Spinal bone removal (laminectomy) at Westmead Hospital
Westmead Hospital is a public hospital in the Westmead area, New South Wales. This page shows its waiting times for Spinal bone removal (laminectomy) in 2024–25, beside the figures for New South Wales and for Australia.
The source publishes this surgery as "Laminectomy".
Figures for this hospital
Each tile shows one figure for Spinal bone removal (laminectomy) at Westmead Hospital.
A rank compares this hospital with every public hospital in Australia that published the same figure for the same period. The page shows a rank only on a current published figure. It never ranks a withheld or unreported figure. It also never ranks a figure from an earlier period.
- Median wait, Westmead Hospital
- 46 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Rank5th of 24 nationally
Change on the year before-10 days
- Waiting more than 365 days, Westmead Hospital
- 1.3%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Rank4th of 13 nationally
- Patients treated, Westmead Hospital
- 80 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Compared with the state and Australia
The state and national rows cover every public hospital that reported Spinal bone removal (laminectomy). They are never ranked.
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| Who the figures cover | Median wait | Waiting more than 365 days | Patients treated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westmead Hospital | 46 days | 1.3% | 80 surgeries |
| New South Wales (all public hospitals) | 87 days | 14.0% | 609 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 66 days | 7.4% | 1,772 surgeries |
Shorter waits nearby
Westmead Hospital has 8 public hospitals on its list of nearby public hospitals. No hospital on that list published a shorter median wait for Spinal bone removal (laminectomy) in 2024–25.
How this hospital's wait has changed
The median wait for Spinal bone removal (laminectomy) at Westmead Hospital has fallen from 60 days in 2016–17 to 46 days in 2024–25. The earlier figure is from 2016–17, released 19 August 2026, and the latest is from 2024–25, released 19 August 2026.
How the wait has changed
Each chart shows the median wait for each year the source published it. A year with no published figure is a gap in the line, and the table under the chart gives the reason.
- Westmead Hospital
- New South Wales
- Australia
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| Financial year | Westmead Hospital | New South Wales | Australia |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 60 days | 69 days | 57 days |
| 2017–18 | 78 days | 74 days | 68 days |
| 2018–19 | 108 days | 82 days | 73 days |
| 2019–20 | 52 days | 75 days | 69 days |
| 2020–21 | 42 days | 77 days | 70 days |
| 2021–22 | 25 days | 70 days | 70 days |
| 2022–23 | 81 days | 92 days | 92 days |
| 2023–24 | 56 days | 70 days | 68 days |
| 2024–25 | 46 days | 87 days | 66 days |
More on this page's subjects
All planned surgery at Westmead Hospital
Spinal bone removal (laminectomy) at every public hospital in Australia
What this page leaves out
Private hospitals are excluded. This page covers public hospitals only, so it shows no private hospital.
Before you use these figures
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Where this data comes from
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Elective surgery waiting times by hospital and urgency category, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 3 October 2026
- Data released
- 19 August 2026
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, elective surgery waiting times data extract, sourced 3 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-elective-surgery-waiting-times/v/2026-10-03/
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Elective surgery waiting times by hospital and intended procedure, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 20 October 2026
- Data released
- 19 August 2026
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, elective surgery waiting times data extract, sourced 19 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-elective-surgery-waiting-times-by-procedure/v/2026-10-20/
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Elective surgery waiting times by hospital and surgical specialty, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 20 October 2026
- Data released
- 19 August 2026
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, elective surgery waiting times data extract, sourced 19 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-elective-surgery-waiting-times-by-specialty/v/2026-10-20/
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Hospitals, Local Hospital Networks and Primary Health Networks in MyHospitals, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 3 October 2026
- Data released
- 19 August 2026
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, mapping details extract, sourced 3 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-hospitals-myhospitals/v/2026-10-03/
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Reported measures and their codes in MyHospitals, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 27 October 2026
- Data released
- The publisher gives no release date for this dataset.
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, reported measures, sourced 26 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-myhospitals-reported-measures/v/2026-10-27/
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Reporting unit mappings to health networks and states in MyHospitals, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 27 October 2026
- Data released
- The publisher gives no release date for this dataset.
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, reporting units, sourced 26 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-myhospitals-reporting-unit-mappings/v/2026-10-27/
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Reporting unit codes and alternative names in MyHospitals, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 27 October 2026
- Data released
- The publisher gives no release date for this dataset.
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, reporting units, sourced 26 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-myhospitals-reporting-units/v/2026-10-27/