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Parathyroidectomy waiting times in Australia

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

National median wait (public)82 days2024-07-01 – 2025-06-30

Public hospitals reporting47with a published median

As a public patientFreeunder Medicare

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Median wait by state and territory

State / territory	Median wait
Qld	70 days
Vic	75 days
WA	87 days
NSW	98 days

Shortest waits at public hospitals

The 15 public hospitals with the shortest median wait for parathyroidectomy, out of 47 reporting.

Hospital	State	Local health network	Median wait	Operations in the year
Latrobe Regional Hospital [Traralgon]	Vic	Latrobe Regional Hospital	14 days	30
The Tweed Hospital	NSW	Northern NSW	31 days	11
Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service	Qld	Metro North (Qld)	40 days	20
Concord Repatriation Hospital	NSW	Sydney	42 days	19
St Vincent's Hospital [Darlinghurst]	NSW	St Vincent's Health Network	45 days	15
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital	WA	North Metropolitan Health Service (WA)	46 days	39
The Alfred	Vic	Alfred Health (Vic)	49 days	50
Dubbo Hospital	NSW	Western NSW	52 days	21
Wollongong Hospital	NSW	Illawarra Shoalhaven	55 days	18
Mater Adult Hospital	Qld	Not applicable	55 days	15
Townsville University Hospital	Qld	Townsville	59 days	24
St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne]	Vic	St Vincent's Hospital (Melbourne) Limited	64 days	30
Gold Coast University Hospital	Qld	Gold Coast	70 days	35
Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus]	Vic	Melbourne Health	71 days	36
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital	SA	Central Adelaide	73 days	21

Common questions

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

Half of patients admitted from public hospital waiting lists for parathyroidectomy waited 82 days or less (national median, 2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30). By state it ranged from 70 days (Qld) to 98 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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