Eardrum drainage in New South Wales
Eardrum drainage 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: 28.
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
- 120 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Median wait, Australia
- 80 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, New South Wales
- 10.3%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, Australia
- 5.6%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, New South Wales
- 1,537 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, Australia
- 5,479 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cowra Health Service | 19 daysRank 4th of 80 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 17 surgeries |
| Dubbo Hospital | 43 daysRank 14th of 80 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 19 surgeries |
| Royal Prince Alfred Hospital | 46 daysRank 17th of 80 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 18 surgeries |
| Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital | 65 daysRank 27th of 80 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 24 surgeries |
| Nepean Hospital | 66 daysRank 28th of 80 nationally | 0.7%Rank 7th of 30 nationally | 144 surgeries |
| Orange Health Service | 72 daysRank 32nd of 80 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 14 surgeries |
| Liverpool Hospital | 83 daysRank 37th of 80 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 20 surgeries |
| The Tweed Hospital | 85 daysRank 38th of 80 nationally | 3.1%Rank 16th of 30 nationally | 65 surgeries |
| Auburn Hospital | 86 daysRank 40th of 80 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 39 surgeries |
| Royal North Shore Hospital | 90 daysRank 43rd of 80 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 30 surgeries |
| St George Hospital NSW | 91 daysRank 45th of 80 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 15 surgeries |
| Wollongong Hospital | 92 daysRank 48th of 80 nationally | 5.0%Rank 17th of 30 nationally | 119 surgeries |
| The Children's Hospital at Westmead | 95 daysRank 50th of 80 nationally | 9.9%Rank 22nd of 30 nationally | 152 surgeries |
| Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital | 102 daysRank 53rd of 80 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 40 surgeries |
| Sutherland Hospital | 102 daysRank 53rd of 80 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 21 surgeries |
| Gosford Hospital | 104 daysRank 56th of 80 nationally | 5.7%Rank 18th of 30 nationally | 123 surgeries |
| Sydney Children's Hospital | 137 daysRank 62nd of 80 nationally | 14.6%Rank 25th of 30 nationally | 89 surgeries |
| Lismore Base Hospital | 156 daysRank 64th of 80 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 12 surgeries |
| Coffs Harbour Hospital | 181 daysRank 66th of 80 nationally | 12.7%Rank 24th of 30 nationally | 63 surgeries |
| John Hunter Hospital | 195 daysRank 67th of 80 nationally | 21.1%Rank 27th of 30 nationally | 57 surgeries |
| Campbelltown Hospital | 260 daysRank 70th of 80 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 26 surgeries |
| Maitland Hospital | 263 daysRank 71st of 80 nationally | 23.4%Rank 28th of 30 nationally | 137 surgeries |
| Canterbury Hospital | 265 daysRank 72nd of 80 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 17 surgeries |
| Northern Beaches Hospital | 281 daysRank 73rd of 80 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 47 surgeries |
| Belmont Hospital | 305 daysRank 76th of 80 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 10 surgeries |
| Prince of Wales Hospital | 307 daysRank 77th of 80 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 11 surgeries |
| Tamworth Hospital | 319 daysRank 79th of 80 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 30 surgeries |
| Wagga Wagga Hospital | 357 daysRank 80th of 80 nationally | 31.6%Rank 30th of 30 nationally | 114 surgeries |
| Bathurst Base 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 | 7 surgeries |
| Broken Hill 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 |
| Concord Repatriation 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 |
| Griffith Base 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 | 9 surgeries |
| Hawkesbury 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 | 6 surgeries |
| Kurri Kurri 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 |
| Lachlan Health Service - Forbes | 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 |
| Moree 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 |
| Mudgee Health Service | 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 |
| Murwillumbah District 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 | 9 surgeries |
| Port Macquarie Base 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 | 6 surgeries |
| St Vincent's Hospital [Darlinghurst] | 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 |
| Westmead 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 | 9 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
Show the figures as a table
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| Financial year | Australia | New South Wales |
|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 49 days | 76 days |
| 2012–13 | 49 days | 68 days |
| 2013–14 | 55 days | 71 days |
| 2014–15 | 56 days | 78 days |
| 2015–16 | 57 days | 69 days |
| 2016–17 | 56 days | 73 days |
| 2017–18 | 66 days | 73 days |
| 2018–19 | 62 days | 84 days |
| 2019–20 | 65 days | 86 days |
| 2020–21 | 76 days | 98 days |
| 2021–22 | 72 days | 79 days |
| 2022–23 | 82 days | 92 days |
| 2023–24 | 88 days | 106 days |
| 2024–25 | 80 days | 120 days |
All of Australia: Eardrum drainage
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/