Grafton Base Hospital surgery waiting times
In 2024–25, this public hospital in the Grafton area of New South Wales published median waits from 28 days for circumcision to 360 days for pterygium - excision of.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released
Grafton Base Hospital is a public hospital in the Grafton area of New South Wales. It is part of Northern NSW. It reported 58 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Circumcision | 28 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage | 28 days | 146 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Skin lesion - excision of | 28 days | 318 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Toenail surgery | 29 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Trigger finger/thumb release | 33 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Haemorrhoidectomy | 37 days | 32 surgeries | not published |
| Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) | 40 days | 85 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Carpal tunnel release | 49 days | 57 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy | 57 days | 89 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Herniorrhaphy | 62 days | 93 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy | 71 days | 16 surgeries | not published |
| Laparoscopy | 73 days | 39 surgeries | not published |
| Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic) | 80 days | 24 surgeries | not published |
| Dupytren's contracture release | 81 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| Arthroscopy | 86 days | 43 surgeries | not published |
| Arthrodesis | 167 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Shoulder joint replacement | 176 days | 18 surgeries | not published |
| Total hip replacement | 213 days | 83 surgeries | 18.1% |
| Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction | 309 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Ectropion - correction of | 322 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior | 325 days | 18 surgeries | not published |
| Total knee replacement | 342 days | 158 surgeries | 26.6% |
| Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) | 354 days | 764 surgeries | 40.8% |
| Pterygium - excision of | 360 days | 18 surgeries | not published |
| Acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression | not published | not published | not published |
| Anal fissure - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Axillary node dissection | not published | not published | not published |
| Bladder neck incision | not published | not published | not published |
| Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy | not published | not published | not published |
| Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Coronary artery bypass grafting | not published | not published | not published |
| Curettage and evacuation of uterus | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Cystectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Cystoscopy | not published | not published | not published |
| Dialysis access surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Diathermy of wart/s | not published | not published | not published |
| Endometrial ablation | not published | not published | not published |
| Epididymal cyst - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Fracture non-union - treatment of | not published | not published | not published |
| Ganglion - excision of | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Hammer/claw/mallet toe - correction of | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Hydrocele - repair of | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ) | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Lingual or maxillary frenulum surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Meniscectomy | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Nasendoscopy | not published | not published | not published |
| Nerve decompression | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Orchidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Orchidopexy | not published | not published | not published |
| Osteotomy | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Parathyroidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Ptosis - repair of | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Rotator cuff - repair of | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Tendon release | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Varicose veins treatment | not published | not published | not published |
| Adenoidectomy last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Amputation of limb last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Arthroplasty - revision of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Bartholin's abscess drainage last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Blepharoplasty last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Chalazion - excision of last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cone biopsy last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ethmoidectomy last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Exostosis - excision of last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Female sterilisation last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Functional endoscopic sinus surgery last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Fundoplication last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Laminectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Mastectomy last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Mastoidectomy last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Myringoplasty/tympanoplasty last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Myringotomy last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nasal cautery last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pharynx - excision of last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pilonidal sinus surgery last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pressure equalising tubes (grommets) - insertion of last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Prostatectomy (transurethral or open) last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pyeloplasty/correction of ureteropelvic junction last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Radical neck dissection last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Repair of obstructing hiatus hernia last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Scar revision last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Septoplasty last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Shoulder reconstruction last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Stapedectomy last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Tenotomy of hip last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Thyroglossal remnant - removal of last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy) last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Turbinectomy last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ureteric stent - insertion of last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Urethra - dilatation of last reported 2020–21 | 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 | 22 days | 93% | 426 surgeries |
| Semi-urgent | 67 days | 80% | 914 surgeries |
| Non-urgent | 353 days | 62% | 1044 surgeries |
Cite this page
In 2024–25, Grafton Base Hospital published median planned-surgery waits from 28 days for circumcision to 360 days for pterygium - excision of.
Copy-ready citation
Surgery Waits, "Grafton Base Hospital wait times and waiting list", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/grafton-base-hospital/, accessed 28 May 2026.Attribution: Surgery Waits (https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/grafton-base-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.