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Heart valve replacement waiting times in Australia

How long public patients wait for heart valve replacement, at each public hospital and in each state — official AIHW figures, checked daily.

National median wait (public)33 days2024-07-01 – 2025-06-30

Public hospitals reporting25with a published median

As a public patientFreeunder Medicare

As a private patientTypical costs ↗Australian Government Medical Costs Finder

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Median wait by state and territory

State / territory	Median wait
NSW	22 days
Vic	26 days
Qld	34 days
SA	39 days
WA	63 days

Shortest waits at public hospitals

The 15 public hospitals with the shortest median wait for heart valve replacement, out of 25 reporting.

Hospital	State	Local health network	Median wait	Operations in the year
Wollongong Hospital	NSW	Illawarra Shoalhaven	1 days	28
St Vincent's Hospital [Darlinghurst]	NSW	St Vincent's Health Network	7 days	104
St George Hospital NSW	NSW	South Eastern Sydney	10 days	29
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital	NSW	Sydney	12 days	102
Queensland Children's Hospital	Qld	Children's Health Queensland	14 days	12
Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus]	Vic	Melbourne Health	20 days	143
Townsville University Hospital	Qld	Townsville	20 days	117
Austin Hospital [Heidelberg]	Vic	Austin Health (Vic)	21 days	79
St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne]	Vic	St Vincent's Hospital (Melbourne) Limited	22 days	62
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital	WA	North Metropolitan Health Service (WA)	23 days	42
University Hospital Geelong	Vic	Barwon Health	24 days	116
Princess Alexandra Hospital	Qld	Metro South (Qld)	27 days	85
The Canberra Hospital	ACT	Australian Capital Territory	30 days	18
Gold Coast University Hospital	Qld	Gold Coast	31 days	68
Prince of Wales Hospital	NSW	South Eastern Sydney	34 days	33

Common questions

How long is the public waiting list for heart valve replacement in Australia?

Half of patients admitted from public hospital waiting lists for heart valve replacement waited 33 days or less (national median, 2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30). By state it ranged from 22 days (NSW) to 63 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. 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.

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