Arthroscopy waiting times in New South Wales

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

58 public hospitals in New South Wales reported Arthroscopy in 2024–25. The state median was 134 days; the national median was 78 days.

5 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 78 days marks the national median.

Queanbeyan Hospital31 days
St Vincent's Hospital [Darlinghurst]45 days
Tweed Valley Hospital50 days
Bowral Hospital52 days
Cooma Hospital and Health Service54 days
Lithgow Hospital60 days
Armidale Hospital65 days
Prince of Wales Hospital66 days
Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital69 days
Casino and District Memorial Hospital73 days
Moruya Hospital73 days
Royal Prince Alfred Institute of Rheumatology & Orthopaedics76 days
Broken Hill Hospital77 days
Goulburn Base Hospital79 days
Concord Repatriation Hospital83 days
Sutherland Hospital83 days
Grafton Base Hospital86 days
Wollongong Hospital89 days
Royal North Shore Hospital92 days
Shoalhaven Hospital108 days
Gosford Hospital110 days
Lismore Base Hospital110 days
Wauchope District Memorial Hospital113 days
The Children's Hospital at Westmead115 days
Manning Hospital120 days
Griffith Base Hospital122 days
Wyong Hospital130 days
Kempsey District Hospital147 days
Nepean Hospital149 days
Orange Health Service171 days
Canterbury Hospital179 days
Sydney Children's Hospital188 days
Tamworth Hospital194 days
South East Regional Hospital202 days
Bathurst Base Hospital205 days
Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital234 days
Westmead Hospital235 days
Dubbo Hospital236 days
Ryde Hospital236 days
Belmont Hospital238 days
Hawkesbury Hospital246 days
Campbelltown Hospital255 days
Fairfield Hospital265 days
St George Hospital NSW279 days
Coffs Harbour Hospital281 days
Mount Druitt Hospital299 days
Northern Beaches Hospital302 days
Port Macquarie Base Hospital302 days
Maitland Hospital305 days
John Hunter Hospital311 days
Shellharbour Hospital315 days
Wagga Wagga Hospital337 days
Blacktown Hospital360 days
Auburn Hospitalnot published
Cessnock Hospitalnot published
Liverpool Hospitalnot published
Royal Prince Alfred Hospitalnot published
Sydney Hospital / Sydney Eye Hospitalnot published

Arthroscopy 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	Queanbeyan Hospital	31 days	0.0%	57 surgeries
2	St Vincent's Hospital [Darlinghurst]	45 days	0.0%	57 surgeries
3	Tweed Valley Hospital	50 days	2.4%	127 surgeries
4	Bowral Hospital	52 days	not published	12 surgeries
5	Cooma Hospital and Health Service	54 days	not published	34 surgeries
6	Lithgow Hospital	60 days	not published	29 surgeries
7	Armidale Hospital	65 days	not published	16 surgeries
8	Prince of Wales Hospital	66 days	1.9%	103 surgeries
9	Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital	69 days	3.9%	77 surgeries
10	Casino and District Memorial Hospital	73 days	1.7%	60 surgeries
10	Moruya Hospital	73 days	not published	11 surgeries
12	Royal Prince Alfred Institute of Rheumatology & Orthopaedics	76 days	not published	45 surgeries
13	Broken Hill Hospital	77 days	30.5%	59 surgeries
14	Goulburn Base Hospital	79 days	not published	43 surgeries
15	Concord Repatriation Hospital	83 days	0.0%	66 surgeries
15	Sutherland Hospital	83 days	0.9%	115 surgeries
17	Grafton Base Hospital	86 days	not published	43 surgeries
18	Wollongong Hospital	89 days	26.8%	56 surgeries
19	Royal North Shore Hospital	92 days	not published	44 surgeries
20	Shoalhaven Hospital	108 days	not published	38 surgeries
21	Gosford Hospital	110 days	16.7%	60 surgeries
21	Lismore Base Hospital	110 days	not published	36 surgeries
23	Wauchope District Memorial Hospital	113 days	not published	37 surgeries
24	The Children's Hospital at Westmead	115 days	not published	20 surgeries
25	Manning Hospital	120 days	14.7%	68 surgeries
26	Griffith Base Hospital	122 days	not published	15 surgeries
27	Wyong Hospital	130 days	8.0%	50 surgeries
28	Kempsey District Hospital	147 days	not published	32 surgeries
29	Nepean Hospital	149 days	12.9%	139 surgeries
30	Orange Health Service	171 days	10.4%	67 surgeries
31	Canterbury Hospital	179 days	0.0%	58 surgeries
32	Sydney Children's Hospital	188 days	not published	14 surgeries
33	Tamworth Hospital	194 days	not published	18 surgeries
34	South East Regional Hospital	202 days	not published	26 surgeries
35	Bathurst Base Hospital	205 days	not published	36 surgeries
36	Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital	234 days	23.2%	56 surgeries
37	Westmead Hospital	235 days	18.9%	53 surgeries
38	Dubbo Hospital	236 days	22.7%	66 surgeries
38	Ryde Hospital	236 days	1.8%	56 surgeries
40	Belmont Hospital	238 days	11.7%	111 surgeries
41	Hawkesbury Hospital	246 days	4.9%	81 surgeries
42	Campbelltown Hospital	255 days	11.7%	120 surgeries
43	Fairfield Hospital	265 days	not published	34 surgeries
44	St George Hospital NSW	279 days	not published	12 surgeries
45	Coffs Harbour Hospital	281 days	12.3%	57 surgeries
46	Mount Druitt Hospital	299 days	1.1%	89 surgeries
47	Northern Beaches Hospital	302 days	not published	26 surgeries
47	Port Macquarie Base Hospital	302 days	not published	35 surgeries
49	Maitland Hospital	305 days	40.5%	74 surgeries
50	John Hunter Hospital	311 days	36.8%	57 surgeries
51	Shellharbour Hospital	315 days	13.5%	52 surgeries
52	Wagga Wagga Hospital	337 days	21.2%	99 surgeries
53	Blacktown Hospital	360 days	not published	12 surgeries
unranked	Auburn Hospital	not published	not published	9 surgeries
unranked	Cessnock Hospital	not published	not published	not published
unranked	Liverpool Hospital	not published	not published	not published
unranked	Royal Prince Alfred Hospital	not published	not published	5 surgeries
unranked	Sydney Hospital / Sydney Eye Hospital	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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