Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital surgery waiting times
In 2024–25, this public hospital in the Waitara area of New South Wales published median waits from 10 days for dialysis access surgery to 342 days for eardrum repair.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released
Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital is a public hospital in the Waitara area of New South Wales. It is part of Northern Sydney. It reported 82 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dialysis access surgery | 10 days | 21 surgeries | not published |
| Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy | 13 days | 49 surgeries | not published |
| Mastectomy | 14 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Meniscectomy | 36 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage | 43 days | 150 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection | 46 days | 16 surgeries | not published |
| Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ) | 47 days | 23 surgeries | not published |
| Cystectomy | 48 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Laparoscopy | 55 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) | 56 days | 83 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Skin lesion - excision of | 56 days | 151 surgeries | 1.3% |
| Prostate biopsy | 62 days | 57 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction | 64 days | 60 surgeries | 1.7% |
| Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy | 64 days | 62 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Myringotomy | 65 days | 24 surgeries | not published |
| Pressure equalising tubes (grommets) - insertion of | 65 days | 24 surgeries | not published |
| Arthroscopy | 69 days | 77 surgeries | 3.9% |
| Cystoscopy | 69 days | 296 surgeries | 0.3% |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy | 75 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic) | 76 days | 31 surgeries | not published |
| Carpal tunnel release | 79 days | 57 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Parathyroidectomy | 80 days | 30 surgeries | not published |
| Haemorrhoidectomy | 83 days | 16 surgeries | not published |
| Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy | 85 days | 87 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Pilonidal sinus surgery | 86 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Herniorrhaphy | 91 days | 49 surgeries | not published |
| Prostatectomy (transurethral or open) | 91 days | 39 surgeries | not published |
| Hydrocele - repair of | 99 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Circumcision | 112 days | 15 surgeries | not published |
| Orchidopexy | 123 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Shoulder joint replacement | 172 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Ganglion - excision of | 218 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Varicose veins treatment | 240 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Nasendoscopy | 261 days | 19 surgeries | not published |
| Functional endoscopic sinus surgery | 294 days | 24 surgeries | not published |
| Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy) | 301 days | 116 surgeries | 9.5% |
| Adenoidectomy | 313 days | 46 surgeries | not published |
| Total hip replacement | 313 days | 74 surgeries | 9.5% |
| Total knee replacement | 316 days | 144 surgeries | 11.1% |
| Septoplasty | 319 days | 43 surgeries | not published |
| Myringoplasty/tympanoplasty | 342 days | 20 surgeries | not published |
| Abdominal or thoracic aortic aneurysm - repair/replacement | not published | not published | not published |
| Anal fissure - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Arthrodesis | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Arthroplasty - revision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Bartholin's abscess drainage | not published | not published | not published |
| Bladder neck incision | not published | not published | not published |
| Breast prosthesis - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Breast reduction | not published | not published | not published |
| Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Carotid endarterectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Cone biopsy | not published | not published | not published |
| Curettage and evacuation of uterus | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Dermoid cyst - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Dupytren's contracture release | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Endometrial ablation | not published | not published | not published |
| Epididymal cyst - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Female sterilisation | not published | not published | not published |
| Fracture non-union - treatment of | not published | not published | not published |
| Fundoplication | not published | not published | not published |
| Hammer/claw/mallet toe - correction of | not published | not published | not published |
| Hypospadias - repair of | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Lingual or maxillary frenulum surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Lithotripsy | not published | not published | not published |
| Meatoplasty | not published | not published | not published |
| Microlaryngoscopy | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Myomectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Nephrectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Orchidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Osteotomy | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Repair of obstructing hiatus hernia | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Scar revision | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Shoulder reconstruction | not published | not published | not published |
| Stapedectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Tendon release | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Toenail surgery | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Trigger finger/thumb release | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Turbinectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Ureteric stent - insertion of | not published | not published | not published |
| Urethra - dilatation of | not published | not published | not published |
| Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Amputation of limb last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Axillary node dissection last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Breast reconstruction last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Congenital cardiac defect/s - procedure for last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Diathermy of wart/s 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 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Exostosis - excision of last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Femoro-popliteal bypass graft last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Mastoidectomy last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nasal cautery 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 |
| Nerve decompression last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pyeloplasty/correction of ureteropelvic junction last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Radical neck dissection last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Replacement of aortic aneurysm with bifurcation graft last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Rotator cuff - repair 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 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Trabeculectomy last reported 2021–22 | 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 | 14 days | 100% | 442 surgeries |
| Semi-urgent | 60 days | 89% | 1117 surgeries |
| Non-urgent | 273 days | 93% | 1029 surgeries |
Cite this page
In 2024–25, Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital published median planned-surgery waits from 10 days for dialysis access surgery to 342 days for eardrum repair.
Copy-ready citation
Surgery Waits, "Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital waiting list", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hornsby-ku-ring-gai-hospital/, accessed 28 May 2026.Attribution: Surgery Waits (https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hornsby-ku-ring-gai-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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