Hysterectomy waiting time at Wollongong Hospital
Median wait, long waits and volumes for hysterectomy — published by the source as “Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic)” — at this public hospital in the Wollongong 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
- 196 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 70 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 17.1%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 126 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 106 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has fallen from 350 days in 2011–12 to 196 days in 2024–25 — down 44% — while the national median rose from 53 days to 74 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is St George Hospital NSW, about 56 km away, at 121 days. Here, 17.1% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 7.4%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wollongong Hospital | 196 days | 17.1% | 70 surgeries |
| New South Wales (all public hospitals) | 99 days | 12.2% | 2971 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 74 days | 7.4% | 9163 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
- Wollongong Hospital
- NSW
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Wollongong Hospital (days) | NSW (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 350 | 57 | 53 |
| 2012–13 | 358 | 60 | 53 |
| 2013–14 | 61 | 55 | 52 |
| 2014–15 | 57 | 60 | 55 |
| 2015–16 | 104 | 62 | 52 |
| 2016–17 | 81 | 64 | 55 |
| 2017–18 | 328 | 66 | 57 |
| 2018–19 | 293 | 69 | 61 |
| 2019–20 | 322 | 71 | 63 |
| 2020–21 | 386 | 96 | 80 |
| 2021–22 | 141 | 81 | 74 |
| 2022–23 | 336 | 101 | 84 |
| 2023–24 | 302 | 96 | 77 |
| 2024–25 | 196 | 99 | 74 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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