Total knee replacement waiting times in New South Wales

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

45 public hospitals in New South Wales reported Total knee replacement in 2024–25. The state median was 340 days; the national median was 255 days.

2 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 255 days marks the national median.

Royal Prince Alfred Hospital24 days
St Vincent's Hospital [Darlinghurst]76 days
Royal Prince Alfred Institute of Rheumatology & Orthopaedics91 days
Tweed Valley Hospital97 days
Griffith Base Hospital141 days
Concord Repatriation Hospital181 days
Auburn Hospital240 days
South East Regional Hospital258 days
Wyong Hospital270 days
Ryde Hospital274 days
Canterbury Hospital278 days
Lismore Base Hospital300 days
Sutherland Hospital302 days
Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital316 days
Northern Beaches Hospital317 days
Orange Health Service317 days
Gosford Hospital323 days
Tamworth Hospital323 days
Hawkesbury Hospital326 days
Goulburn Base Hospital332 days
Mount Druitt Hospital335 days
Bathurst Base Hospital337 days
Royal North Shore Hospital339 days
Nepean Hospital341 days
Grafton Base Hospital342 days
Westmead Hospital345 days
Armidale Hospital347 days
Liverpool Hospital347 days
Dubbo Hospital352 days
Wagga Wagga Hospital354 days
Prince of Wales Hospital358 days
Fairfield Hospital359 days
Blacktown Hospital362 days
Wollongong Hospital365 days
Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital371 days
Shoalhaven Hospital376 days
Coffs Harbour Hospital380 days
Broken Hill Hospital386 days
Port Macquarie Base Hospital408 days
John Hunter Hospital412 days
Manning Hospital412 days
Maitland Hospital440 days
Bowral Hospital473 days
Campbelltown Hospitalnot published
St George Hospital NSWnot published

Total knee replacement 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	24 days	not published	23 surgeries
2	St Vincent's Hospital [Darlinghurst]	76 days	5.5%	73 surgeries
3	Royal Prince Alfred Institute of Rheumatology & Orthopaedics	91 days	0.0%	188 surgeries
4	Tweed Valley Hospital	97 days	2.2%	271 surgeries
5	Griffith Base Hospital	141 days	not published	12 surgeries
6	Concord Repatriation Hospital	181 days	0.0%	191 surgeries
7	Auburn Hospital	240 days	not published	10 surgeries
8	South East Regional Hospital	258 days	0.0%	164 surgeries
9	Wyong Hospital	270 days	15.9%	182 surgeries
10	Ryde Hospital	274 days	6.0%	83 surgeries
11	Canterbury Hospital	278 days	0.0%	151 surgeries
12	Lismore Base Hospital	300 days	19.6%	179 surgeries
13	Sutherland Hospital	302 days	13.0%	269 surgeries
14	Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital	316 days	11.1%	144 surgeries
15	Northern Beaches Hospital	317 days	0.7%	136 surgeries
15	Orange Health Service	317 days	14.6%	192 surgeries
17	Gosford Hospital	323 days	34.4%	90 surgeries
17	Tamworth Hospital	323 days	20.8%	144 surgeries
19	Hawkesbury Hospital	326 days	15.6%	167 surgeries
20	Goulburn Base Hospital	332 days	0.0%	131 surgeries
21	Mount Druitt Hospital	335 days	2.0%	199 surgeries
22	Bathurst Base Hospital	337 days	28.0%	125 surgeries
23	Royal North Shore Hospital	339 days	38.7%	62 surgeries
24	Nepean Hospital	341 days	33.2%	286 surgeries
25	Grafton Base Hospital	342 days	26.6%	158 surgeries
26	Westmead Hospital	345 days	36.1%	72 surgeries
27	Armidale Hospital	347 days	12.6%	95 surgeries
27	Liverpool Hospital	347 days	not published	20 surgeries
29	Dubbo Hospital	352 days	35.9%	206 surgeries
30	Wagga Wagga Hospital	354 days	30.1%	342 surgeries
31	Prince of Wales Hospital	358 days	39.2%	166 surgeries
32	Fairfield Hospital	359 days	40.2%	450 surgeries
33	Blacktown Hospital	362 days	40.8%	169 surgeries
34	Wollongong Hospital	365 days	49.1%	397 surgeries
35	Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital	371 days	53.9%	245 surgeries
36	Shoalhaven Hospital	376 days	54.4%	158 surgeries
37	Coffs Harbour Hospital	380 days	54.8%	210 surgeries
38	Broken Hill Hospital	386 days	not published	27 surgeries
39	Port Macquarie Base Hospital	408 days	72.4%	228 surgeries
40	John Hunter Hospital	412 days	72.8%	272 surgeries
40	Manning Hospital	412 days	74.2%	190 surgeries
42	Maitland Hospital	440 days	70.1%	211 surgeries
43	Bowral Hospital	473 days	80.8%	78 surgeries
unranked	Campbelltown Hospital	not published	not published	not published
unranked	St George Hospital NSW	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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