Microlaryngoscopy waiting time at The Children's Hospital at Westmead
The median wait for microlaryngoscopy at this public hospital in the Westmead area of New South Wales was 88 days in 2024–25.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released
These figures describe surgery that already happened, not your own wait.
- Median wait
- 88 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 116 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 11.2%2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
Half the people who had this surgery here waited less than the median, and half waited longer. Of the 44 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 44 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 81 days in 2018–19 to 88 days in 2024–25 — up 9% — while the national median rose from 25 days to 26 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Westmead Hospital, about 0 km away, at 44 days. Here, 11.2% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 3.3%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Children's Hospital at Westmead | 88 days | 11.2% | 116 surgeries |
| New South Wales (all public hospitals) | 26 days | 3.1% | 976 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 26 days | 3.3% | 1915 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- The Children's Hospital at Westmead
- NSW
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | The Children's Hospital at Westmead (days) | NSW (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | 24 |
| 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | 23 |
| 2018–19 | 81 | 27 | 25 |
| 2019–20 | 69 | 28 | 22 |
| 2020–21 | 47 | 24 | 23 |
| 2021–22 | 59 | 21 | 21 |
| 2022–23 | 65 | 23 | 22 |
| 2023–24 | 108 | 27 | 26 |
| 2024–25 | 88 | 26 | 26 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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