Dialysis access surgery waiting time at Westmead Hospital
The median wait for dialysis access surgery at this public hospital in the Westmead area of New South Wales was 15 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
- 15 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 278 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 1.8%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 75 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 31 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 12 days in 2016–17 to 15 days in 2024–25 — up 25% — while the national median rose from 12 days to 15 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is The Children's Hospital at Westmead, about 0 km away, at 6 days. Here, 1.8% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 0.3%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westmead Hospital | 15 days | 1.8% | 278 surgeries |
| New South Wales (all public hospitals) | 10 days | 0.3% | 1797 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 15 days | 0.3% | 5765 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Westmead Hospital
- NSW
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Westmead Hospital (days) | NSW (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 12 | 8 | 12 |
| 2017–18 | 13 | 8 | 13 |
| 2018–19 | 9 | 10 | 14 |
| 2019–20 | 9 | 10 | 14 |
| 2020–21 | 9 | 9 | 13 |
| 2021–22 | 9 | 9 | 13 |
| 2022–23 | 9 | 10 | 15 |
| 2023–24 | 13 | 11 | 16 |
| 2024–25 | 15 | 10 | 15 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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