North Canberra Hospital surgery waiting times
In 2024–25, this public hospital in the Bruce area of Australian Capital Territory published median waits from 22 days for mastectomy to 446 days for knee replacement.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released
North Canberra Hospital is a public hospital in the Bruce area of Australian Capital Territory. It is part of Australian Capital Territory. It reported 30 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mastectomy | 22 days | 84 surgeries | 2.4% |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy | 40 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic) | 87 days | 44 surgeries | not published |
| Female sterilisation | 109 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy | 109 days | 50 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy) | 136 days | 24 surgeries | not published |
| Total hip replacement | 168 days | 31 surgeries | not published |
| Repair of obstructing hiatus hernia | 176 days | 15 surgeries | not published |
| Shoulder joint replacement | 182 days | 43 surgeries | not published |
| Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy | 191 days | 130 surgeries | 17.7% |
| Herniorrhaphy | 199 days | 110 surgeries | 20.9% |
| Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior | 258 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Septoplasty | 317 days | 55 surgeries | 41.8% |
| Total knee replacement | 446 days | 62 surgeries | 83.9% |
| Arthroplasty - revision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection | not published | not published | not published |
| Dialysis access surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Dupytren's contracture release | not published | not published | not published |
| Ectropion - correction of | not published | not published | not published |
| Haemorrhoidectomy | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Parathyroidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Rotator cuff - repair of | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Scar revision | not published | not published | not published |
| Shoulder reconstruction | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Stress incontinence surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Sub-mucosal resection | not published | not published | not published |
| Toenail surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Trabeculectomy | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Turbinectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Vitrectomy (including buckling/cryotherapy) | not published | not published | not published |
| Acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Adenoidectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Anal fissure - repair of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Arthrodesis last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Arthroscopy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Bartholin's cyst - removal of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Bladder neck incision last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Blepharoplasty last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Breast reduction last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Carpal tunnel release last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Circumcision last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Common peroneal nerve release last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cone biopsy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Corneal graft last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Curettage and evacuation of uterus last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cystoscopy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Dacryocystorhinostomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Endometrial ablation last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Epididymal cyst - removal of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ethmoidectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Examination of eye under anaesthesia last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Exostosis - excision of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Fracture non-union - treatment of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Fundoplication last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ganglion - excision of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Hammer/claw/mallet toe - correction of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Hydrocele - repair of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Laparoscopy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ) last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Lithotripsy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Meniscectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Muscle or tendon length - change of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Myomectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Myringoplasty/tympanoplasty last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nasal polypectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Orchidectomy last reported 2023–24 | 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 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pilonidal sinus surgery last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Prostate biopsy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Prostatectomy (transurethral or open) last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pterygium - excision of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ptosis - repair of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Skin lesion - excision of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Stone/s urinary tract - removal of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Tendon release last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Tenotomy of hip last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Trigger finger/thumb release last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ureteric stent - insertion of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Varicose veins treatment last reported 2023–24 | 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 | 24 days | 66% | 2811 surgeries |
| Semi-urgent | 69 days | 69% | 2176 surgeries |
| Non-urgent | 238 days | 73% | 2260 surgeries |
Cite this page
In 2024–25, North Canberra Hospital published median planned-surgery waits from 22 days for mastectomy to 446 days for knee replacement.
Copy-ready citation
Surgery Waits, "North Canberra Hospital wait times and waiting list", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/north-canberra-hospital/, accessed 28 May 2026.Attribution: Surgery Waits (https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/north-canberra-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
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