephrectomy | 27 days | 52 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage | 30 days | 171 surgeries | 3.5% |
| Insertion of ventricular peritoneal shunt | 34 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of | 34 days | 43 surgeries | not published |
| Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ) | 38 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| Toenail surgery | 40 days | 16 surgeries | not published |
| Ureteric stent - insertion of | 42 days | 304 surgeries | 0.3% |
| Prostate biopsy | 46 days | 151 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Parathyroidectomy | 55 days | 18 surgeries | not published |
| Urethra - dilatation of | 55 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy | 61 days | 46 surgeries | not published |
| Nerve decompression | 63 days | 48 surgeries | not published |
| Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy | 76 days | 63 surgeries | 3.2% |
| Discectomy | 77 days | 69 surgeries | 4.3% |
| Haemorrhoidectomy | 77 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Orchidopexy | 78 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Prostatectomy (transurethral or open) | 78 days | 98 surgeries | 1.0% |
| Laminectomy | 80 days | 35 surgeries | not published |
| Arthroscopy | 89 days | 56 surgeries | 26.8% |
| Cervical discectomy and fusion | 89 days | 46 surgeries | not published |
| Myringotomy | 92 days | 119 surgeries | 5.0% |
| Pressure equalising tubes (grommets) - insertion of | 93 days | 118 surgeries | 5.1% |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy | 105 days | 41 surgeries | not published |
| Endometrial ablation | 108 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Breast reduction | 111 days | 19 surgeries | not published |
| Herniorrhaphy | 125 days | 86 surgeries | 4.7% |
| Repair of obstructing hiatus hernia | 126 days | 30 surgeries | not published |
| Carpal tunnel release | 127 days | 22 surgeries | not published |
| Nasendoscopy | 162 days | 27 surgeries | not published |
| Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction | 168 days | 29 surgeries | not published |
| Circumcision | 184 days | 40 surgeries | not published |
| Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic) | 196 days | 70 surgeries | 17.1% |
| Adenoidectomy | 199 days | 49 surgeries | not published |
| Functional endoscopic sinus surgery | 295 days | 67 surgeries | 4.5% |
| Meniscectomy | 297 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Hydrocele - repair of | 314 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Exostosis - excision of | 334 days | 24 surgeries | not published |
| Total hip replacement | 335 days | 266 surgeries | 34.2% |
| Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy) | 336 days | 405 surgeries | 10.1% |
| Septoplasty | 348 days | 89 surgeries | 15.7% |
| Hammer/claw/mallet toe - correction of | 354 days | 15 surgeries | not published |
| Myringoplasty/tympanoplasty | 357 days | 22 surgeries | not published |
| Shoulder joint replacement | 360 days | 44 surgeries | not published |
| Varicose veins treatment | 362 days | 48 surgeries | not published |
| Total knee replacement | 365 days | 397 surgeries | 49.1% |
| Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior | 372 days | 26 surgeries | not published |
| Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of | 402 days | 26 surgeries | not published |
| Acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression | not published | not published | not published |
| Amputation of limb | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Anal fissure - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Arthrodesis | not published | not published | not published |
| Arthroplasty - revision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Bartholin's abscess drainage | not published | not published | not published |
| Bladder neck incision | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Blepharoplasty | not published | not published | not published |
| Breast prosthesis - removal of | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Breast reconstruction | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Cone biopsy | not published | not published | not published |
| Cranioplasty | not published | not published | not published |
| Cystectomy | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Dermoid cyst - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Dupytren's contracture release | not published | not published | not published |
| Epididymal cyst - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Ethmoidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Female sterilisation | not published | not published | not published |
| Femoro-popliteal bypass graft | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Ganglion - excision of | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Laryngectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Lingual or maxillary frenulum surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Mastoidectomy | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Muscle or tendon length - change of | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Myomectomy | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) | not published | not published | not published |
| Nasal cautery | not published | not published | not published |
| Nasal polypectomy | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Osteotomy | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Pyeloplasty/correction of ureteropelvic junction | not published | not published | not published |
| Rotator cuff - repair of | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Scar revision | not published | not published | not published |
| Shoulder reconstruction | not published | not published | not published |
| Stapedectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Stone/s urinary tract - removal of | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Thyroglossal remnant - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Trigger finger/thumb release | not published | not published | not published |
| Cerebral haematoma - evacuation of last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Chalazion - excision of last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Dacryocystorhinostomy last reported 2023–24 | 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 |
| Ectropion - correction of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Examination of eye under anaesthesia last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Fundoplication last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Lobectomy/wedge resection/pneumonectomy last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Meatoplasty last reported 2020–21 | 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 |
| Replacement of aortic aneurysm with bifurcation graft last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Stress incontinence surgery last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Turbinectomy 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 | 7 days | 100% | 2727 surgeries |
| Semi-urgent | 46 days | 83% | 2589 surgeries |
| Non-urgent | 338 days | 73% | 2336 surgeries |
What is not here
Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.