Surgery Waits

Gallbladder removal waiting time at Cooma Hospital and Health Service

Median wait, long waits and volumes for gallbladder removal — published by the source as "Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic)" — at this public hospital in the Polo Flat area of New South Wales, with the nearest alternatives that published a figure.

Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released

The source did not publish a median wait for this surgery at this hospital in 2024–25. Reported data did not meet the criteria to calculate this indicator. The hospital is shown here unranked rather than ranked on a number that does not exist.

These figures describe surgery that already happened, not your own wait.

Median wait
not published2024–25 · released 28 May 2026 — Reported data did not meet the criteria to calculate this indicator.
Surgeries completed
8 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
Waited more than 365 days
not published2024–25 · released 28 May 2026 — Reported data did not meet the criteria to calculate this indicator.

This hospital is not ranked for this surgery.

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How this compares

Median wait, long waits and volume for Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic), 2024–25.
Where Median wait Waited more than 365 days Surgeries
Cooma Hospital and Health Servicenot publishednot published8 surgeries
New South Wales (all public hospitals)58 days3.2%6357 surgeries
Australia (all public hospitals)48 days2.3%18067 surgeries

Where the wait is shorter nearby

Cooma Hospital and Health Service did not publish a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, so there is no list of nearer alternatives to compare it against.

How the wait has changed

Median wait for cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) by financial year at Cooma Hospital and Health Service, compared with New South Wales and Australiadays02550751002011–122014–152017–182020–212023–242024–25Cooma Hospital and Health Service 68NSW 58Australia 48
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Median wait in days for Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic), by financial year. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28.
Reference periodCooma Hospital and Health Service (days)NSW (days)Australia (days)
2011–12886051
2012–13625650
2013–14785546
2014–15845643
2015–16705642
2016–17885141
2017–18not published5445
2018–19555545
2019–20405548
2020–21686356
2021–22not published6053
2022–23not published7259
2023–24not published6246
2024–25not published5848

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