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Functional endoscopic sinus surgery waiting times in Australia

How long public patients wait for functional endoscopic sinus surgery, at each public hospital and in each state — official AIHW figures, checked daily.

National median wait (public)214 days2024-07-01 – 2025-06-30

Public hospitals reporting64with a published median

As a public patientFreeunder Medicare

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Median wait by state and territory

State / territory	Median wait
Qld	81 days
Vic	140 days
WA	173 days
SA	267 days
NSW	310 days

Shortest waits at public hospitals

The 15 public hospitals with the shortest median wait for functional endoscopic sinus surgery, out of 64 reporting.

Hospital	State	Local health network	Median wait	Operations in the year
University Hospital Geelong	Vic	Barwon Health	34 days	29
Austin Hospital [Heidelberg]	Vic	Austin Health (Vic)	49 days	50
Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital]	Vic	Grampians Health	60 days	48
The Alfred	Vic	Alfred Health (Vic)	60 days	91
St Vincent's On the Park	Vic	St Vincent's Hospital (Melbourne) Limited	75 days	41
Gold Coast University Hospital	Qld	Gold Coast	81 days	15
The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital	Vic	Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital	82 days	28
The Northern Hospital [Epping]	Vic	Northern Health (Vic)	87 days	44
Ipswich Hospital	Qld	West Moreton	87 days	41
Monash Medical Centre [Clayton]	Vic	Monash Health	96 days	27
Royal North Shore Hospital	NSW	Northern Sydney	99 days	20
Bunbury Hospital	WA	WA Country Health Service	104 days	17
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital	NSW	Sydney	107 days	31
Murwillumbah District Hospital	NSW	Northern NSW	111 days	11
Monash Medical Centre [Moorabbin]	Vic	Monash Health	116 days	98

Common questions

How long is the public waiting list for functional endoscopic sinus surgery in Australia?

Half of patients admitted from public hospital waiting lists for functional endoscopic sinus surgery waited 214 days or less (national median, 2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30). By state it ranged from 81 days (Qld) to 310 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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