FairWaitAnal fissure - repair of waiting times in Australia
How long public patients wait for anal fissure - repair of, at each public hospital and in each state — official AIHW figures, checked daily.
Median wait by state and territory
| State / territory | Median wait |
|---|---|
| Vic | 31 days |
| NSW | 46 days |
Shortest waits at public hospitals
The 15 public hospitals with the shortest median wait for anal fissure - repair of, out of 21 reporting.
| Hospital | State | Local health network | Median wait | Operations in the year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Vincent's Hospital [Darlinghurst] | NSW | St Vincent's Health Network | 18 days | 59 |
| Northern Beaches Hospital | NSW | Northern Sydney | 18 days | 21 |
| Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West] | Vic | Austin Health (Vic) | 21 days | 31 |
| Joondalup Health Campus (Public) | WA | North Metropolitan Health Service (WA) | 22 days | 19 |
| Blackburn Public Surgical Centre | Vic | Eastern Health (Vic) | 23 days | 14 |
| Dandenong Hospital | Vic | Monash Health | 26 days | 14 |
| Noarlunga Hospital | SA | Southern Adelaide | 28 days | 18 |
| The Northern Hospital [Epping] | Vic | Northern Health (Vic) | 29 days | 227 |
| Lismore Base Hospital | NSW | Northern NSW | 37 days | 15 |
| Liverpool Hospital | NSW | South Western Sydney | 39 days | 79 |
| Hawkesbury Hospital | NSW | Nepean Blue Mountains | 42 days | 21 |
| West Gippsland Healthcare Group [Warragul] | Vic | West Gippsland Healthcare Group | 44 days | 39 |
| Frankston Public Surgical Centre | Vic | Peninsula Health (Vic) | 44 days | 13 |
| Prince of Wales Hospital | NSW | South Eastern Sydney | 59 days | 31 |
| Concord Repatriation Hospital | NSW | Sydney | 61 days | 33 |
Common questions
How long is the public waiting list for anal fissure - repair of in Australia?
Half of patients admitted from public hospital waiting lists for anal fissure - repair of waited 40 days or less (national median, 2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30). By state it ranged from 31 days (Vic) to 46 days (NSW).
Can I avoid the wait?
As a private patient you choose your surgeon and usually wait less, but you pay fees, partly covered by Medicare and any private health insurance. Private hospitals don't publish waiting times. See typical costs on the Medical Costs Finder.
Source: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) — MyHospitals, elective surgery waiting times, 2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30. Private costs: Medical Costs Finder. All data sources.