Adenoidectomy waiting times in New South Wales

Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026

37 public hospitals in New South Wales reported Adenoidectomy in 2024–25. The state median was 274 days; the national median was 144 days.

7 hospitals have no published median wait for this surgery in this period. They are listed last, marked “not published”, and are never ranked.

Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 144 days marks the national median.

Royal Prince Alfred Hospital56 days
Cowra Health Service76 days
Tweed Valley Hospital99 days
Orange Health Service117 days
Bathurst Base Hospital129 days
Port Macquarie Base Hospital150 days
Nepean Hospital165 days
St George Hospital NSW175 days
Lismore Base Hospital180 days
Wollongong Hospital199 days
John Hunter Hospital204 days
Lachlan Health Service - Forbes220 days
Maitland Hospital238 days
The Children's Hospital at Westmead252 days
Sydney Children's Hospital301 days
Northern Beaches Hospital305 days
Dubbo Hospital306 days
Auburn Hospital307 days
Liverpool Hospital307 days
Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital313 days
Mudgee Health Service318 days
Coffs Harbour Hospital320 days
Tamworth Hospital320 days
Campbelltown Hospital321 days
Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital332 days
Royal North Shore Hospital332 days
Canterbury Hospital344 days
Gosford Hospital346 days
Sutherland Hospital360 days
Wagga Wagga Hospital369 days
Belmont Hospitalnot published
Broken Hill Hospitalnot published
Goulburn Base Hospitalnot published
Hawkesbury Hospitalnot published
Murwillumbah District Hospitalnot published
Prince of Wales Hospitalnot published
St Vincent's Hospital [Darlinghurst]not published

Adenoidectomy in New South Wales public hospitals, 2024–25. Hospitals with the same median share a rank and the next rank is skipped. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28.
Rank	Hospital	Median wait	Waited more than 365 days	Surgeries
1	Royal Prince Alfred Hospital	56 days	not published	19 surgeries
2	Cowra Health Service	76 days	not published	26 surgeries
3	Tweed Valley Hospital	99 days	6.2%	129 surgeries
4	Orange Health Service	117 days	not published	47 surgeries
5	Bathurst Base Hospital	129 days	not published	31 surgeries
6	Port Macquarie Base Hospital	150 days	not published	14 surgeries
7	Nepean Hospital	165 days	0.0%	74 surgeries
8	St George Hospital NSW	175 days	not published	21 surgeries
9	Lismore Base Hospital	180 days	not published	24 surgeries
10	Wollongong Hospital	199 days	not published	49 surgeries
11	John Hunter Hospital	204 days	not published	22 surgeries
12	Lachlan Health Service - Forbes	220 days	not published	24 surgeries
13	Maitland Hospital	238 days	not published	13 surgeries
14	The Children's Hospital at Westmead	252 days	31.1%	61 surgeries
15	Sydney Children's Hospital	301 days	41.5%	123 surgeries
16	Northern Beaches Hospital	305 days	not published	14 surgeries
17	Dubbo Hospital	306 days	28.0%	50 surgeries
18	Auburn Hospital	307 days	0.0%	77 surgeries
18	Liverpool Hospital	307 days	not published	30 surgeries
20	Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital	313 days	not published	46 surgeries
21	Mudgee Health Service	318 days	not published	35 surgeries
22	Coffs Harbour Hospital	320 days	34.0%	50 surgeries
22	Tamworth Hospital	320 days	not published	14 surgeries
24	Campbelltown Hospital	321 days	not published	44 surgeries
25	Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital	332 days	30.8%	52 surgeries
25	Royal North Shore Hospital	332 days	9.9%	81 surgeries
27	Canterbury Hospital	344 days	3.8%	79 surgeries
28	Gosford Hospital	346 days	31.7%	60 surgeries
29	Sutherland Hospital	360 days	not published	43 surgeries
30	Wagga Wagga Hospital	369 days	not published	45 surgeries
unranked	Belmont Hospital	not published	not published	not published
unranked	Broken Hill Hospital	not published	not published	not published
unranked	Goulburn Base Hospital	not published	not published	not published
unranked	Hawkesbury Hospital	not published	not published	6 surgeries
unranked	Murwillumbah District Hospital	not published	not published	not published
unranked	Prince of Wales Hospital	not published	not published	not published
unranked	St Vincent's Hospital [Darlinghurst]	not published	not published	not published

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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