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Pterygium - excision of waiting times in Australia

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

National median wait (public)197 days2024-07-01 – 2025-06-30

Public hospitals reporting65with a published median

As a public patientFreeunder Medicare

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Median wait by state and territory

State / territory	Median wait
Vic	90 days
SA	117 days
WA	140 days
Qld	184 days
NSW	346 days

Shortest waits at public hospitals

The 15 public hospitals with the shortest median wait for pterygium - excision of, out of 65 reporting.

Hospital	State	Local health network	Median wait	Operations in the year
Thursday Island Hospital	Qld	Torres and Cape	4 days	14
Bass Coast Health	Vic	Bass Coast Regional Health	11 days	10
Karratha Health Campus	WA	WA Country Health Service	33 days	21
St John of God Midland Public Hospital	WA	East Metropolitan Health Service (WA)	38 days	18
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital	NSW	Sydney	44 days	14
University Hospital Geelong	Vic	Barwon Health	50 days	41
Modbury Hospital	SA	Northern Adelaide	63 days	46
Osborne Park Hospital	WA	North Metropolitan Health Service (WA)	63 days	50
Caloundra Hospital	Qld	Sunshine Coast	67 days	48
Esperance Hospital	WA	WA Country Health Service	73 days	17
Princess Alexandra Hospital	Qld	Metro South (Qld)	76 days	17
The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital	Vic	Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital	77 days	138
Flinders Medical Centre	SA	Southern Adelaide	82 days	20
Peel Health Campus	WA	South Metropolitan Health Service (WA)	83 days	71
Bentley Health Service	WA	East Metropolitan Health Service (WA)	91 days	71

Common questions

How long is the public waiting list for pterygium - excision of in Australia?

Half of patients admitted from public hospital waiting lists for pterygium - excision of waited 197 days or less (national median, 2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30). By state it ranged from 90 days (Vic) to 346 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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