Skin lesion removal waiting times in New South Wales

Public hospitals in New South Wales ranked by their median wait for skin lesion removal, published by the source as "Skin lesion - excision of".

Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026

83 public hospitals in New South Wales reported skin lesion removal in 2024–25. The state median was 30 days; the national median was 26 days.

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6 hospitals have no published median wait for this surgery in this period. They are listed last, marked "not published", and are never ranked.

Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 26 days marks the national median.

Moree Hospital14 days
Bowral Hospital15 days
Royal Prince Alfred Institute of Rheumatology & Orthopaedics15 days
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital16 days
Griffith Base Hospital20 days
Muswellbrook Hospital20 days
St Vincent's Hospital [Darlinghurst]20 days
Singleton Hospital21 days
Maitland Hospital22 days
Moruya Hospital22 days
Orange Health Service22 days
John Hunter Hospital23 days
Lismore Base Hospital23 days
Tamworth Hospital23 days
Wollongong Hospital23 days
Lithgow Hospital24 days
Bathurst Base Hospital27 days
Dubbo Hospital27 days
Goulburn Base Hospital27 days
Lachlan Health Service - Forbes27 days
Port Macquarie Base Hospital27 days
Royal North Shore Hospital27 days
Casino and District Memorial Hospital28 days
Deniliquin Hospital28 days
Grafton Base Hospital28 days
Westmead Hospital28 days
Armidale Hospital29 days
Ballina District Hospital29 days
Manning Hospital29 days
Tweed Valley Hospital29 days
Wagga Wagga Hospital29 days
Broken Hill Hospital30 days
Calvary Mater Newcastle31 days
Liverpool Hospital31 days
Scott Memorial Hospital, Scone31 days
Hawkesbury Hospital34 days
Narrabri Hospital34 days
Cowra Health Service36 days
Shellharbour Hospital36 days
Concord Repatriation Hospital37 days
Sydney Children's Hospital38 days
Auburn Hospital39 days
Coffs Harbour Hospital40 days
Mount Druitt Hospital40 days
Murwillumbah District Hospital40 days
Kurri Kurri Hospital41 days
Mudgee Health Service41 days
Northern Beaches Hospital41 days
Cessnock Hospital42 days
South East Regional Hospital42 days
Shoalhaven Hospital43 days
Prince of Wales Hospital44 days
Queanbeyan Hospital44 days
Nepean Hospital45 days
St George Hospital NSW46 days
Wauchope District Memorial Hospital48 days
Ryde Hospital49 days
Gloucester Soldiers' Memorial Hospital50 days
Belmont Hospital54 days
Tumut Hospital55 days
Blacktown Hospital56 days
Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital56 days
Kempsey District Hospital57 days
Lachlan Health Service - Parkes58 days
Blue Mountains Hospital62 days
Macksville District Hospital62 days
Temora Hospital69 days
Young Hospital69 days
Gosford Hospital70 days
Canterbury Hospital71 days
Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital85 days
Cootamundra Hospital91 days
The Children's Hospital at Westmead91 days
Wyong Hospital92 days
Sutherland Hospital121 days
Fairfield Hospital166 days
Campbelltown Hospital335 days
Cooma Hospital and Health Servicenot published
Corowa Health Servicenot published
Glen Innes Hospitalnot published
Gunnedah Hospitalnot published
Inverell Hospitalnot published
Sydney Hospital / Sydney Eye Hospitalnot published

Skin lesion - excision of in New South Wales public hospitals, 2024–25. Hospitals with the same median share a rank and the next rank is skipped. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28.
Rank	Hospital	Median wait	Waited more than 365 days	Surgeries
1	Moree Hospital	14 days	0.0%	51 surgeries
2	Bowral Hospital	15 days	0.0%	213 surgeries
2	Royal Prince Alfred Institute of Rheumatology & Orthopaedics	15 days	not published	26 surgeries
4	Royal Prince Alfred Hospital	16 days	0.0%	683 surgeries
5	Griffith Base Hospital	20 days	0.0%	126 surgeries
5	Muswellbrook Hospital	20 days	0.0%	127 surgeries
5	St Vincent's Hospital [Darlinghurst]	20 days	0.2%	467 surgeries
8	Singleton Hospital	21 days	0.0%	167 surgeries
9	Maitland Hospital	22 days	1.2%	86 surgeries
9	Moruya Hospital	22 days	0.0%	172 surgeries
9	Orange Health Service	22 days	1.6%	128 surgeries
12	John Hunter Hospital	23 days	not published	39 surgeries
12	Lismore Base Hospital	23 days	1.4%	278 surgeries
12	Tamworth Hospital	23 days	0.0%	313 surgeries
12	Wollongong Hospital	23 days	0.8%	491 surgeries
16	Lithgow Hospital	24 days	0.0%	126 surgeries
17	Bathurst Base Hospital	27 days	0.4%	263 surgeries
17	Dubbo Hospital	27 days	3.2%	185 surgeries
17	Goulburn Base Hospital	27 days	0.0%	122 surgeries
17	Lachlan Health Service - Forbes	27 days	not published	38 surgeries
17	Port Macquarie Base Hospital	27 days	0.0%	206 surgeries
17	Royal North Shore Hospital	27 days	1.1%	367 surgeries
23	Casino and District Memorial Hospital	28 days	not published	31 surgeries
23	Deniliquin Hospital	28 days	1.4%	70 surgeries
23	Grafton Base Hospital	28 days	0.0%	318 surgeries
23	Westmead Hospital	28 days	1.7%	574 surgeries
27	Armidale Hospital	29 days	1.0%	102 surgeries
27	Ballina District Hospital	29 days	0.0%	327 surgeries
27	Manning Hospital	29 days	2.2%	403 surgeries
27	Tweed Valley Hospital	29 days	0.8%	127 surgeries
27	Wagga Wagga Hospital	29 days	2.4%	536 surgeries
32	Broken Hill Hospital	30 days	0.0%	58 surgeries
33	Calvary Mater Newcastle	31 days	0.0%	366 surgeries
33	Liverpool Hospital	31 days	4.6%	497 surgeries
33	Scott Memorial Hospital, Scone	31 days	0.0%	78 surgeries
36	Hawkesbury Hospital	34 days	1.5%	202 surgeries
36	Narrabri Hospital	34 days	not published	30 surgeries
38	Cowra Health Service	36 days	0.0%	72 surgeries
38	Shellharbour Hospital	36 days	0.7%	134 surgeries
40	Concord Repatriation Hospital	37 days	0.0%	289 surgeries
41	Sydney Children's Hospital	38 days	not published	39 surgeries
42	Auburn Hospital	39 days	0.6%	159 surgeries
43	Coffs Harbour Hospital	40 days	5.6%	196 surgeries
43	Mount Druitt Hospital	40 days	0.0%	244 surgeries
43	Murwillumbah District Hospital	40 days	0.8%	118 surgeries
46	Kurri Kurri Hospital	41 days	0.0%	337 surgeries
46	Mudgee Health Service	41 days	not published	36 surgeries
46	Northern Beaches Hospital	41 days	0.0%	275 surgeries
49	Cessnock Hospital	42 days	2.1%	95 surgeries
49	South East Regional Hospital	42 days	0.0%	89 surgeries
51	Shoalhaven Hospital	43 days	3.2%	434 surgeries
52	Prince of Wales Hospital	44 days	0.7%	422 surgeries
52	Queanbeyan Hospital	44 days	not published	46 surgeries
54	Nepean Hospital	45 days	2.0%	356 surgeries
55	St George Hospital NSW	46 days	2.2%	368 surgeries
56	Wauchope District Memorial Hospital	48 days	0.0%	102 surgeries
57	Ryde Hospital	49 days	not published	34 surgeries
58	Gloucester Soldiers' Memorial Hospital	50 days	0.0%	104 surgeries
59	Belmont Hospital	54 days	1.5%	413 surgeries
60	Tumut Hospital	55 days	not published	34 surgeries
61	Blacktown Hospital	56 days	not published	15 surgeries
61	Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital	56 days	1.3%	151 surgeries
63	Kempsey District Hospital	57 days	0.0%	113 surgeries
64	Lachlan Health Service - Parkes	58 days	0.0%	56 surgeries
65	Blue Mountains Hospital	62 days	0.0%	77 surgeries
65	Macksville District Hospital	62 days	10.9%	55 surgeries
67	Temora Hospital	69 days	not published	46 surgeries
67	Young Hospital	69 days	0.0%	125 surgeries
69	Gosford Hospital	70 days	2.7%	410 surgeries
70	Canterbury Hospital	71 days	0.0%	57 surgeries
71	Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital	85 days	2.8%	325 surgeries
72	Cootamundra Hospital	91 days	not published	23 surgeries
72	The Children's Hospital at Westmead	91 days	6.0%	67 surgeries
74	Wyong Hospital	92 days	6.0%	151 surgeries
75	Sutherland Hospital	121 days	not published	35 surgeries
76	Fairfield Hospital	166 days	0.0%	77 surgeries
77	Campbelltown Hospital	335 days	18.3%	71 surgeries
unranked	Cooma Hospital and Health Service	not published	not published	9 surgeries
unranked	Corowa Health Service	not published	not published	not published
unranked	Glen Innes Hospital	not published	not published	not published
unranked	Gunnedah Hospital	not published	not published	not published
unranked	Inverell Hospital	not published	not published	not published
unranked	Sydney Hospital / Sydney Eye Hospital	not published	not published	8 surgeries

What is not here

Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.

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