FairWaitGanglion - excision of waiting times in Australia
How long public patients wait for ganglion - excision of, at each public hospital and in each state — official AIHW figures, checked daily.
Median wait by state and territory
| State / territory | Median wait |
|---|---|
| Vic | 56 days |
| WA | 100 days |
| Qld | 103 days |
| NSW | 250 days |
Shortest waits at public hospitals
The 15 public hospitals with the shortest median wait for ganglion - excision of, out of 42 reporting.
| Hospital | State | Local health network | Median wait | Operations in the year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital] | Vic | Grampians Health | 7 days | 14 |
| The Northern Hospital [Epping] | Vic | Northern Health (Vic) | 19 days | 17 |
| Peel Health Campus | WA | South Metropolitan Health Service (WA) | 21 days | 10 |
| St Vincent's On the Park | Vic | St Vincent's Hospital (Melbourne) Limited | 29 days | 19 |
| Maroondah Hospital [East Ringwood] | Vic | Eastern Health (Vic) | 40 days | 14 |
| Alice Springs Hospital | NT | NT Regional Health Services (NTRHS) | 47 days | 10 |
| Frankston Public Surgical Centre | Vic | Peninsula Health (Vic) | 49 days | 23 |
| South West Healthcare [Camperdown] | Vic | South West Healthcare (Vic) | 58 days | 15 |
| Joondalup Health Campus (Public) | WA | North Metropolitan Health Service (WA) | 58 days | 19 |
| Redland Hospital | Qld | Metro South (Qld) | 70 days | 17 |
| St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne] | Vic | St Vincent's Hospital (Melbourne) Limited | 77 days | 16 |
| Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West] | Vic | Austin Health (Vic) | 81 days | 14 |
| Dandenong Hospital | Vic | Monash Health | 82 days | 19 |
| Latrobe Regional Hospital [Traralgon] | Vic | Latrobe Regional Hospital | 85 days | 29 |
| Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital | NSW | South Western Sydney | 87 days | 12 |
Common questions
How long is the public waiting list for ganglion - excision of in Australia?
Half of patients admitted from public hospital waiting lists for ganglion - excision of waited 105 days or less (national median, 2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30). By state it ranged from 56 days (Vic) to 250 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. See typical costs on the Medical Costs Finder.
Source: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) — MyHospitals, elective surgery waiting times, 2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30. Private costs: Medical Costs Finder. All data sources.