Coffs Harbour Hospital surgery waiting times
In 2024–25, this public hospital in the North Boambee Valley area of New South Wales published median waits from 18 days for breast lump removal to 462 days for varicose vein surgery.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released
Coffs Harbour Hospital is a public hospital in the North Boambee Valley area of New South Wales. It is part of Mid North Coast. It reported 81 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy | 18 days | 88 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Mastectomy | 18 days | 30 surgeries | not published |
| Microlaryngoscopy | 21 days | 31 surgeries | not published |
| Ureteric stent - insertion of | 21 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Carotid endarterectomy | 22 days | 15 surgeries | not published |
| Cystoscopy | 25 days | 466 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Lithotripsy | 25 days | 116 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Stone/s urinary tract - removal of | 25 days | 59 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection | 26 days | 34 surgeries | not published |
| Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ) | 28 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage | 38 days | 156 surgeries | 1.3% |
| Skin lesion - excision of | 40 days | 196 surgeries | 5.6% |
| Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior | 67 days | 77 surgeries | 20.8% |
| Prostatectomy (transurethral or open) | 77 days | 161 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Haemorrhoidectomy | 84 days | 38 surgeries | not published |
| Parathyroidectomy | 91 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy | 91 days | 36 surgeries | not published |
| Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) | 99 days | 98 surgeries | 15.3% |
| Endometrial ablation | 111 days | 26 surgeries | not published |
| Myringotomy | 181 days | 63 surgeries | 12.7% |
| Pressure equalising tubes (grommets) - insertion of | 182 days | 62 surgeries | 12.9% |
| Circumcision | 206 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Hydrocele - repair of | 242 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| Arthrodesis | 273 days | 19 surgeries | not published |
| Meniscectomy | 277 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Laparoscopy | 280 days | 19 surgeries | not published |
| Arthroscopy | 281 days | 57 surgeries | 12.3% |
| Carpal tunnel release | 283 days | 85 surgeries | 23.5% |
| Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic) | 309 days | 65 surgeries | 32.3% |
| Adenoidectomy | 320 days | 50 surgeries | 34.0% |
| Herniorrhaphy | 322 days | 95 surgeries | 28.4% |
| Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy | 327 days | 99 surgeries | 27.3% |
| Ganglion - excision of | 328 days | 18 surgeries | not published |
| Trigger finger/thumb release | 331 days | 26 surgeries | not published |
| Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction | 334 days | 29 surgeries | not published |
| Total hip replacement | 359 days | 137 surgeries | 46.0% |
| Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy) | 365 days | 188 surgeries | 50.0% |
| Functional endoscopic sinus surgery | 377 days | 57 surgeries | 59.6% |
| Total knee replacement | 380 days | 210 surgeries | 54.8% |
| Dupytren's contracture release | 395 days | 49 surgeries | not published |
| Repair of obstructing hiatus hernia | 399 days | 18 surgeries | not published |
| Shoulder joint replacement | 417 days | 62 surgeries | 72.6% |
| Septoplasty | 433 days | 48 surgeries | not published |
| Rotator cuff - repair of | 434 days | 54 surgeries | 74.1% |
| Varicose veins treatment | 462 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| Abdominal or thoracic aortic aneurysm - repair/replacement | not published | not published | not published |
| Acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression | not published | not published | not published |
| Amputation of limb | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Anal fissure - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Arthroplasty - revision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Axillary node dissection | not published | not published | not published |
| Breast prosthesis - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Breast reconstruction | not published | not published | not published |
| Breast reduction | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Cone biopsy | not published | not published | not published |
| Cystectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Dacryocystorhinostomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Dialysis access surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Epididymal cyst - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Exostosis - excision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Female sterilisation | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Femoro-popliteal bypass graft | not published | not published | not published |
| Fracture non-union - treatment of | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Fundoplication | not published | not published | not published |
| Mastoidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Myringoplasty/tympanoplasty | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) | not published | not published | not published |
| Nasal cautery | not published | not published | not published |
| Nasal polypectomy | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Nephrectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Nerve decompression | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Orchidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Osteotomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Rhinoplasty | not published | not published | not published |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Scar revision | not published | not published | not published |
| Tendon release | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Toenail surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Turbinectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Urethra - dilatation of | not published | not published | not published |
| Bartholin's abscess drainage 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 2016–17 | 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 2022–23 | 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 |
| Diathermy of wart/s last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ectropion - correction of last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ethmoidectomy last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Laryngectomy 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 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 |
| Nasendoscopy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Orchidopexy last reported 2021–22 | 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 |
| Pharynx - 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 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Prostate biopsy last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pterygium - excision of last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ptosis - repair of last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pyeloplasty/correction of ureteropelvic junction last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Shoulder reconstruction last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ureteric - reimplantation last reported 2022–23 | 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 | 16 days | 100% | 756 surgeries |
| Semi-urgent | 56 days | 86% | 1132 surgeries |
| Non-urgent | 327 days | 62% | 1996 surgeries |
Cite this page
In 2024–25, Coffs Harbour Hospital published median planned-surgery waits from 18 days for breast lump removal to 462 days for varicose vein surgery.
Copy-ready citation
Surgery Waits, "Coffs Harbour Hospital wait times and waiting list", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/coffs-harbour-hospital/, accessed 28 May 2026.Attribution: Surgery Waits (https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/coffs-harbour-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.