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Neck disc removal and fusion in New South Wales

Neck disc removal and fusion in New South Wales: planned surgery waiting times at public hospitals, with the national figures beside them. Public hospitals in New South Wales that published a median wait in 2024–25: 13.

Figures for New South Wales

Each tile shows the state figure and the national figure for the same measure. A state figure is never ranked.

Median wait, New South Wales
153 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Median wait, Australia
94 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Waiting more than 365 days, New South Wales
19.2%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Waiting more than 365 days, Australia
12.9%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Patients treated, New South Wales
609 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Patients treated, Australia
1,076 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026

Hospitals in New South Wales

The shortest median wait comes first. A hospital with no published median wait follows, in name order, and has no rank.

A rank compares a 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.

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Neck disc removal and fusion: public hospitals in New South Wales2024–25, released 19 August 2026
HospitalMedian waitWaiting more than 365 daysPatients treated
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital45 daysRank 7th of 23 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure16 surgeries
St Vincent's Hospital [Darlinghurst]76 daysRank 9th of 23 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure28 surgeries
Westmead Hospital81 daysRank 11th of 23 nationally7.7%Rank 5th of 9 nationally91 surgeries
Wollongong Hospital89 daysRank 12th of 23 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure46 surgeries
Royal North Shore Hospital99 daysRank 13th of 23 nationally27.6%Rank 8th of 9 nationally76 surgeries
St George Hospital NSW117 daysRank 15th of 23 nationally3.3%Rank 2nd of 9 nationally60 surgeries
Sydney Children's Hospital219 daysRank 17th of 23 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure45 surgeries
John Hunter Hospital236 daysRank 18th of 23 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure46 surgeries
Prince of Wales Hospital245 daysRank 19th of 23 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure34 surgeries
Nepean Hospital298 daysRank 20th of 23 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure23 surgeries
The Children's Hospital at Westmead299 daysRank 21st of 23 nationally38.6%Rank 9th of 9 nationally88 surgeries
Liverpool Hospital329 daysRank 22nd of 23 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure39 surgeries
Concord Repatriation Hospital330 daysRank 23rd of 23 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure17 surgeries

Each chart shows one figure 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.

The charts show Australia and New South Wales.

Neck disc removal and fusion: median wait by financial year2016–17 to 2024–25, released 19 August 2026
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Neck disc removal and fusion: median wait by financial year2016–17 to 2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Financial yearAustraliaNew South Wales
2016–1766 days114 days
2017–1867 days95 days
2018–1976 days140 days
2019–2080 days133 days
2020–2190 days172 days
2021–2283 days151 days
2022–23139 days231 days
2023–24111 days162 days
2024–2594 days153 days

All of Australia: Neck disc removal and fusion

Other states and territories

The same surgery in each state or territory with hospital figures.

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 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
    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/