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Microlaryngoscopy waiting times in Australia

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

National median wait (public)26 days2024-07-01 – 2025-06-30

Public hospitals reporting44with a published median

As a public patientFreeunder Medicare

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Median wait by state and territory

State / territory	Median wait
Vic	19 days
SA	20 days
NSW	26 days
Qld	28 days
Tas	57 days

Shortest waits at public hospitals

The 15 public hospitals with the shortest median wait for microlaryngoscopy, out of 44 reporting.

Hospital	State	Local health network	Median wait	Operations in the year
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre	Vic	Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute (Vic)	6 days	11
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital	NSW	Sydney	8 days	11
Royal North Shore Hospital	NSW	Northern Sydney	10 days	48
Sydney Children's Hospital	NSW	Sydney Children's Hospitals Network	11 days	41
Royal Adelaide Hospital	SA	Central Adelaide	12 days	68
Orange Health Service	NSW	Western NSW	13 days	19
Box Hill Hospital	Vic	Eastern Health (Vic)	13 days	48
The Alfred	Vic	Alfred Health (Vic)	14 days	29
Austin Hospital [Heidelberg]	Vic	Austin Health (Vic)	14 days	85
Ipswich Hospital	Qld	West Moreton	14 days	17
Nepean Hospital	NSW	Nepean Blue Mountains	15 days	50
The Tweed Hospital	NSW	Northern NSW	16 days	26
Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital]	Vic	Grampians Health	19 days	25
Liverpool Hospital	NSW	South Western Sydney	20 days	90
Tamworth Hospital	NSW	Hunter New England	20 days	13

Common questions

How long is the public waiting list for microlaryngoscopy in Australia?

Half of patients admitted from public hospital waiting lists for microlaryngoscopy waited 26 days or less (national median, 2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30). By state it ranged from 19 days (Vic) to 57 days (Tas).

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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