Macksville District Hospital surgery waiting times
In 2024–25, this public hospital in the Macksville area of New South Wales published median waits from 54 days for dilatation and curettage to 367 days for ectropion - correction of.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released
Macksville District Hospital is a public hospital in the Macksville area of New South Wales. It is part of Mid North Coast. It reported 17 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage | 54 days | 26 surgeries | not published |
| Skin lesion - excision of | 62 days | 55 surgeries | 10.9% |
| Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) | 80 days | 33 surgeries | not published |
| Haemorrhoidectomy | 83 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Herniorrhaphy | 328 days | 27 surgeries | not published |
| Ptosis - repair of | 333 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy | 335 days | 43 surgeries | not published |
| Pterygium - excision of | 350 days | 52 surgeries | 36.5% |
| Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) | 366 days | 1443 surgeries | 50.1% |
| Ectropion - correction of | 367 days | 19 surgeries | not published |
| Cystectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Endometrial ablation | not published | not published | not published |
| Female sterilisation | not published | not published | not published |
| Hydrocele - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Laparoscopy | not published | not published | not published |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Trabeculectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Anal fissure - repair of last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Arthrodesis last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Arthroscopy last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Bartholin's abscess drainage last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Blepharoplasty last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Carpal tunnel release last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Circumcision last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cone biopsy last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Curettage and evacuation of uterus last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cystoscopy last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Diathermy of wart/s last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Dupytren's contracture release last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Epididymal cyst - removal of last reported 2018–19 | 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 |
| Fracture non-union - treatment of last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ganglion - excision of last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Hammer/claw/mallet toe - correction of last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic) last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ) last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Lingual or maxillary frenulum surgery last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Orchidectomy last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Osteotomy last reported 2021–22 | 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 |
| Scar revision last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Toenail surgery last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Total knee replacement last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Trigger finger/thumb release last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Varicose veins treatment last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Vitrectomy (including buckling/cryotherapy) last reported 2016–17 | 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 | 21 days | 93% | 14 surgeries |
| Semi-urgent | 113 days | 33% | 473 surgeries |
| Non-urgent | 375 days | 37% | 1256 surgeries |
Cite this page
In 2024–25, Macksville District Hospital published median planned-surgery waits from 54 days for dilatation and curettage to 367 days for ectropion - correction of.
Copy-ready citation
SurgeryWaits, "Macksville District Hospital waiting list", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/macksville-district-hospital/, accessed 28 May 2026.Attribution: SurgeryWaits (https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/macksville-district-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.