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Vascular surgery waiting times in Australia

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

National median wait (public)25 days2024-07-01 – 2025-06-30

Public hospitals reporting88with a published median

As a public patientFreeunder Medicare

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Median wait by state and territory

State / territory	Median wait
Vic	23 days
NT	24 days
NSW	25 days
Qld	25 days
SA	25 days
ACT	26 days
WA	29 days
Tas	43 days

Shortest waits at public hospitals

The 15 public hospitals with the shortest median wait for vascular surgery operations, out of 88 reporting.

Hospital	State	Local health network	Median wait	Operations in the year
Tamworth Hospital	NSW	Hunter New England	1 days	80
Alice Springs Hospital	NT	NT Regional Health Services (NTRHS)	1 days	77
Broome Hospital	WA	WA Country Health Service	2 days	55
Bunbury Hospital	WA	WA Country Health Service	7 days	27
Shoalhaven Hospital	NSW	Illawarra Shoalhaven	9 days	10
Dubbo Hospital	NSW	Western NSW	10 days	34
Box Hill Hospital	Vic	Eastern Health (Vic)	11 days	177
Toowoomba Hospital	Qld	Darling Downs	12 days	55
Joondalup Health Campus (Public)	WA	North Metropolitan Health Service (WA)	13 days	218
St John of God Midland Public Hospital	WA	East Metropolitan Health Service (WA)	13 days	113
Royal North Shore Hospital	NSW	Northern Sydney	14 days	336
Lismore Base Hospital	NSW	Northern NSW	15 days	382
Austin Hospital [Heidelberg]	Vic	Austin Health (Vic)	15 days	529
Murray Bridge Soldiers' Memorial Hospital	SA	Riverland Mallee Coorong	15 days	12
Westmead Hospital	NSW	Western Sydney	16 days	409

Common questions

How long is the public waiting list for vascular surgery operations in Australia?

Half of patients admitted from public hospital waiting lists for vascular surgery operations waited 25 days or less (national median, 2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30). By state it ranged from 23 days (Vic) to 43 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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