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1 Hospital Quarterly Performance Profiles Elective Surgery Major hospitals (B) peer group October to December 5

2 Auburn Hospital: Elective surgery performed October to December 5 Patients who received elective surgery by urgency category: 7 patients Staged surgery 8 (% of patients) 87 (% of patients) 9 (4% of patients) 47 (47% of patients) Change since -% 4% -% 4% Auburn Hospital Patients who received elective surgery by urgency category by quarter, October to December 5 5 Number of patients 4 Western Sydney Local Health District Staged surgery Oct-Dec Jan-Mar Apr-Jun Jul-Sep Oct-Dec Jan-Mar Apr-Jun Jul-Sep Oct-Dec Jan-Mar Apr-Jun Jul-Sep Oct-Dec Jan-Mar 4 Apr-Jun 4 Jul-Sep 4 Oct-Dec 4 Jan-Mar 5 Apr-Jun 5 Jul-Sep 5 Oct-Dec 5 Oct-Dec Oct-Dec Oct-Dec Oct-Dec Oct-Dec Oct-Dec 4 5 All categories Staged surgery PERFORMANCE PROFILES: Elective Surgery October to December 5 Page of 6

3 Auburn Hospital: Time waited to receive elective surgery October to December 5 Percentage of patients who received surgery within the clinically recommended timeframe Recommended: days Recommended: 9 days Recommended: 65 days % % % % 99% % % 97% 9% Auburn Hospital Percentage of patients who received elective surgery by waiting time (days) 8 9th percentile Patients who received surgery (%) 6 4 Median Days on waiting list 4 Waiting time (days) for people who received surgery by urgency category This hospital (same period ) (same period ) : 87 patients Median time to receive surgery 9 days 9 9th percentile time to receive surgery 7 7 Western Sydney Local Health District 6 : 9 patients Median time to receive surgery 47 days th percentile time to receive surgery 78 days : 47 patients Median time to receive surgery 4 days th percentile time to receive surgery 46 days PERFORMANCE PROFILES: Elective Surgery October to December 5 Page of 6

4 Auburn Hospital: Time waited to receive elective surgery October to December 5 Median 5 waiting time (days) for patients who received elective surgery by specialty of surgeon Cardiothoracic surgery Ear, nose and throat surgery General surgery ( patients) 7 days ( patients) 5 days (5 patients) Auburn Hospital Gynaecology 5 days (6 patients) Medical ( patients) 4 Neurosurgery ( patients) Ophthalmology ( patients) 5 Orthopaedic surgery ( patients) 7 Plastic surgery 77 days (99 patients) 8 77 Urology ( patients) 4 Vascular surgery days ( patients) 4 Median 5 waiting time (days) for patients who received elective surgery by common procedures 7 Abdominal hysterectomy (5 patients) 79 Cataract extraction ( patients) 59 Cholecystectomy 7 days ( patients) 6 65 Coronary artery bypass graft ( patients) Cystoscopy ( patients) 9 Haemorrhoidectomy 57 days ( patients) Hysteroscopy 4 days (76 patients) 47 6 Inguinal herniorrhaphy 5 days ( patients) Myringoplasty / Tympanoplasty ( patients) 4 Myringotomy ( patients) 76 Other - General 57 days (6 patients) 8 Prostatectomy ( patients) 6 Septoplasty 59 days (9 patients) 7 6 Tonsillectomy days ( patients) 8 6 Total hip replacement ( patients) 5 Total knee replacement ( patients) 98 Varicose veins stripping and ligation days (5 patients) 7 6 Western Sydney Local Health District PERFORMANCE PROFILES: Elective Surgery October to December 5 Page of 6

5 Auburn Hospital: Elective surgery waiting list October to December 5 Change since Patients ready for surgery on waiting list at start of quarter:,98 patients,4-7% Patients ready for surgery on waiting list at end of quarter:, patients, -% Patients not ready for surgery 8 on waiting list at end of quarter: 8 patients 7-6% Auburn Hospital Auburn Hospital: Patients ready for elective surgery as at th December 5 Patients ready for surgery on waiting list by urgency category:, patients Change since 6 (%) 67-7%,9 (9%),57 % Western Sydney Local Health District PERFORMANCE PROFILES: Elective Surgery October to December 5 Page 4 of 6

6 Auburn Hospital: Patients ready for elective surgery as at th December 5 Patients ready for elective surgery by specialty of surgeon:, patients All specialties Cardiothoracic surgery Ear, nose and throat surgery General surgery Gynaecology Medical Neurosurgery Ophthalmology Orthopaedic surgery Plastic surgery Urology Vascular surgery As at Dec 5 Same time Change since, , % 7% -8% 55% -9% -% Auburn Hospital Patients ready for elective surgery for common procedures 7 As at Dec 5 Same time Change since Abdominal hysterectomy 6 Cataract extraction Cholecystectomy % Coronary artery bypass graft Cystoscopy Haemorrhoidectomy 5 6-7% Hysteroscopy -% Inguinal herniorrhaphy 5 7 8% Myringoplasty / Tympanoplasty Myringotomy Other - General % Prostatectomy Septoplasty 85 7 % Tonsillectomy 6 58% Total hip replacement Total knee replacement Varicose veins stripping and ligation % Western Sydney Local Health District PERFORMANCE PROFILES: Elective Surgery October to December 5 Page 5 of 6

7 Auburn Hospital: Patients ready for elective surgery as at th December 5 Patients ready for elective surgery, on the waiting list for longer than months As at Dec 5 Same time All specialties Auburn Hospital Suppressed due to small numbers and to protect privacy. Relevant graphs are also suppressed. Less than five patients. For measures by urgency category, counts are included in an adjacent category. Relevant graphs are also suppressed.. Excluding staged procedures.. Excluding staged procedures and cystoscopy.. Including non-urgent cystoscopy. 4. Excludes the total number of days the patient was coded as'not ready for surgery'. 5. This is the number of days it took for half of patients who received elective surgery during the period to be admitted and receive their surgery. The other half took equal to or longer than the median to be admitted for surgery. 6. This is the number of days it took for 9% of patients who received elective surgery during the period to be admitted and receive their surgery. The final % of patients took equal to or longer than the 9th percentile. 7. The procedures included in this list are procedures which are high volume; some may be associated with long waiting periods. For a description of these procedures see Elective Surgery Glossary of Common Procedures, December. 8. Includes staged procedures, non-urgent cystoscopy, and patients currently not available for personal reasons. For more information: For details of methods, see the Technical Supplement: Elective surgery measures, January to March. Note: All percentages rounded to whole numbers and therefore percentages may not add to %. Source: Waiting List Collection On-Line System, NSW Health (extracted 8 January 5). Western Sydney Local Health District PERFORMANCE PROFILES: Elective Surgery October to December 5 Page 6 of 6

8 Blacktown Hospital: Elective surgery performed October to December 5 Patients who received elective surgery by urgency category: 7 patients Staged surgery 79 (% of patients) 54 (7% of patients) 97 (4% of patients) (4% of patients) Change since -8% -4% -5% 5% Blacktown Hospital Patients who received elective surgery by urgency category by quarter, October to December 5 4 Number of patients Western Sydney Local Health District Staged surgery Oct-Dec Jan-Mar Apr-Jun Jul-Sep Oct-Dec Jan-Mar Apr-Jun Jul-Sep Oct-Dec Jan-Mar Apr-Jun Jul-Sep Oct-Dec Jan-Mar 4 Apr-Jun 4 Jul-Sep 4 Oct-Dec 4 Jan-Mar 5 Apr-Jun 5 Jul-Sep 5 Oct-Dec 5 Oct-Dec Oct-Dec Oct-Dec Oct-Dec Oct-Dec Oct-Dec 4 5 All categories Staged surgery PERFORMANCE PROFILES: Elective Surgery October to December 5 Page of 6

9 Blacktown Hospital: Time waited to receive elective surgery October to December 5 Percentage of patients who received surgery within the clinically recommended timeframe Percentage of patients who received elective surgery by waiting time (days) Patients who received surgery (%) Recommended: days Recommended: 9 days Recommended: 65 days % % % 9th percentile Median % % % % 97% 9% Blacktown Hospital Days on waiting list 4 Waiting time (days) for people who received surgery by urgency category This hospital (same period ) (same period ) : 79 patients Median time to receive surgery 4 days 9 9th percentile time to receive surgery : 97 patients Median time to receive surgery 44 days th percentile time to receive surgery 84 days : patients Median time to receive surgery 6 days 6 8 Western Sydney Local Health District 7 9th percentile time to receive surgery days 6 6 PERFORMANCE PROFILES: Elective Surgery October to December 5 Page of 6

10 Blacktown Hospital: Time waited to receive elective surgery October to December 5 Median 5 waiting time (days) for patients who received elective surgery by specialty of surgeon Cardiothoracic surgery Ear, nose and throat surgery General surgery Gynaecology Medical ( patients) ( patients) (7 patients) 5 days (5 patients) 4 days (6 patients) Blacktown Hospital Neurosurgery ( patients) Ophthalmology ( patients) 5 Orthopaedic surgery days (7 patients) 48 7 Plastic surgery ( patients) 77 Urology 5 days (66 patients) 47 4 Vascular surgery 77 days ( patients) Median 5 waiting time (days) for patients who received elective surgery by common procedures 7 Abdominal hysterectomy 95 days (7 patients) Cataract extraction ( patients) 59 Cholecystectomy 5 days (4 patients) Coronary artery bypass graft ( patients) Cystoscopy 48 days (9 patients) 4 9 Haemorrhoidectomy 5 days (6 patients) 5 67 Hysteroscopy 4 days (69 patients) 8 6 Inguinal herniorrhaphy 8 days (6 patients) 7 87 Myringoplasty / Tympanoplasty ( patients) 4 Myringotomy ( patients) 76 Other - General 5 days (8 patients) 9 Prostatectomy ( patients) 6 Septoplasty ( patients) 6 Tonsillectomy ( patients) 6 Total hip replacement (9 patients) 7 5 Total knee replacement days ( patients) Varicose veins stripping and ligation 9 days ( patients) 97 6 Western Sydney Local Health District PERFORMANCE PROFILES: Elective Surgery October to December 5 Page of 6

11 Blacktown Hospital: Elective surgery waiting list October to December 5 Change since Patients ready for surgery on waiting list at start of quarter: 7 patients 76 % Patients ready for surgery on waiting list at end of quarter: 767 patients 687 % Patients not ready for surgery 8 on waiting list at end of quarter: 4 patients 8 % Blacktown Hospital: Patients ready for elective surgery as at th December 5 Blacktown Hospital Patients ready for surgery on waiting list by urgency category: 767 patients Change since 7 (%) 6 7% (5%) 98-4% 648 (84%) 48 4% Western Sydney Local Health District PERFORMANCE PROFILES: Elective Surgery October to December 5 Page 4 of 6

12 Blacktown Hospital: Patients ready for elective surgery as at th December 5 Patients ready for elective surgery by specialty of surgeon: 767 patients All specialties Cardiothoracic surgery Ear, nose and throat surgery General surgery Gynaecology Medical Neurosurgery Ophthalmology Orthopaedic surgery Plastic surgery Urology Vascular surgery As at Dec 5 Same time Change since % -9% 55% 9% -% 4% Blacktown Hospital Patients ready for elective surgery for common procedures 7 As at Dec 5 Same time Change since Abdominal hysterectomy 6 8 -% Cataract extraction Cholecystectomy -6% Coronary artery bypass graft Cystoscopy 49-59% Haemorrhoidectomy 9 4 -% Hysteroscopy % Inguinal herniorrhaphy 9 8 % Myringoplasty / Tympanoplasty Myringotomy Other - General 7 5-5% Prostatectomy 8 Septoplasty Tonsillectomy Total hip replacement % Total knee replacement 76 % Varicose veins stripping and ligation % Western Sydney Local Health District PERFORMANCE PROFILES: Elective Surgery October to December 5 Page 5 of 6

13 Blacktown Hospital: Patients ready for elective surgery as at th December 5 Patients ready for elective surgery, on the waiting list for longer than months As at Dec 5 Same time All specialties Blacktown Hospital Suppressed due to small numbers and to protect privacy. Relevant graphs are also suppressed. Less than five patients. For measures by urgency category, counts are included in an adjacent category. Relevant graphs are also suppressed.. Excluding staged procedures.. Excluding staged procedures and cystoscopy.. Including non-urgent cystoscopy. 4. Excludes the total number of days the patient was coded as'not ready for surgery'. 5. This is the number of days it took for half of patients who received elective surgery during the period to be admitted and receive their surgery. The other half took equal to or longer than the median to be admitted for surgery. 6. This is the number of days it took for 9% of patients who received elective surgery during the period to be admitted and receive their surgery. The final % of patients took equal to or longer than the 9th percentile. 7. The procedures included in this list are procedures which are high volume; some may be associated with long waiting periods. For a description of these procedures see Elective Surgery Glossary of Common Procedures, December. 8. Includes staged procedures, non-urgent cystoscopy, and patients currently not available for personal reasons. For more information: For details of methods, see the Technical Supplement: Elective surgery measures, January to March. Note: All percentages rounded to whole numbers and therefore percentages may not add to %. Source: Waiting List Collection On-Line System, NSW Health (extracted 8 January 5). Western Sydney Local Health District PERFORMANCE PROFILES: Elective Surgery October to December 5 Page 6 of 6

14 Campbelltown Hospital: Elective surgery performed October to December 5 Patients who received elective surgery by urgency category:,9 patients Staged surgery 64 (6% of patients) 8 (4% of patients) 97 (9% of patients) 5 (5% of patients) Patients who received elective surgery by urgency category by quarter, October to December Change since -% 6% 4% -49% Campbelltown Hospital Number of patients 6 4 South Western Sydney Local Health District Staged surgery Oct-Dec Jan-Mar Apr-Jun Jul-Sep Oct-Dec Jan-Mar Apr-Jun Jul-Sep Oct-Dec Jan-Mar Apr-Jun Jul-Sep Oct-Dec Jan-Mar 4 Apr-Jun 4 Jul-Sep 4 Oct-Dec 4 Jan-Mar 5 Apr-Jun 5 Jul-Sep 5 Oct-Dec 5 Oct-Dec Oct-Dec Oct-Dec Oct-Dec Oct-Dec Oct-Dec 4 5 All categories Staged surgery 979,68,6,5,7, PERFORMANCE PROFILES: Elective Surgery October to December 5 Page of 6

15 Campbelltown Hospital: Time waited to receive elective surgery October to December 5 Percentage of patients who received surgery within the clinically recommended timeframe Percentage of patients who received elective surgery by waiting time (days) Patients who received surgery (%) Recommended: days Recommended: 9 days Recommended: 65 days 87% 84% 98% 9th percentile Median % % 99% % 97% 9% Campbelltown Hospital Days on waiting list 4 Waiting time (days) for people who received surgery by urgency category This hospital (same period ) (same period ) : 64 patients Median time to receive surgery 9 days 7 9th percentile time to receive surgery 7 6 : 97 patients Median time to receive surgery 59 days th percentile time to receive surgery days : 5 patients Median time to receive surgery 6 days 6 98 South Western Sydney Local Health District 7 9th percentile time to receive surgery 47 days PERFORMANCE PROFILES: Elective Surgery October to December 5 Page of 6

16 Campbelltown Hospital: Time waited to receive elective surgery October to December 5 Median 5 waiting time (days) for patients who received elective surgery by specialty of surgeon Cardiothoracic surgery Ear, nose and throat surgery General surgery Gynaecology Medical Neurosurgery ( patients) ( patients) ( patients) 8 days (9 patients) 97 days (9 patients) 6 days (78 patients) Campbelltown Hospital Ophthalmology 59 days (8 patients) 8 5 Orthopaedic surgery days (9 patients) 7 7 Plastic surgery 8 days (6 patients) 9 77 Urology 85 days (6 patients) 78 4 Vascular surgery ( patients) Median 5 waiting time (days) for patients who received elective surgery by common procedures 7 Abdominal hysterectomy 64 days ( patients) Cataract extraction 75 days (69 patients) 9 59 Cholecystectomy 76 days (7 patients) Coronary artery bypass graft ( patients) Cystoscopy 9 days (4 patients) 4 9 Haemorrhoidectomy (6 patients) Hysteroscopy 8 days (7 patients) 5 6 Inguinal herniorrhaphy 84 days ( patients) 4 87 Myringoplasty / Tympanoplasty ( patients) 4 Myringotomy ( patients) 76 Other - General 44 days ( patients) Prostatectomy 95 days ( patients) 9 6 Septoplasty (8 patients) 6 Tonsillectomy days (6 patients) 56 6 Total hip replacement ( patients) 5 Total knee replacement ( patients) 98 Varicose veins stripping and ligation ( patients) 6 South Western Sydney Local Health District PERFORMANCE PROFILES: Elective Surgery October to December 5 Page of 6

17 Campbelltown Hospital: Elective surgery waiting list October to December 5 Change since Patients ready for surgery on waiting list at start of quarter:,94 patients,858 5% Patients ready for surgery on waiting list at end of quarter:,6 patients,887-5% Patients not ready for surgery 8 on waiting list at end of quarter: 47 patients 566-7% Campbelltown Hospital: Patients ready for elective surgery as at th December 5 Campbelltown Hospital Patients ready for surgery on waiting list by urgency category:,6 patients Change since 7 (%) 4-5% (%) 75 -%,9 (86%),598 -% South Western Sydney Local Health District PERFORMANCE PROFILES: Elective Surgery October to December 5 Page 4 of 6

18 Campbelltown Hospital: Patients ready for elective surgery as at th December 5 Patients ready for elective surgery by specialty of surgeon:,6 patients All specialties Cardiothoracic surgery Ear, nose and throat surgery General surgery Gynaecology Medical Neurosurgery Ophthalmology Orthopaedic surgery Plastic surgery Urology Vascular surgery As at Dec 5 Same time Change since, , % -% -4% 6% -% -9% -5% Campbelltown Hospital Patients ready for elective surgery for common procedures 7 As at Dec 5 Same time Change since Abdominal hysterectomy 8 65% Cataract extraction 97 -% Cholecystectomy % Coronary artery bypass graft Cystoscopy 8-74% Haemorrhoidectomy 4 6 5% Hysteroscopy 4 5 -% Inguinal herniorrhaphy % Myringoplasty / Tympanoplasty Myringotomy Other - General 4 4 % Prostatectomy 44 4 % Septoplasty % Tonsillectomy % Total hip replacement Total knee replacement Varicose veins stripping and ligation South Western Sydney Local Health District PERFORMANCE PROFILES: Elective Surgery October to December 5 Page 5 of 6

19 Campbelltown Hospital: Patients ready for elective surgery as at th December 5 Patients ready for elective surgery, on the waiting list for longer than months As at Dec 5 Same time All specialties 9 Campbelltown Hospital Suppressed due to small numbers and to protect privacy. Relevant graphs are also suppressed. Less than five patients. For measures by urgency category, counts are included in an adjacent category. Relevant graphs are also suppressed.. Excluding staged procedures.. Excluding staged procedures and cystoscopy.. Including non-urgent cystoscopy. 4. Excludes the total number of days the patient was coded as'not ready for surgery'. 5. This is the number of days it took for half of patients who received elective surgery during the period to be admitted and receive their surgery. The other half took equal to or longer than the median to be admitted for surgery. 6. This is the number of days it took for 9% of patients who received elective surgery during the period to be admitted and receive their surgery. The final % of patients took equal to or longer than the 9th percentile. 7. The procedures included in this list are procedures which are high volume; some may be associated with long waiting periods. For a description of these procedures see Elective Surgery Glossary of Common Procedures, December. 8. Includes staged procedures, non-urgent cystoscopy, and patients currently not available for personal reasons. For more information: For details of methods, see the Technical Supplement: Elective surgery measures, January to March. Note: All percentages rounded to whole numbers and therefore percentages may not add to %. Source: Waiting List Collection On-Line System, NSW Health (extracted 8 January 5). South Western Sydney Local Health District PERFORMANCE PROFILES: Elective Surgery October to December 5 Page 6 of 6

20 Canterbury Hospital: Elective surgery performed October to December 5 Patients who received elective surgery by urgency category: 694 patients Staged surgery 7 (% of patients) 54 (8% of patients) 65 (8% of patients) (44% of patients) Patients who received elective surgery by urgency category by quarter, October to December Change since -4% 6% -5% -% Canterbury Hospital 5 Number of patients 4 Sydney Local Health District Staged surgery Oct-Dec Jan-Mar Apr-Jun Jul-Sep Oct-Dec Jan-Mar Apr-Jun Jul-Sep Oct-Dec Jan-Mar Apr-Jun Jul-Sep Oct-Dec Jan-Mar 4 Apr-Jun 4 Jul-Sep 4 Oct-Dec 4 Jan-Mar 5 Apr-Jun 5 Jul-Sep 5 Oct-Dec 5 Oct-Dec Oct-Dec Oct-Dec Oct-Dec Oct-Dec Oct-Dec 4 5 All categories Staged surgery PERFORMANCE PROFILES: Elective Surgery October to December 5 Page of 6

21 Canterbury Hospital: Time waited to receive elective surgery October to December 5 Percentage of patients who received surgery within the clinically recommended timeframe Percentage of patients who received elective surgery by waiting time (days) Patients who received surgery (%) Recommended: days Recommended: 9 days Recommended: 65 days % % % 9th percentile Median % % % % 97% 9% Canterbury Hospital Days on waiting list 4 Waiting time (days) for people who received surgery by urgency category This hospital (same period ) (same period ) : 7 patients Median time to receive surgery 9 days 9th percentile time to receive surgery : 65 patients Median time to receive surgery 5 days th percentile time to receive surgery 78 days : patients Median time to receive surgery 8 days 6 5 Sydney Local Health District 7 9th percentile time to receive surgery 4 days PERFORMANCE PROFILES: Elective Surgery October to December 5 Page of 6

22 Canterbury Hospital: Time waited to receive elective surgery October to December 5 Median 5 waiting time (days) for patients who received elective surgery by specialty of surgeon Cardiothoracic surgery Ear, nose and throat surgery General surgery Gynaecology Medical ( patients) 56 days ( patients) 46 days (4 patients) ( patients) 5 days ( patients) Canterbury Hospital Neurosurgery ( patients) Ophthalmology ( patients) 5 Orthopaedic surgery days (47 patients) 8 7 Plastic surgery ( patients) 77 Urology 57 days (9 patients) 4 Vascular surgery ( patients) Median 5 waiting time (days) for patients who received elective surgery by common procedures 7 Abdominal hysterectomy 7 days (4 patients) 79 Cataract extraction ( patients) 59 Cholecystectomy 7 days (9 patients) Coronary artery bypass graft ( patients) Cystoscopy 55 days (54 patients) 9 Haemorrhoidectomy (6 patients) 7 67 Hysteroscopy 7 days (67 patients) 49 6 Inguinal herniorrhaphy 6 days (4 patients) Myringoplasty / Tympanoplasty (5 patients) 4 Myringotomy ( patients) 76 Other - General (9 patients) Prostatectomy 6 days (4 patients) 44 6 Septoplasty 8 days ( patients) 45 6 Tonsillectomy 87 days (9 patients) 47 6 Total hip replacement (8 patients) 68 5 Total knee replacement 5 days (4 patients) 7 98 Varicose veins stripping and ligation ( patients) 6 Sydney Local Health District PERFORMANCE PROFILES: Elective Surgery October to December 5 Page of 6

23 Canterbury Hospital: Elective surgery waiting list October to December 5 Change since Patients ready for surgery on waiting list at start of quarter:,6 patients,69-6% Patients ready for surgery on waiting list at end of quarter:,8 patients, 7% Patients not ready for surgery 8 on waiting list at end of quarter: 7 patients 54 7% Canterbury Hospital: Patients ready for elective surgery as at th December 5 Canterbury Hospital Patients ready for surgery on waiting list by urgency category:,8 patients Change since (%) 5 (4%) 6-5% 99 (86%) 85 9% Sydney Local Health District PERFORMANCE PROFILES: Elective Surgery October to December 5 Page 4 of 6

24 Canterbury Hospital: Patients ready for elective surgery as at th December 5 Patients ready for elective surgery by specialty of surgeon:,8 patients All specialties Cardiothoracic surgery Ear, nose and throat surgery General surgery Gynaecology Medical Neurosurgery Ophthalmology Orthopaedic surgery Plastic surgery Urology Vascular surgery As at Dec 5 Same time Change since, , % % 6% -6% 6% % Canterbury Hospital Patients ready for elective surgery for common procedures 7 As at Dec 5 Same time Change since Abdominal hysterectomy 6 8-5% Cataract extraction Cholecystectomy 9 8% Coronary artery bypass graft Cystoscopy 8-7% Haemorrhoidectomy 9 8 % Hysteroscopy % Inguinal herniorrhaphy % Myringoplasty / Tympanoplasty 4 5-7% Myringotomy Other - General 5 % Prostatectomy 9 6 9% Septoplasty % Tonsillectomy 9 9 % Total hip replacement 6 -% Total knee replacement % Varicose veins stripping and ligation Sydney Local Health District PERFORMANCE PROFILES: Elective Surgery October to December 5 Page 5 of 6

25 Canterbury Hospital: Patients ready for elective surgery as at th December 5 Patients ready for elective surgery, on the waiting list for longer than months As at Dec 5 Same time All specialties Canterbury Hospital Suppressed due to small numbers and to protect privacy. Relevant graphs are also suppressed. Less than five patients. For measures by urgency category, counts are included in an adjacent category. Relevant graphs are also suppressed.. Excluding staged procedures.. Excluding staged procedures and cystoscopy.. Including non-urgent cystoscopy. 4. Excludes the total number of days the patient was coded as'not ready for surgery'. 5. This is the number of days it took for half of patients who received elective surgery during the period to be admitted and receive their surgery. The other half took equal to or longer than the median to be admitted for surgery. 6. This is the number of days it took for 9% of patients who received elective surgery during the period to be admitted and receive their surgery. The final % of patients took equal to or longer than the 9th percentile. 7. The procedures included in this list are procedures which are high volume; some may be associated with long waiting periods. For a description of these procedures see Elective Surgery Glossary of Common Procedures, December. 8. Includes staged procedures, non-urgent cystoscopy, and patients currently not available for personal reasons. For more information: For details of methods, see the Technical Supplement: Elective surgery measures, January to March. Note: All percentages rounded to whole numbers and therefore percentages may not add to %. Source: Waiting List Collection On-Line System, NSW Health (extracted 8 January 5). Sydney Local Health District PERFORMANCE PROFILES: Elective Surgery October to December 5 Page 6 of 6

26 Coffs Harbour Base Hospital: Elective surgery performed October to December 5 Patients who received elective surgery by urgency category: 94 patients Patients who received elective surgery by urgency category by quarter, October to December 5 Number of patients Staged surgery (7% of patients) 8 (% of patients) (% of patients) 449 (5% of patients) Change since % % % -7% Staged surgery Coffs Harbour Base Hospital Oct-Dec Jan-Mar Apr-Jun Jul-Sep Oct-Dec Jan-Mar Apr-Jun Jul-Sep Oct-Dec Jan-Mar Apr-Jun Jul-Sep Oct-Dec Jan-Mar 4 Mid North Coast Local Health District Apr-Jun 4 Jul-Sep 4 Oct-Dec 4 Jan-Mar 5 Apr-Jun 5 Jul-Sep 5 Oct-Dec 5 Oct-Dec Oct-Dec Oct-Dec Oct-Dec Oct-Dec Oct-Dec 4 5 All categories Staged surgery PERFORMANCE PROFILES: Elective Surgery October to December 5 Page of 6

27 Coffs Harbour Base Hospital: Time waited to receive elective surgery October to December 5 Percentage of patients who received surgery within the clinically recommended timeframe Percentage of patients who received elective surgery by waiting time (days) Patients who received surgery (%) Recommended: days Recommended: 9 days Recommended: 65 days 94% 98% 99% 9th percentile Median 99% 98% 95% % 97% 9% Coffs Harbour Base Hospital Days on waiting list 4 Waiting time (days) for people who received surgery by urgency category This hospital (same period ) (same period ) : 8 patients Median time to receive surgery days 5 9th percentile time to receive surgery 6 days : patients Median time to receive surgery 55 days th percentile time to receive surgery 8 days : 449 patients Median time to receive surgery 89 days 6 5 Mid North Coast Local Health District 7 9th percentile time to receive surgery 59 days PERFORMANCE PROFILES: Elective Surgery October to December 5 Page of 6

28 Coffs Harbour Base Hospital: Time waited to receive elective surgery October to December 5 Median 5 waiting time (days) for patients who received elective surgery by specialty of surgeon Cardiothoracic surgery Ear, nose and throat surgery General surgery Gynaecology Medical Neurosurgery Ophthalmology Orthopaedic surgery Plastic surgery ( patients) 55 days ( patients) 8 days ( patients) 7 days (6 patients) ( patients) ( patients) 89 days ( patients) 9 days (4 patients) days ( patients) Coffs Harbour Base Hospital Urology 58 days (64 patients) 5 4 Vascular surgery 4 days (47 patients) 8 Median 5 waiting time (days) for patients who received elective surgery by common procedures 7 Abdominal hysterectomy 89 days ( patients) 9 79 Cataract extraction ( patients) 59 Cholecystectomy 9 days (7 patients) Coronary artery bypass graft ( patients) Cystoscopy 6 days (68 patients) 66 9 Haemorrhoidectomy 8 days ( patients) 67 Hysteroscopy 6 days (8 patients) 6 Inguinal herniorrhaphy 6 days (7 patients) Myringoplasty / Tympanoplasty ( patients) 4 Myringotomy ( patients) 76 Other - General 6 days (5 patients) 6 Prostatectomy 7 days (46 patients) 7 6 Septoplasty 96 days ( patients) 4 6 Tonsillectomy 98 days (44 patients) 8 6 Total hip replacement days (9 patients) 5 5 Total knee replacement days (44 patients) 98 Varicose veins stripping and ligation ( patients) 6 Mid North Coast Local Health District PERFORMANCE PROFILES: Elective Surgery October to December 5 Page of 6

29 Coffs Harbour Base Hospital: Elective surgery waiting list October to December 5 Change since Patients ready for surgery on waiting list at start of quarter:,767 patients,77 % Patients ready for surgery on waiting list at end of quarter:,87 patients,77 % Patients not ready for surgery 8 on waiting list at end of quarter: 567 patients 47 % Coffs Harbour Base Hospital: Patients ready for elective surgery as at th December 5 Patients ready for surgery on waiting list by urgency category:,87 patients (%) 66 (9%),6 (89%) 9 76,578 Change since 58% -6% % Coffs Harbour Base Hospital Mid North Coast Local Health District PERFORMANCE PROFILES: Elective Surgery October to December 5 Page 4 of 6

30 Coffs Harbour Base Hospital: Patients ready for elective surgery as at th December 5 Patients ready for elective surgery by specialty of surgeon:,87 patients All specialties Cardiothoracic surgery Ear, nose and throat surgery General surgery Gynaecology Medical Neurosurgery Ophthalmology Orthopaedic surgery Plastic surgery Urology Vascular surgery As at Dec 5 Same time Change since, , % % 8% -% 4% % 56% 7% 54% Coffs Harbour Base Hospital Patients ready for elective surgery for common procedures 7 As at Dec 5 Same time Change since Abdominal hysterectomy 6-44% Cataract extraction Cholecystectomy % Coronary artery bypass graft Cystoscopy 9-5% Haemorrhoidectomy 9 8 % Hysteroscopy 4 9 6% Inguinal herniorrhaphy 7 6 % Myringoplasty / Tympanoplasty 7 4 % Myringotomy Other - General 5 59% Prostatectomy 4 8% Septoplasty 4 4 -% Tonsillectomy 6 9 7% Total hip replacement 85-5% Total knee replacement 8 % Varicose veins stripping and ligation 8 9 % Mid North Coast Local Health District PERFORMANCE PROFILES: Elective Surgery October to December 5 Page 5 of 6

31 Coffs Harbour Base Hospital: Patients ready for elective surgery as at th December 5 Patients ready for elective surgery, on the waiting list for longer than months As at Dec 5 Same time All specialties 5 Coffs Harbour Base Hospital Suppressed due to small numbers and to protect privacy. Relevant graphs are also suppressed. Less than five patients. For measures by urgency category, counts are included in an adjacent category. Relevant graphs are also suppressed.. Excluding staged procedures.. Excluding staged procedures and cystoscopy.. Including non-urgent cystoscopy. 4. Excludes the total number of days the patient was coded as'not ready for surgery'. 5. This is the number of days it took for half of patients who received elective surgery during the period to be admitted and receive their surgery. The other half took equal to or longer than the median to be admitted for surgery. 6. This is the number of days it took for 9% of patients who received elective surgery during the period to be admitted and receive their surgery. The final % of patients took equal to or longer than the 9th percentile. 7. The procedures included in this list are procedures which are high volume; some may be associated with long waiting periods. For a description of these procedures see Elective Surgery Glossary of Common Procedures, December. 8. Includes staged procedures, non-urgent cystoscopy, and patients currently not available for personal reasons. For more information: For details of methods, see the Technical Supplement: Elective surgery measures, January to March. Note: All percentages rounded to whole numbers and therefore percentages may not add to %. Source: Waiting List Collection On-Line System, NSW Health (extracted 8 January 5). Mid North Coast Local Health District PERFORMANCE PROFILES: Elective Surgery October to December 5 Page 6 of 6

32 Dubbo Base Hospital: Elective surgery performed October to December 5 Patients who received elective surgery by urgency category: 76 patients Staged surgery 54 (7% of patients) (6% of patients) 87 (5% of patients) 75 (5% of patients) Patients who received elective surgery by urgency category by quarter, October to December Change since % -5% % -5% Dubbo Base Hospital 5 Number of patients 4 Western NSW Local Health District Staged surgery Oct-Dec Jan-Mar Apr-Jun Jul-Sep Oct-Dec Jan-Mar Apr-Jun Jul-Sep Oct-Dec Jan-Mar Apr-Jun Jul-Sep Oct-Dec Jan-Mar 4 Apr-Jun 4 Jul-Sep 4 Oct-Dec 4 Jan-Mar 5 Apr-Jun 5 Jul-Sep 5 Oct-Dec 5 Oct-Dec Oct-Dec Oct-Dec Oct-Dec Oct-Dec Oct-Dec 4 5 All categories Staged surgery PERFORMANCE PROFILES: Elective Surgery October to December 5 Page of 6

33 Dubbo Base Hospital: Time waited to receive elective surgery October to December 5 Percentage of patients who received surgery within the clinically recommended timeframe Percentage of patients who received elective surgery by waiting time (days) Patients who received surgery (%) Recommended: days Recommended: 9 days Recommended: 65 days % 98% 97% 9th percentile Median % 98% 97% % 97% 9% Dubbo Base Hospital Days on waiting list 4 Waiting time (days) for people who received surgery by urgency category This hospital (same period ) (same period ) : patients Median time to receive surgery days 9th percentile time to receive surgery 7 days : 87 patients Median time to receive surgery 59 days th percentile time to receive surgery 86 days : 75 patients Median time to receive surgery 8 days 6 Western NSW Local Health District 7 9th percentile time to receive surgery 6 days PERFORMANCE PROFILES: Elective Surgery October to December 5 Page of 6

34 Dubbo Base Hospital: Time waited to receive elective surgery October to December 5 Median 5 waiting time (days) for patients who received elective surgery by specialty of surgeon Cardiothoracic surgery Ear, nose and throat surgery General surgery Gynaecology Medical ( patients) 69 days (6 patients) 4 days (5 patients) ( patients) 6 days (98 patients) Dubbo Base Hospital Neurosurgery ( patients) Ophthalmology 5 days (98 patients) 5 5 Orthopaedic surgery 5 days ( patients) 8 7 Plastic surgery ( patients) 77 Urology 7 days (88 patients) 6 4 Vascular surgery ( patients) Median 5 waiting time (days) for patients who received elective surgery by common procedures 7 Abdominal hysterectomy (6 patients) Cataract extraction 5 days (94 patients) 6 59 Cholecystectomy 89 days (7 patients) 9 65 Coronary artery bypass graft ( patients) Cystoscopy 6 days (49 patients) 9 Haemorrhoidectomy 78 days ( patients) 5 67 Hysteroscopy 9 days (7 patients) 7 6 Inguinal herniorrhaphy 4 days ( patients) Myringoplasty / Tympanoplasty (6 patients) 4 Myringotomy ( patients) 76 Other - General 4 days ( patients) 4 Prostatectomy 67 days ( patients) 6 Septoplasty 9 days (5 patients) 5 6 Tonsillectomy 5 days ( patients) 6 6 Total hip replacement 44 days ( patients) 9 5 Total knee replacement 47 days (7 patients) 6 98 Varicose veins stripping and ligation ( patients) 6 Western NSW Local Health District PERFORMANCE PROFILES: Elective Surgery October to December 5 Page of 6

35 Dubbo Base Hospital: Elective surgery waiting list October to December 5 Change since Patients ready for surgery on waiting list at start of quarter:,68 patients,467 5% Patients ready for surgery on waiting list at end of quarter:,76 patients,496 4% Patients not ready for surgery 8 on waiting list at end of quarter: 8 patients 64 % Dubbo Base Hospital: Patients ready for elective surgery as at th December 5 Dubbo Base Hospital Patients ready for surgery on waiting list by urgency category:,76 patients Change since 8 (%) (7%) 84 6%,585 (9%),4 % Western NSW Local Health District PERFORMANCE PROFILES: Elective Surgery October to December 5 Page 4 of 6

36 Dubbo Base Hospital: Patients ready for elective surgery as at th December 5 Patients ready for elective surgery by specialty of surgeon:,76 patients All specialties Cardiothoracic surgery Ear, nose and throat surgery General surgery Gynaecology Medical Neurosurgery Ophthalmology Orthopaedic surgery Plastic surgery Urology Vascular surgery As at Dec 5 Same time Change since, , % 4% % 64% % 6% -47% Dubbo Base Hospital Patients ready for elective surgery for common procedures 7 As at Dec 5 Same time Change since Abdominal hysterectomy 4 Cataract extraction 8 % Cholecystectomy 64 5 % Coronary artery bypass graft Cystoscopy 8 7 4% Haemorrhoidectomy Hysteroscopy 5 % Inguinal herniorrhaphy % Myringoplasty / Tympanoplasty 5 5 % Myringotomy Other - General 6 8% Prostatectomy Septoplasty 6 46 % Tonsillectomy 8 9-9% Total hip replacement % Total knee replacement % Varicose veins stripping and ligation 8 6 % Western NSW Local Health District PERFORMANCE PROFILES: Elective Surgery October to December 5 Page 5 of 6

37 Dubbo Base Hospital: Patients ready for elective surgery as at th December 5 Patients ready for elective surgery, on the waiting list for longer than months As at Dec 5 Same time All specialties Dubbo Base Hospital Suppressed due to small numbers and to protect privacy. Relevant graphs are also suppressed. Less than five patients. For measures by urgency category, counts are included in an adjacent category. Relevant graphs are also suppressed.. Excluding staged procedures.. Excluding staged procedures and cystoscopy.. Including non-urgent cystoscopy. 4. Excludes the total number of days the patient was coded as'not ready for surgery'. 5. This is the number of days it took for half of patients who received elective surgery during the period to be admitted and receive their surgery. The other half took equal to or longer than the median to be admitted for surgery. 6. This is the number of days it took for 9% of patients who received elective surgery during the period to be admitted and receive their surgery. The final % of patients took equal to or longer than the 9th percentile. 7. The procedures included in this list are procedures which are high volume; some may be associated with long waiting periods. For a description of these procedures see Elective Surgery Glossary of Common Procedures, December. 8. Includes staged procedures, non-urgent cystoscopy, and patients currently not available for personal reasons. For more information: For details of methods, see the Technical Supplement: Elective surgery measures, January to March. Note: All percentages rounded to whole numbers and therefore percentages may not add to %. Source: Waiting List Collection On-Line System, NSW Health (extracted 8 January 5). Western NSW Local Health District PERFORMANCE PROFILES: Elective Surgery October to December 5 Page 6 of 6

38 Fairfield Hospital: Elective surgery performed October to December 5 Patients who received elective surgery by urgency category: 668 patients Staged surgery 5 (8% of patients) 9 (% of patients) (8% of patients) 487 (7% of patients) Change since % -4% 8% -8% Fairfield Hospital Patients who received elective surgery by urgency category by quarter, October to December 5 8 Number of patients 6 4 South Western Sydney Local Health District Staged surgery Oct-Dec Jan-Mar Apr-Jun Jul-Sep Oct-Dec Jan-Mar Apr-Jun Jul-Sep Oct-Dec Jan-Mar Apr-Jun Jul-Sep Oct-Dec Jan-Mar 4 Apr-Jun 4 Jul-Sep 4 Oct-Dec 4 Jan-Mar 5 Apr-Jun 5 Jul-Sep 5 Oct-Dec 5 Oct-Dec Oct-Dec Oct-Dec Oct-Dec Oct-Dec Oct-Dec 4 5 All categories Staged surgery PERFORMANCE PROFILES: Elective Surgery October to December 5 Page of 6

39 Fairfield Hospital: Time waited to receive elective surgery October to December 5 Percentage of patients who received surgery within the clinically recommended timeframe Recommended: days Recommended: 9 days Recommended: 65 days % 99% 99% % % % % 97% 9% Fairfield Hospital Percentage of patients who received elective surgery by waiting time (days) 8 9th percentile Patients who received surgery (%) 6 4 Median Days on waiting list 4 Waiting time (days) for people who received surgery by urgency category This hospital (same period ) (same period ) : 5 patients Median time to receive surgery days 9 9th percentile time to receive surgery 7 South Western Sydney Local Health District 6 : patients Median time to receive surgery 6 days th percentile time to receive surgery 84 days : 487 patients Median time to receive surgery 4 days 6 7 9th percentile time to receive surgery 8 days PERFORMANCE PROFILES: Elective Surgery October to December 5 Page of 6

40 Fairfield Hospital: Time waited to receive elective surgery October to December 5 Median 5 waiting time (days) for patients who received elective surgery by specialty of surgeon Cardiothoracic surgery Ear, nose and throat surgery General surgery ( patients) ( patients) 77 days (7 patients) Fairfield Hospital Gynaecology 77 days ( patients) Medical ( patients) 4 Neurosurgery ( patients) Ophthalmology ( patients) 5 Orthopaedic surgery 46 days (7 patients) 7 Plastic surgery 6 days (95 patients) Urology ( patients) 4 Vascular surgery (8 patients) 66 Median 5 waiting time (days) for patients who received elective surgery by common procedures 7 Abdominal hysterectomy days ( patients) 4 79 Cataract extraction ( patients) 59 Cholecystectomy 89 days (9 patients) Coronary artery bypass graft ( patients) Cystoscopy ( patients) 9 Haemorrhoidectomy (7 patients) 67 Hysteroscopy 69 days (5 patients) 49 6 Inguinal herniorrhaphy 6 days (9 patients) Myringoplasty / Tympanoplasty ( patients) 4 Myringotomy ( patients) 76 Other - General days (5 patients) 8 Prostatectomy ( patients) 6 Septoplasty ( patients) 6 Tonsillectomy ( patients) 6 Total hip replacement 95 days (48 patients) 9 5 Total knee replacement 69 days (9 patients) 6 98 Varicose veins stripping and ligation (9 patients) 67 6 South Western Sydney Local Health District PERFORMANCE PROFILES: Elective Surgery October to December 5 Page of 6

41 Fairfield Hospital: Elective surgery waiting list October to December 5 Change since Patients ready for surgery on waiting list at start of quarter:,67 patients,649 % Patients ready for surgery on waiting list at end of quarter:,77 patients,79 % Patients not ready for surgery 8 on waiting list at end of quarter: 47 patients 8 % Fairfield Hospital Fairfield Hospital: Patients ready for elective surgery as at th December 5 Patients ready for surgery on waiting list by urgency category:,77 patients Change since 8 (5%) 9-9%,65 (95%),69 % South Western Sydney Local Health District PERFORMANCE PROFILES: Elective Surgery October to December 5 Page 4 of 6

42 Fairfield Hospital: Patients ready for elective surgery as at th December 5 Patients ready for elective surgery by specialty of surgeon:,77 patients All specialties Cardiothoracic surgery Ear, nose and throat surgery General surgery Gynaecology Medical Neurosurgery Ophthalmology Orthopaedic surgery Plastic surgery Urology Vascular surgery As at Dec 5 Same time Change since, , % % -% 5% -% -5% Fairfield Hospital Patients ready for elective surgery for common procedures 7 As at Dec 5 Same time Change since Abdominal hysterectomy 8-4% Cataract extraction Cholecystectomy % Coronary artery bypass graft Cystoscopy Haemorrhoidectomy 9 9 % Hysteroscopy 7 6 7% Inguinal herniorrhaphy 8 8 % Myringoplasty / Tympanoplasty Myringotomy Other - General 8 6 % Prostatectomy Septoplasty Tonsillectomy Total hip replacement 45 4 % Total knee replacement Varicose veins stripping and ligation % -6% South Western Sydney Local Health District PERFORMANCE PROFILES: Elective Surgery October to December 5 Page 5 of 6

43 Fairfield Hospital: Patients ready for elective surgery as at th December 5 Patients ready for elective surgery, on the waiting list for longer than months As at Dec 5 Same time All specialties Fairfield Hospital Suppressed due to small numbers and to protect privacy. Relevant graphs are also suppressed. Less than five patients. For measures by urgency category, counts are included in an adjacent category. Relevant graphs are also suppressed.. Excluding staged procedures.. Excluding staged procedures and cystoscopy.. Including non-urgent cystoscopy. 4. Excludes the total number of days the patient was coded as'not ready for surgery'. 5. This is the number of days it took for half of patients who received elective surgery during the period to be admitted and receive their surgery. The other half took equal to or longer than the median to be admitted for surgery. 6. This is the number of days it took for 9% of patients who received elective surgery during the period to be admitted and receive their surgery. The final % of patients took equal to or longer than the 9th percentile. 7. The procedures included in this list are procedures which are high volume; some may be associated with long waiting periods. For a description of these procedures see Elective Surgery Glossary of Common Procedures, December. 8. Includes staged procedures, non-urgent cystoscopy, and patients currently not available for personal reasons. For more information: For details of methods, see the Technical Supplement: Elective surgery measures, January to March. Note: All percentages rounded to whole numbers and therefore percentages may not add to %. Source: Waiting List Collection On-Line System, NSW Health (extracted 8 January 5). South Western Sydney Local Health District PERFORMANCE PROFILES: Elective Surgery October to December 5 Page 6 of 6

44 Hornsby and Ku-Ring-Gai Hospital: Elective surgery performed October to December 5 Patients who received elective surgery by urgency category: 64 patients Patients who received elective surgery by urgency category by quarter, October to December 5 Number of patients Staged surgery 4 (4% of patients) 95 (5% of patients) (% of patients) 95 (48% of patients) Change since % 6% % -49% Staged surgery Hornsby and Ku-Ring-Gai Hospital Oct-Dec Jan-Mar Apr-Jun Jul-Sep Oct-Dec Jan-Mar Apr-Jun Jul-Sep Oct-Dec Jan-Mar Apr-Jun Jul-Sep Oct-Dec Jan-Mar 4 Northern Sydney Local Health District Apr-Jun 4 Jul-Sep 4 Oct-Dec 4 Jan-Mar 5 Apr-Jun 5 Jul-Sep 5 Oct-Dec 5 Oct-Dec Oct-Dec Oct-Dec Oct-Dec Oct-Dec Oct-Dec 4 5 All categories Staged surgery PERFORMANCE PROFILES: Elective Surgery October to December 5 Page of 6

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