Laminectomy waiting times in New South Wales
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026
18 public hospitals in New South Wales reported Laminectomy in 2024–25. The state median was 87 days; the national median was 66 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.
| Rank | Hospital | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westmead Hospital | 46 days | 1.3% | 80 surgeries |
| 2 | Royal Prince Alfred Hospital | 52 days | 0.0% | 59 surgeries |
| 3 | Wollongong Hospital | 80 days | not published | 35 surgeries |
| 4 | Royal North Shore Hospital | 81 days | not published | 23 surgeries |
| 5 | Concord Repatriation Hospital | 82 days | not published | 33 surgeries |
| 6 | Liverpool Hospital | 86 days | 16.8% | 95 surgeries |
| 7 | Nepean Hospital | 123 days | not published | 36 surgeries |
| 8 | St George Hospital NSW | 141 days | 5.9% | 51 surgeries |
| 9 | St Vincent's Hospital [Darlinghurst] | 192 days | not published | 19 surgeries |
| 10 | John Hunter Hospital | 275 days | 31.5% | 130 surgeries |
| 11 | Wagga Wagga Hospital | 354 days | not published | 24 surgeries |
| unranked | Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital | not published | not published | 5 surgeries |
| unranked | Bowral Hospital | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | Casino and District Memorial Hospital | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | Maitland Hospital | not published | not published | 5 surgeries |
| unranked | Prince of Wales Hospital | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | Sydney Children's Hospital | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | The Children's Hospital at Westmead | 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.
Waiting times differ across state borders, and a referral can cross one — read what that means. Compare with every other state.