Lobectomy/wedge resection/pneumonectomy waiting time at Nepean Hospital
The median wait for lobectomy/wedge resection/pneumonectomy at this public hospital in the Cambridge Park area of New South Wales was 17 days in 2024–25.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released
These figures describe surgery that already happened, not your own wait.
- Median wait
- 17 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 70 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 0.0%2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
Half the people who had this surgery here waited less than the median, and half waited longer. Of the 28 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 13 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has fallen from 32 days in 2016–17 to 17 days in 2024–25 — down 47% — while the national median rose from 13 days to 17 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, about 46 km away, at 13 days. Here, 0.0% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 0.0%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepean Hospital | 17 days | 0.0% | 70 surgeries |
| Australian Capital Territory (all public hospitals) | not published | not published | 11 surgeries |
| New South Wales (all public hospitals) | 20 days | 0.0% | 604 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 17 days | 0.0% | 1875 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
Some of these hospitals are in another state — a public hospital referral can cross the border, so ask your GP what that would mean for you.
How the wait has changed
- Nepean Hospital
- NSW
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Nepean Hospital (days) | NSW (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 32 | 23 | 13 |
| 2017–18 | 25 | 23 | 13 |
| 2018–19 | 35 | 25 | 15 |
| 2019–20 | 19 | 21 | 14 |
| 2020–21 | 17 | 19 | 13 |
| 2021–22 | 15 | 17 | 14 |
| 2022–23 | 28 | 21 | 15 |
| 2023–24 | 33 | 19 | 16 |
| 2024–25 | 17 | 20 | 17 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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