Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) waiting time at Sydney Children's Hospital
Median wait, long waits and volumes for Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) at this public hospital, with the nearest alternatives that published a figure.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026
The source did not publish a median wait for this surgery at this hospital in 2024–25. Reported data did not meet the criteria to calculate this indicator. The hospital is shown here unranked rather than ranked on a number that does not exist.
- Median wait
- not published2024–25 · released 28 May 2026 — Reported data did not meet the criteria to calculate this indicator.
- Surgeries completed
- not published2024–25 · released 28 May 2026 — too few
- Waited more than 365 days
- not published2024–25 · released 28 May 2026 — Reported data did not meet the criteria to calculate this indicator.
This hospital is not ranked for this surgery.
How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Children's Hospital | not published | not published | not published |
| New South Wales (all public hospitals) | 268 days | 22.0% | 32695 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 106 days | 11.5% | 87841 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Sydney Children's Hospital did not publish a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, so there is no list of nearer alternatives to compare it against.
How the wait has changed
- Sydney Children's Hospital
- NSW
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Sydney Children's Hospital (days) | NSW (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 21 | 233 | 89 |
| 2012–13 | not published | 238 | 89 |
| 2013–14 | 32 | 218 | 79 |
| 2014–15 | not published | 221 | 83 |
| 2015–16 | not published | 240 | 93 |
| 2016–17 | not published | 224 | 85 |
| 2017–18 | not published | 223 | 87 |
| 2018–19 | not published | 245 | 84 |
| 2019–20 | not published | 286 | 98 |
| 2020–21 | not published | 290 | 172 |
| 2021–22 | 20 | 278 | 158 |
| 2022–23 | not published | 282 | 133 |
| 2023–24 | not published | 262 | 119 |
| 2024–25 | not published | 268 | 106 |
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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