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Griffith Hospital

This is a public hospital

Address:
 1 Noorebar Avenue
Griffith, NSW 2680
Phone: 02 6969 5555

Elective surgery

General surgery for July 2011–June 2012

General surgery focuses on the organs of the abdomen (such as the stomach, intestines, gall bladder, liver and pancreas), and includes hernia repair and haemorrhoid removal. General surgeons may also treat diseases of the skin and breast. This page presents statistics relating to the hospital's performance of elective general surgery overall, as well as for some specific common procedures:

  • Cholecystectomy - removal of the gall bladder.
  • Haemorrhoidectomy - surgical removal of haemorrhoids (piles).
  • Inguinal herniorrhaphy - repair of an inguinal hernia (a condition in which part of the intestine protrudes through muscles in the groin).
  • Tonsillectomy - removal of the tonsils. This can also be classified as ear, nose and throat surgery.

Waiting times provide an indication of access to elective surgery. The information presented here refers to the time spent on a waiting list by people who received elective surgery in this hospital between 1 July 2011 and 30 June 2012.

Median waiting times for elective surgery

The median waiting time is the number of days within which half of all patients at this hospital received their surgery.

All general surgery

46 days compared to the national average of 31 days
gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are longer than the national average
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Median waiting times (days) for this hospital compared to the national average
Year This hospital National average
2011-12 46 days 31 days gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are longer than the national average
2010-11 69 days 32 days gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are longer than the national average
2009-10 88 days 31 days gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are longer than the national average

Cholecystectomy

52 days compared to the national average of 51 days
gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are on par with the national average
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Median waiting times (days) for this hospital compared to the national average
Year This hospital National average
2011-12 52 days 51 days gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are on par with the national average
2010-11 59 days 54 days gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are longer than the national average
2009-10 86 days 51 days gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are longer than the national average

Haemorrhoidectomy

Fewer than 10 surgeries
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If there were fewer than 10 surgeries performed in a year then the median waiting time is not shown

Median waiting times (days) for this hospital compared to the national average
Year This hospital National average
2011-12 Fewer than 10 surgeries 57 days
2010-11 Fewer than 10 surgeries 60 days
2009-10 Fewer than 10 surgeries 66 days

Inguinal herniorrhaphy

68 days compared to the national average of 57 days
gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are longer than the national average
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Median waiting times (days) for this hospital compared to the national average
Year This hospital National average
2011-12 68 days 57 days gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are longer than the national average
2010-11 220 days 57 days gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are longer than the national average
2009-10 102 days 57 days gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are longer than the national average

Tonsillectomy

68 days compared to the national average of 97 days
gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are shorter than the national average
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If there were fewer than 10 surgeries performed in a year then the median waiting time is not shown

Median waiting times (days) for this hospital compared to the national average
Year This hospital National average
2011-12 68 days 97 days gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are shorter than the national average
2010-11 Fewer than 10 surgeries 94 days
2009-10 77 days 91 days gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are shorter than the national average

People waiting more than 365 days for elective surgery

This shows the percentage of people who received elective surgery at this hospital during the 2011-12 year who had been waiting for more than one year (365 days) for their surgery.

All general surgery

0.0% waited more than 365 days compared to the national average of 1.8%
gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are shorter than the national average
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Percentage of people waiting more than 365 days at this hospital compared to the national average
Year This hospital National average
2011-12 0.0% 1.8% gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are shorter than the national average
2010-11 0.4% 1.8% gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are shorter than the national average
2009-10 2.2% 2.1% gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are on par with the national average

Cholecystectomy

0.0% waited more than 365 days compared to the national average of 2.0%
gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are shorter than the national average
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Percentage of people waiting more than 365 days at this hospital compared to the national average
Year This hospital National average
2011-12 0.0% 2.0% gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are shorter than the national average
2010-11 0.0% 1.8% gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are shorter than the national average
2009-10 0.0% 2.2% gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are shorter than the national average

Haemorrhoidectomy

Fewer than 10 surgeries
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If there were fewer than 10 surgeries performed in a year then the percentage is not shown

Percentage of people waiting more than 365 days at this hospital compared to the national average
Year This hospital National average
2011-12 Fewer than 10 surgeries 3.2%
2010-11 Fewer than 10 surgeries 3.4%
2009-10 Fewer than 10 surgeries 3.5%

Inguinal herniorrhaphy

0.0% waited more than 365 days compared to the national average of 3.1%
gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are shorter than the national average
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Percentage of people waiting more than 365 days at this hospital compared to the national average
Year This hospital National average
2011-12 0.0% 3.1% gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are shorter than the national average
2010-11 2.6% 2.6% gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are on par with the national average
2009-10 2.8% 3.1% gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are shorter than the national average

Tonsillectomy

0.0% waited more than 365 days compared to the national average of 7.2%
gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are shorter than the national average
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If there were fewer than 10 surgeries performed in a year then the percentage is not shown

Percentage of people waiting more than 365 days at this hospital compared to the national average
Year This hospital National average
2011-12 0.0% 7.2% gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are shorter than the national average
2010-11 Fewer than 10 surgeries 6.5%
2009-10 0.0% 8.4% gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are shorter than the national average

Number of elective surgeries

The following graph shows the number of admissions for elective surgery for patients on a waiting list managed by the hospital. It does not include people on the waiting list who were admitted for surgery on an emergency basis, or people who received elective surgery without being placed on the hospital's waiting list.

Surgical specialty Number of surgeries
All general surgery 289
Cholecystectomy 56
Haemorrhoidectomy <10
Inguinal herniorrhaphy 43
Tonsillectomy 10
This surgical specialty includes a range of procedures not listed here. Therefore the total number of elective surgeries may be larger than the number of specific procedures listed. In addition, procedures included on this page may be performed by surgeons in a different specialty in some hospitals.

If there were fewer than 10 surgeries performed in a year then the number of surgeries is not shown

Number of elective surgeries for this hospital
Surgical specialty Year Number of surgeries
All general surgery 2011-12 289
All general surgery 2010-11 284
All general surgery 2009-10 273
Cholecystectomy 2011-12 56
Cholecystectomy 2010-11 56
Cholecystectomy 2009-10 47
Haemorrhoidectomy 2011-12 <10
Haemorrhoidectomy 2010-11 <10
Haemorrhoidectomy 2009-10 <10
Inguinal herniorrhaphy 2011-12 43
Inguinal herniorrhaphy 2010-11 38
Inguinal herniorrhaphy 2009-10 36
Tonsillectomy 2011-12 10
Tonsillectomy 2010-11 <10
Tonsillectomy 2009-10 12
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