Spinal bone removal (laminectomy) in New South Wales
Spinal bone removal (laminectomy) 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: 11.
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
- 87 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Median wait, Australia
- 66 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, New South Wales
- 14.0%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, Australia
- 7.4%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, New South Wales
- 609 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, Australia
- 1,772 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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| Hospital | Median wait | Waiting more than 365 days | Patients treated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westmead Hospital | 46 daysRank 5th of 24 nationally | 1.3%Rank 4th of 13 nationally | 80 surgeries |
| Royal Prince Alfred Hospital | 52 daysRank 7th of 24 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 13 nationally | 59 surgeries |
| Wollongong Hospital | 80 daysRank 12th of 24 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 35 surgeries |
| Royal North Shore Hospital | 81 daysRank 13th of 24 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 23 surgeries |
| Concord Repatriation Hospital | 82 daysRank 14th of 24 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 33 surgeries |
| Liverpool Hospital | 86 daysRank 15th of 24 nationally | 16.8%Rank 11th of 13 nationally | 95 surgeries |
| Nepean Hospital | 123 daysRank 19th of 24 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 36 surgeries |
| St George Hospital NSW | 141 daysRank 20th of 24 nationally | 5.9%Rank 9th of 13 nationally | 51 surgeries |
| St Vincent's Hospital [Darlinghurst] | 192 daysRank 22nd of 24 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 19 surgeries |
| John Hunter Hospital | 275 daysRank 23rd of 24 nationally | 31.5%Rank 13th of 13 nationally | 130 surgeries |
| Wagga Wagga Hospital | 354 daysRank 24th of 24 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 24 surgeries |
| Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 5 surgeries |
| Bowral Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Casino and District Memorial Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Maitland Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 5 surgeries |
| Prince of Wales Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Sydney Children's Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| The Children's Hospital at Westmead | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 8 surgeries |
How waits have changed
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.
- Australia
- New South Wales
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| Financial year | Australia | New South Wales |
|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 57 days | 69 days |
| 2017–18 | 68 days | 74 days |
| 2018–19 | 73 days | 82 days |
| 2019–20 | 69 days | 75 days |
| 2020–21 | 70 days | 77 days |
| 2021–22 | 70 days | 70 days |
| 2022–23 | 92 days | 92 days |
| 2023–24 | 68 days | 70 days |
| 2024–25 | 66 days | 87 days |
All of Australia: Spinal bone removal (laminectomy)
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
Surgery Waits is not medical advice. Your general practitioner and your treating specialist can help you decide what is right for you.
In an emergency, call 000.
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/