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Curettage and evacuation of uterus waiting times in Australia

How long public patients wait for curettage and evacuation of uterus, at each public hospital and in each state — official AIHW figures, checked daily.

National median wait (public)4 days2024-07-01 – 2025-06-30

Public hospitals reporting81with a published median

As a public patientFreeunder Medicare

As a private patientAsk for a quotefees vary by surgeon and hospital

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Median wait by state and territory

State / territory	Median wait
NT	1 days
Vic	2 days
Qld	4 days
SA	5 days
WA	6 days
NSW	7 days

Shortest waits at public hospitals

The 15 public hospitals with the shortest median wait for curettage and evacuation of uterus, out of 81 reporting.

Hospital	State	Local health network	Median wait	Operations in the year
Mudgee Health Service	NSW	Western NSW	1 days	16
Palmerston Regional Hospital	NT	NT Regional Health Services (NTRHS)	1 days	113
Blackburn Public Surgical Centre	Vic	Eastern Health (Vic)	1 days	194
Bowral Hospital	NSW	South Western Sydney	2 days	26
Wollongong Hospital	NSW	Illawarra Shoalhaven	2 days	198
Lismore Base Hospital	NSW	Northern NSW	2 days	75
Goulburn Base Hospital	NSW	Southern NSW	2 days	10
Griffith Base Hospital	NSW	Murrumbidgee	2 days	15
Djerriwarrh Health Service [Bacchus Marsh]	Vic	Western Health (Vic)	2 days	63
The Bendigo Hospital	Vic	Bendigo Health Care Group	2 days	26
Bass Coast Health	Vic	Bass Coast Regional Health	2 days	33
Monash Medical Centre [Moorabbin]	Vic	Monash Health	2 days	123
Dandenong Hospital	Vic	Monash Health	2 days	67
Cranbourne Integrated Care Centre	Vic	Monash Health	2 days	61
Casey Hospital	Vic	Monash Health	2 days	128

Common questions

How long is the public waiting list for curettage and evacuation of uterus in Australia?

Half of patients admitted from public hospital waiting lists for curettage and evacuation of uterus waited 4 days or less (national median, 2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30). By state it ranged from 1 days (NT) to 7 days (NSW).

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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