Varicose vein surgery near Westmead
Varicose vein surgery near Westmead: planned surgery waiting times. Hospitals listed here with a median wait in 2024–25: 5.
This page lists public hospitals of the Western Sydney network within 25 kilometres of Westmead Hospital.
It also lists public hospitals outside that network within 25 kilometres of one of them.
National figures
These figures cover every public hospital in Australia that reported this surgery. A national figure is never ranked.
- Median wait, Australia
- 133 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, Australia
- 9.5%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, Australia
- 3,346 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Hospitals near Westmead
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital | 74 daysRank 10th of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 41 surgeries |
| Concord Repatriation Hospital | 261 daysRank 45th of 64 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 25 nationally | 159 surgeries |
| Auburn Hospital | 306 daysRank 52nd of 64 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 25 nationally | 114 surgeries |
| Mount Druitt Hospital | 346 daysRank 59th of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 46 surgeries |
| Blacktown Hospital | 349 daysRank 60th of 64 nationally | 1.9%Rank 11th of 25 nationally | 52 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, where these hospitals are.
- Australia
- New South Wales
Show the figures as a table
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| Financial year | Australia | New South Wales |
|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 103 days | 100 days |
| 2012–13 | 96 days | 97 days |
| 2013–14 | 97 days | 122 days |
| 2014–15 | 105 days | 142 days |
| 2015–16 | 104 days | 135 days |
| 2016–17 | 90 days | 121 days |
| 2017–18 | 101 days | 127 days |
| 2018–19 | 108 days | 163 days |
| 2019–20 | 129 days | 169 days |
| 2020–21 | 223 days | 262 days |
| 2021–22 | 208 days | 267 days |
| 2022–23 | 216 days | 290 days |
| 2023–24 | 189 days | 241 days |
| 2024–25 | 133 days | 255 days |
All of Australia: Varicose vein surgery
Varicose vein surgery in New South Wales
Nearby places
The same surgery near other places in New South Wales.
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/