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Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection waiting times in Australia

How long public patients wait for colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection, at each public hospital and in each state — official AIHW figures, checked daily.

National median wait (public)18 days2024-07-01 – 2025-06-30

Public hospitals reporting87with 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
SA	17 days
WA	18 days
NSW	20 days
Qld	22 days

Shortest waits at public hospitals

The 15 public hospitals with the shortest median wait for colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection, out of 87 reporting.

Hospital	State	Local health network	Median wait	Operations in the year
Griffith Base Hospital	NSW	Murrumbidgee	5 days	10
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital	NSW	Sydney	9 days	48
University Hospital Geelong	Vic	Barwon Health	10 days	78
Austin Hospital [Heidelberg]	Vic	Austin Health (Vic)	10 days	141
Western Hospital [Footscray]	Vic	Western Health (Vic)	11 days	96
Royal North Shore Hospital	NSW	Northern Sydney	12 days	53
South West Healthcare [Warrnambool]	Vic	South West Healthcare (Vic)	12 days	26
Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service	SA	Limestone Coast	12 days	22
Goulburn Valley Health [Shepparton]	Vic	Goulburn Valley Health	13 days	31
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre	Vic	Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute (Vic)	13 days	220
Bunbury Hospital	WA	WA Country Health Service	13 days	47
Northern Beaches Hospital	NSW	Northern Sydney	13 days	21
Concord Repatriation Hospital	NSW	Sydney	14 days	119
Prince of Wales Hospital	NSW	South Eastern Sydney	14 days	27
Albury Wodonga Health [Wodonga Campus]	Vic	Albury Wodonga Health	14 days	51

Common questions

How long is the public waiting list for colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection in Australia?

Half of patients admitted from public hospital waiting lists for colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection waited 18 days or less (national median, 2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30). By state it ranged from 15 days (Vic) to 22 days (Qld).

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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