Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) waiting times in New South Wales

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

66 public hospitals in New South Wales reported Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) in 2024–25. The state median was 58 days; the national median was 48 days.

4 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 48 days marks the national median.

Singleton Hospital19 days
Wollongong Hospital20 days
St Vincent's Hospital [Darlinghurst]27 days
The Children's Hospital at Westmead31 days
Concord Repatriation Hospital34 days
Bowral Hospital35 days
Belmont Hospital39 days
Grafton Base Hospital40 days
Prince of Wales Hospital40 days
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital40 days
Ryde Hospital41 days
Hawkesbury Hospital42 days
South East Regional Hospital42 days
Shellharbour Hospital43 days
Sydney Children's Hospital43 days
Mudgee Health Service44 days
Wagga Wagga Hospital44 days
Cowra Health Service46 days
Lismore Base Hospital48 days
Tamworth Hospital48 days
Tweed Valley Hospital48 days
Broken Hill Hospital50 days
Goulburn Base Hospital52 days
Auburn Hospital53 days
Griffith Base Hospital53 days
Muswellbrook Hospital53 days
Moruya Hospital54 days
Armidale Hospital55 days
Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital56 days
Northern Beaches Hospital57 days
Queanbeyan Hospital57 days
Bathurst Base Hospital59 days
Shoalhaven Hospital60 days
Blue Mountains Hospital61 days
John Hunter Hospital61 days
Lithgow Hospital62 days
Blacktown Hospital63 days
Westmead Hospital63 days
Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital65 days
Orange Health Service66 days
Nepean Hospital70 days
Port Macquarie Base Hospital71 days
Sutherland Hospital71 days
Wyong Hospital72 days
Fairfield Hospital74 days
Manning Hospital75 days
Mount Druitt Hospital75 days
Royal North Shore Hospital75 days
St George Hospital NSW75 days
Ballina District Hospital76 days
Macksville District Hospital80 days
Gosford Hospital81 days
Canterbury Hospital83 days
Maitland Hospital84 days
Dubbo Hospital85 days
Calvary Mater Newcastle87 days
Lachlan Health Service - Parkes90 days
Coffs Harbour Hospital99 days
Liverpool Hospital105 days
Cessnock Hospital122 days
Young Hospital191 days
Campbelltown Hospital219 days
Casino and District Memorial Hospitalnot published
Cooma Hospital and Health Servicenot published
Kempsey District Hospitalnot published
Moree Hospitalnot published

Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) 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	Singleton Hospital	19 days	not published	27 surgeries
2	Wollongong Hospital	20 days	1.0%	105 surgeries
3	St Vincent's Hospital [Darlinghurst]	27 days	0.0%	111 surgeries
4	The Children's Hospital at Westmead	31 days	not published	24 surgeries
5	Concord Repatriation Hospital	34 days	0.0%	211 surgeries
6	Bowral Hospital	35 days	0.0%	70 surgeries
7	Belmont Hospital	39 days	0.0%	195 surgeries
8	Grafton Base Hospital	40 days	0.0%	85 surgeries
8	Prince of Wales Hospital	40 days	0.0%	125 surgeries
8	Royal Prince Alfred Hospital	40 days	0.0%	198 surgeries
11	Ryde Hospital	41 days	0.0%	101 surgeries
12	Hawkesbury Hospital	42 days	0.0%	109 surgeries
12	South East Regional Hospital	42 days	0.0%	59 surgeries
14	Shellharbour Hospital	43 days	0.0%	156 surgeries
14	Sydney Children's Hospital	43 days	not published	10 surgeries
16	Mudgee Health Service	44 days	not published	21 surgeries
16	Wagga Wagga Hospital	44 days	11.0%	136 surgeries
18	Cowra Health Service	46 days	not published	28 surgeries
19	Lismore Base Hospital	48 days	7.5%	106 surgeries
19	Tamworth Hospital	48 days	0.0%	134 surgeries
19	Tweed Valley Hospital	48 days	0.0%	101 surgeries
22	Broken Hill Hospital	50 days	not published	30 surgeries
23	Goulburn Base Hospital	52 days	0.0%	60 surgeries
24	Auburn Hospital	53 days	0.0%	187 surgeries
24	Griffith Base Hospital	53 days	not published	48 surgeries
24	Muswellbrook Hospital	53 days	not published	11 surgeries
27	Moruya Hospital	54 days	not published	32 surgeries
28	Armidale Hospital	55 days	0.0%	55 surgeries
29	Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital	56 days	0.0%	83 surgeries
30	Northern Beaches Hospital	57 days	0.0%	72 surgeries
30	Queanbeyan Hospital	57 days	not published	38 surgeries
32	Bathurst Base Hospital	59 days	0.0%	76 surgeries
33	Shoalhaven Hospital	60 days	4.1%	148 surgeries
34	Blue Mountains Hospital	61 days	0.0%	118 surgeries
34	John Hunter Hospital	61 days	7.6%	66 surgeries
36	Lithgow Hospital	62 days	not published	11 surgeries
37	Blacktown Hospital	63 days	0.8%	126 surgeries
37	Westmead Hospital	63 days	1.6%	186 surgeries
39	Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital	65 days	0.0%	235 surgeries
40	Orange Health Service	66 days	0.0%	92 surgeries
41	Nepean Hospital	70 days	3.7%	136 surgeries
42	Port Macquarie Base Hospital	71 days	2.2%	135 surgeries
42	Sutherland Hospital	71 days	0.0%	132 surgeries
44	Wyong Hospital	72 days	5.3%	132 surgeries
45	Fairfield Hospital	74 days	1.2%	165 surgeries
46	Manning Hospital	75 days	10.3%	78 surgeries
46	Mount Druitt Hospital	75 days	0.0%	224 surgeries
46	Royal North Shore Hospital	75 days	1.6%	62 surgeries
46	St George Hospital NSW	75 days	6.0%	183 surgeries
50	Ballina District Hospital	76 days	not published	15 surgeries
51	Macksville District Hospital	80 days	not published	33 surgeries
52	Gosford Hospital	81 days	3.5%	143 surgeries
53	Canterbury Hospital	83 days	0.9%	115 surgeries
54	Maitland Hospital	84 days	16.4%	116 surgeries
55	Dubbo Hospital	85 days	8.6%	81 surgeries
56	Calvary Mater Newcastle	87 days	1.0%	97 surgeries
57	Lachlan Health Service - Parkes	90 days	not published	19 surgeries
58	Coffs Harbour Hospital	99 days	15.3%	98 surgeries
59	Liverpool Hospital	105 days	19.8%	217 surgeries
60	Cessnock Hospital	122 days	not published	25 surgeries
61	Young Hospital	191 days	not published	11 surgeries
62	Campbelltown Hospital	219 days	8.2%	331 surgeries
unranked	Casino and District Memorial Hospital	not published	not published	not published
unranked	Cooma Hospital and Health Service	not published	not published	8 surgeries
unranked	Kempsey District Hospital	not published	not published	not published
unranked	Moree Hospital	not published	not published	8 surgeries

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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