Armidale Hospital surgery waiting times
In 2024–25, this public hospital in the Armidale area of New South Wales published median waits from 16 days for dialysis access surgery to 347 days for knee replacement.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released
Armidale Hospital is a public hospital in the Armidale area of New South Wales. It is part of Hunter New England. It reported 48 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 26 surgery types were last reported in an earlier period; they are listed below, with the period the source last carried them.
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Waiting times by surgery
Shortest median wait first. A surgery the source did not publish a figure for is listed after those, and a surgery it did not report at all this period is listed last. Neither is ranked, and neither shows an older figure in place of a current one.
| Surgery | Median wait | Surgeries | Waited more than 365 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dialysis access surgery | 16 days | 19 surgeries | not published |
| Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage | 20 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Skin lesion - excision of | 29 days | 102 surgeries | 1.0% |
| Cystoscopy | 45 days | 63 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Carpal tunnel release | 48 days | 48 surgeries | not published |
| Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) | 55 days | 55 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy | 58 days | 47 surgeries | not published |
| Haemorrhoidectomy | 63 days | 21 surgeries | not published |
| Arthroscopy | 65 days | 16 surgeries | not published |
| Trigger finger/thumb release | 67 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Herniorrhaphy | 78 days | 43 surgeries | not published |
| Prostatectomy (transurethral or open) | 93 days | 44 surgeries | not published |
| Circumcision | 108 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) | 269 days | 326 surgeries | 9.8% |
| Total hip replacement | 327 days | 51 surgeries | 15.7% |
| Total knee replacement | 347 days | 95 surgeries | 12.6% |
| Anal fissure - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Arthrodesis | not published | not published | not published |
| Bartholin's abscess drainage | not published | not published | not published |
| Bladder neck incision | not published | not published | not published |
| Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Cone biopsy | not published | not published | not published |
| Curettage and evacuation of uterus | not published | not published | not published |
| Cystectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Dupytren's contracture release | not published | not published | not published |
| Endometrial ablation | not published | not published | not published |
| Epididymal cyst - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Examination of eye under anaesthesia | not published | not published | not published |
| Female sterilisation | not published | not published | not published |
| Fracture non-union - treatment of | not published | not published | not published |
| Ganglion - excision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Hammer/claw/mallet toe - correction of | not published | not published | not published |
| Hydrocele - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic) | not published | not published | not published |
| Laparoscopy | not published | not published | not published |
| Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ) | not published | not published | not published |
| Nerve decompression | not published | not published | not published |
| Osteotomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Pilonidal sinus surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Prostate biopsy | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Shoulder joint replacement | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Shoulder reconstruction | not published | not published | not published |
| Toenail surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Urethra - dilatation of | not published | not published | not published |
| Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior | not published | not published | not published |
| Acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Amputation of limb last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Arthroplasty - revision of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Axillary node dissection last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Diathermy of wart/s last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Exostosis - excision of last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Lingual or maxillary frenulum surgery last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Lithotripsy last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Mastectomy last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Meniscectomy last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Muscle or tendon length - change of last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Myomectomy last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Orchidectomy last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Orchidopexy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pharynx - excision of last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Probing of naso-lacrimal duct last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Procedure for strabismus (squint repair) last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Rotator cuff - repair of last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Scar revision last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Stress incontinence surgery last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Tendon release last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Tenotomy of hip last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Varicose veins treatment last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
Urgency categories
Urgency figures cover all planned surgery at the hospital, not one procedure. They are never combined with the procedure figures. Your treating specialist assigns your urgency category — it is not something you choose. What the categories mean, and how every hospital compares.
| Urgency category | Median wait | Treated within the recommended time | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urgent | 19 days | 99% | 157 surgeries |
| Semi-urgent | 55 days | 97% | 442 surgeries |
| Non-urgent | 328 days | 89% | 521 surgeries |
Cite this page
In 2024–25, Armidale Hospital published median planned-surgery waits from 16 days for dialysis access surgery to 347 days for knee replacement.
Copy-ready citation
Surgery Waits, "Armidale Hospital surgery wait times and waiting list", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/armidale-hospital/, accessed 28 May 2026.Attribution: Surgery Waits (https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/armidale-hospital/), from Australian Institute of Health and Welfare MyHospitals data, CC BY 3.0 AU. Reference period 2024–25, released 28 May 2026.
What is not here
Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.