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Abdominal or thoracic aortic aneurysm - repair/replacement waiting times in Australia

How long public patients wait for abdominal or thoracic aortic aneurysm - repair/replacement, at each public hospital and in each state — official AIHW figures, checked daily.

National median wait (public)24 days2024-07-01 – 2025-06-30

Public hospitals reporting24with a published median

As a public patientFreeunder Medicare

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Median wait by state and territory

State / territory	Median wait
Vic	15 days
Qld	26 days
NSW	30 days
WA	33 days

Shortest waits at public hospitals

The 15 public hospitals with the shortest median wait for abdominal or thoracic aortic aneurysm - repair/replacement, out of 24 reporting.

Hospital	State	Local health network	Median wait	Operations in the year
Wollongong Hospital	NSW	Illawarra Shoalhaven	3 days	14
Cairns Hospital	Qld	Cairns and Hinterland	12 days	26
Box Hill Hospital	Vic	Eastern Health (Vic)	13 days	25
Flinders Medical Centre	SA	Southern Adelaide	14 days	27
The Northern Hospital [Epping]	Vic	Northern Health (Vic)	15 days	19
Westmead Hospital	NSW	Western Sydney	16 days	35
Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus]	Vic	Melbourne Health	16 days	34
St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne]	Vic	St Vincent's Hospital (Melbourne) Limited	16 days	39
Austin Hospital [Heidelberg]	Vic	Austin Health (Vic)	17 days	45
St George Hospital NSW	NSW	South Eastern Sydney	20 days	14
Sunshine Coast University Hospital	Qld	Sunshine Coast	20 days	14
Princess Alexandra Hospital	Qld	Metro South (Qld)	21 days	69
Townsville University Hospital	Qld	Townsville	21 days	28
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital	WA	North Metropolitan Health Service (WA)	26 days	35
Gold Coast University Hospital	Qld	Gold Coast	28 days	34

Common questions

How long is the public waiting list for abdominal or thoracic aortic aneurysm - repair/replacement in Australia?

Half of patients admitted from public hospital waiting lists for abdominal or thoracic aortic aneurysm - repair/replacement waited 24 days or less (national median, 2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30). By state it ranged from 15 days (Vic) to 33 days (WA).

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.

Source: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) — MyHospitals, elective surgery waiting times, 2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30. All data sources.

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