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Wait times for elective surgery in NSW hospitals worst since COVID- 19 pandemic
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Wait times for elective surgery in NSW hospitals worst since COVID- 19 pandemic
At the end of March 2025, there were 100,678 patients on the waiting list for elective surgery in NSW public hospitals – an increase of 7.3% compared to the same time last year, and just 346 patients shy of the peak 101,024 recorded during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020-2021. New data from the Bureau of Health Information also shows patients seeking non-urgent surgery are waiting a median of 322 days – nearly a year – for their oper…
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