Overview

• Galicia reports 49,223 people awaiting surgery with an average delay of 69.3 days as of June 30, 2025, down versus June 2024 but about two days longer than the end of 2024.
• Waiting times vary widely by area, led by Santiago-Barbanza at 85.7 days, A Coruña-Cee at 75, and Vigo at 70.6, while Povisa and Lugo are near 53 days.
• By specialty, otorhinolaryngology averages 96.5 days and traumatology 84.2, compared with much shorter waits in dermatology (25.2) and pediatric cardiac surgery (30.1).
• First specialist consultations total 193,336 patients with a 57.3-day average wait, more than 14 days faster than a year earlier, with Lugo above 80 days and Santiago at 37.6.
• Surgical activity reached 109,746 operations in H1 2025 (+1.5% year over year), robot-assisted procedures rose to 2,024 (+150), priority‑1 cases wait 17.7 days with 14,244 operations, and rapid cancer pathways handled 13,504 consultas with a 6.6‑day average; in Vigo, radiology backlogs hit a record 23,184 patients with average waits of 83 days.