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Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) waiting time at Wyong Hospital

Median wait, long waits and volumes for Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) 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
93 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
Surgeries completed
1888 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
Waited more than 365 days
1.3%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 132 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 57 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 Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion), 2024–25.
Where Median wait Waited more than 365 days Surgeries
Wyong Hospital93 days1.3%1888 surgeries
New South Wales (all public hospitals)268 days22.0%32695 surgeries
Australia (all public hospitals)106 days11.5%87841 surgeries

Where the wait is shorter nearby

Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 106 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 Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) by financial year at Wyong Hospital, compared with New South Wales and Australiadays01002003004002011–122014–152017–182020–212023–242024–25Wyong Hospital 93NSW 268Australia 106
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Median wait in days for Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion), by financial year. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28.
Reference periodWyong Hospital (days)NSW (days)Australia (days)
2011–1211423389
2012–1314723889
2013–1424721879
2014–1526822183
2015–1619424093
2016–1713822485
2017–1811122387
2018–1920524584
2019–2011228698
2020–21332290172
2021–22319278158
2022–23226282133
2023–2477262119
2024–2593268106

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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