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Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy waiting time at Wollongong Hospital

Median wait, long waits and volumes for Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy 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
61 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
Surgeries completed
46 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
Waited more than 365 days
not published2024–25 · released 28 May 2026 — Reported data did not meet the criteria to calculate this indicator.

Half the people who had this surgery here waited less than the median, and half waited longer. Of the 95 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 49 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 Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy, 2024–25.
Where Median wait Waited more than 365 days Surgeries
Wollongong Hospital61 daysnot published46 surgeries
New South Wales (all public hospitals)70 days7.2%1836 surgeries
Australia (all public hospitals)56 days3.4%5721 surgeries

Where the wait is shorter nearby

Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 56 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 Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy by financial year at Wollongong Hospital, compared with New South Wales and Australiadays02550751002016–172018–192020–212022–232024–25Wollongong Hospital 61NSW 70Australia 56
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Median wait in days for Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy, by financial year. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28.
Reference periodWollongong Hospital (days)NSW (days)Australia (days)
2016–17456652
2017–18456354
2018–19836350
2019–20766352
2020–21867353
2021–22896449
2022–23877763
2023–24356958
2024–25617056

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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