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New South Wales: Category 3, non-urgent

Surgery in category 3, non-urgent, is recommended within 365 days of joining the waiting list. In New South Wales, 82 public hospitals published a share treated on time in 2024–25.

Your treating specialist assigns the category after assessing you. The recommended time is a target.

Hospitals in New South Wales

The highest share treated within the recommended time comes first. A hospital with no published share 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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Category 3, non-urgent: public hospitals in New South Wales2024–25, released 19 August 2026
HospitalTreated within the recommended timeMedian waitPatients treated
Casino and District Memorial Hospital100%Rank 1st of 246 nationally95 daysRank 59th of 246 nationally232 surgeries
Concord Repatriation Hospital100%Rank 1st of 246 nationally104 daysRank 65th of 246 nationally3,409 surgeries
Cooma Hospital and Health Service100%Rank 1st of 246 nationally84 daysRank 50th of 246 nationally161 surgeries
Cootamundra Hospital100%Rank 1st of 246 nationally150 daysRank 102nd of 246 nationally16 surgeries
Gloucester Soldiers' Memorial Hospital100%Rank 1st of 246 nationally168 daysRank 109th of 246 nationally543 surgeries
Moruya Hospital100%Rank 1st of 246 nationally118 daysRank 77th of 246 nationally243 surgeries
Muswellbrook Hospital100%Rank 1st of 246 nationally74 daysRank 43rd of 246 nationally167 surgeries
Narrabri Hospital100%Rank 1st of 246 nationally58 daysRank 32nd of 246 nationally62 surgeries
Northern Beaches Hospital100%Rank 1st of 246 nationally316 daysRank 187th of 246 nationally1,028 surgeries
Queanbeyan Hospital100%Rank 1st of 246 nationally71 daysRank 42nd of 246 nationally301 surgeries
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital100%Rank 1st of 246 nationally52 daysRank 25th of 246 nationally3,221 surgeries
Royal Prince Alfred Institute of Rheumatology & Orthopaedics100%Rank 1st of 246 nationally57 daysRank 31st of 246 nationally1,505 surgeries
Scott Memorial Hospital, Scone100%Rank 1st of 246 nationally49 daysRank 22nd of 246 nationally21 surgeries
Singleton Hospital100%Rank 1st of 246 nationally65 daysRank 38th of 246 nationally158 surgeries
Ballina District Hospital99%Rank 40th of 246 nationally199 daysRank 125th of 246 nationally311 surgeries
Goulburn Base Hospital99%Rank 40th of 246 nationally225 daysRank 140th of 246 nationally797 surgeries
Griffith Base Hospital99%Rank 40th of 246 nationally168 daysRank 109th of 246 nationally215 surgeries
Kempsey District Hospital99%Rank 40th of 246 nationally244 daysRank 148th of 246 nationally936 surgeries
Lithgow Hospital99%Rank 40th of 246 nationally264 daysRank 155th of 246 nationally316 surgeries
Mount Druitt Hospital99%Rank 40th of 246 nationally332 daysRank 201st of 246 nationally1,257 surgeries
South East Regional Hospital99%Rank 40th of 246 nationally286 daysRank 171st of 246 nationally887 surgeries
Canterbury Hospital98%Rank 57th of 246 nationally265 daysRank 156th of 246 nationally1,749 surgeries
Ryde Hospital97%Rank 68th of 246 nationally290 daysRank 173rd of 246 nationally521 surgeries
Royal Hospital for Women96%Rank 77th of 246 nationally86 daysRank 51st of 246 nationally929 surgeries
Temora Hospital96%Rank 77th of 246 nationally123 daysRank 84th of 246 nationally24 surgeries
Young Hospital96%Rank 77th of 246 nationally197 daysRank 124th of 246 nationally111 surgeries
Lachlan Health Service - Forbes95%Rank 89th of 246 nationally226 daysRank 141st of 246 nationally252 surgeries
St Vincent's Hospital [Darlinghurst]95%Rank 89th of 246 nationally186 daysRank 119th of 246 nationally736 surgeries
Wauchope District Memorial Hospital95%Rank 89th of 246 nationally149 daysRank 101st of 246 nationally243 surgeries
Bourke Multi Purpose Service94%Rank 96th of 246 nationally291 daysRank 176th of 246 nationally117 surgeries
Calvary Mater Newcastle94%Rank 96th of 246 nationally157 daysRank 105th of 246 nationally295 surgeries
Blue Mountains Hospital93%Rank 103rd of 246 nationally293 daysRank 177th of 246 nationally872 surgeries
Cessnock Hospital93%Rank 103rd of 246 nationally189 daysRank 120th of 246 nationally328 surgeries
Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital93%Rank 103rd of 246 nationally273 daysRank 163rd of 246 nationally1,029 surgeries
Mudgee Health Service92%Rank 111th of 246 nationally194 daysRank 123rd of 246 nationally346 surgeries
Auburn Hospital91%Rank 113th of 246 nationally304 daysRank 179th of 246 nationally1,560 surgeries
Blacktown Hospital91%Rank 113th of 246 nationally336 daysRank 207th of 246 nationally1,076 surgeries
Hawkesbury Hospital91%Rank 113th of 246 nationally277 daysRank 166th of 246 nationally984 surgeries
Wyong Hospital90%Rank 119th of 246 nationally316 daysRank 187th of 246 nationally1,847 surgeries
Armidale Hospital89%Rank 124th of 246 nationally328 daysRank 198th of 246 nationally521 surgeries
Lachlan Health Service - Parkes89%Rank 124th of 246 nationally204 daysRank 127th of 246 nationally189 surgeries
The Tweed Hospital89%Rank 124th of 246 nationally133 daysRank 90th of 246 nationally1,154 surgeries
Moree Hospital88%Rank 131st of 246 nationally270 daysRank 162nd of 246 nationally133 surgeries
Bathurst Base Hospital87%Rank 136th of 246 nationally326 daysRank 196th of 246 nationally1,085 surgeries
Deniliquin Hospital87%Rank 136th of 246 nationally204 daysRank 127th of 246 nationally37 surgeries
Cowra Health Service85%Rank 146th of 246 nationally265 daysRank 156th of 246 nationally311 surgeries
Belmont Hospital84%Rank 148th of 246 nationally267 daysRank 160th of 246 nationally1,449 surgeries
Inverell Hospital84%Rank 148th of 246 nationally328 daysRank 198th of 246 nationally202 surgeries
Orange Health Service83%Rank 152nd of 246 nationally338 daysRank 211th of 246 nationally1,574 surgeries
Tamworth Hospital83%Rank 152nd of 246 nationally336 daysRank 207th of 246 nationally1,824 surgeries
Broken Hill Hospital82%Rank 160th of 246 nationally224 daysRank 138th of 246 nationally483 surgeries
Murwillumbah District Hospital82%Rank 160th of 246 nationally307 daysRank 181st of 246 nationally502 surgeries
The Children's Hospital at Westmead82%Rank 160th of 246 nationally189 daysRank 120th of 246 nationally2,437 surgeries
Fairfield Hospital80%Rank 172nd of 246 nationally336 daysRank 207th of 246 nationally1,660 surgeries
Bowral Hospital79%Rank 176th of 246 nationally238 daysRank 144th of 246 nationally674 surgeries
Sutherland Hospital79%Rank 176th of 246 nationally310 daysRank 184th of 246 nationally1,300 surgeries
Campbelltown Hospital78%Rank 182nd of 246 nationally340 daysRank 214th of 246 nationally2,803 surgeries
Batemans Bay Hospital77%Rank 183rd of 246 nationally276 daysRank 165th of 246 nationally233 surgeries
Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital75%Rank 187th of 246 nationally324 daysRank 195th of 246 nationally2,687 surgeries
Nepean Hospital75%Rank 187th of 246 nationally319 daysRank 191st of 246 nationally2,430 surgeries
Sydney Children's Hospital75%Rank 187th of 246 nationally268 daysRank 161st of 246 nationally1,155 surgeries
Prince of Wales Hospital74%Rank 192nd of 246 nationally307 daysRank 181st of 246 nationally1,562 surgeries
Wollongong Hospital73%Rank 194th of 246 nationally338 daysRank 211th of 246 nationally2,336 surgeries
Gosford Hospital69%Rank 200th of 246 nationally343 daysRank 217th of 246 nationally1,724 surgeries
Wagga Wagga Hospital69%Rank 200th of 246 nationally352 daysRank 225th of 246 nationally3,055 surgeries
Kurri Kurri Hospital68%Rank 205th of 246 nationally350 daysRank 224th of 246 nationally2,044 surgeries
St George Hospital NSW67%Rank 207th of 246 nationally316 daysRank 187th of 246 nationally1,096 surgeries
Royal North Shore Hospital65%Rank 209th of 246 nationally346 daysRank 220th of 246 nationally2,522 surgeries
Shellharbour Hospital65%Rank 209th of 246 nationally358 daysRank 233rd of 246 nationally1,913 surgeries
Shoalhaven Hospital63%Rank 217th of 246 nationally329 daysRank 200th of 246 nationally823 surgeries
Coffs Harbour Hospital62%Rank 218th of 246 nationally327 daysRank 197th of 246 nationally1,996 surgeries
Dubbo Hospital62%Rank 218th of 246 nationally347 daysRank 221st of 246 nationally1,747 surgeries
Grafton Base Hospital62%Rank 218th of 246 nationally353 daysRank 226th of 246 nationally1,044 surgeries
Manning Hospital60%Rank 226th of 246 nationally336 daysRank 207th of 246 nationally889 surgeries
Port Macquarie Base Hospital60%Rank 226th of 246 nationally344 daysRank 219th of 246 nationally1,004 surgeries
Lismore Base Hospital59%Rank 229th of 246 nationally349 daysRank 223rd of 246 nationally1,429 surgeries
Liverpool Hospital57%Rank 232nd of 246 nationally353 daysRank 226th of 246 nationally1,700 surgeries
Westmead Hospital47%Rank 237th of 246 nationally370 daysRank 237th of 246 nationally2,540 surgeries
Maitland Hospital43%Rank 238th of 246 nationally382 daysRank 240th of 246 nationally1,064 surgeries
John Hunter Hospital37%Rank 243rd of 246 nationally394 daysRank 244th of 246 nationally1,562 surgeries
Macksville District Hospital37%Rank 243rd of 246 nationally375 daysRank 238th of 246 nationally1,256 surgeries
Sydney Hospital / Sydney Eye Hospital35%Rank 245th of 246 nationally378 daysRank 239th of 246 nationally3,638 surgeries
Bellinger River District Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
Coonabarabran Health Servicenot published: no patients reportednot published: no patients reportednot published: no patients reported
Corowa Health Servicenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure8 surgeries
Glen Innes Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
Gunnedah Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
Narrandera Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
Tumut Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure7 surgeries

All of Australia: Category 3, non-urgent

New South Wales: planned surgery waiting times

Other urgency categories

Each link opens the same figures for one of the other two categories.

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.

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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
    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/