Keyhole joint surgery waiting time at Gold Coast University Hospital
Half of patients at Gold Coast University Hospital waited 83 days or less for keyhole joint surgery in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Arthroscopy". This public hospital is in the Parkwood area of Queensland.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026.
These figures describe surgery that already happened, not your own wait.
- Median wait
- 83 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 93 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 10.8%2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
Half the people who had this surgery here waited less than the median, and half waited longer. Of the 150 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 79 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 54 days in 2016–17 to 83 days in 2024–25 — up 54% — while the national median rose from 68 days to 78 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Robina Hospital, about 13 km away, at 80 days. Here, 10.8% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 7.1%.
Compare this near you → On the compare page, pick "Arthroscopy" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept.
How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast University Hospital | 83 days | 10.8% | 93 surgeries |
| New South Wales (all public hospitals) | 134 days | 10.8% | 2880 surgeries |
| Queensland (all public hospitals) | 79 days | 7.7% | 1582 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 78 days | 7.1% | 8779 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 78 days marks the national median.
Robina Hospital, QLD · about 13 km away: 80 days
Tweed Valley Hospital, NSW · about 29 km away: 50 days
Logan Hospital, QLD · about 40 km away: 96 days
Redland Hospital, QLD · about 48 km away: 56 days
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital, QLD · about 55 km away: 55 days
Princess Alexandra Hospital, QLD · about 61 km away: 105 days
Mater Adult Hospital, QLD · about 63 km away: 59 days
Queensland Children's Hospital, QLD · about 63 km away: 64 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
Some of these hospitals are in another state — a public hospital referral can cross the border, so ask your GP what that would mean for you. See also where crossing a border cuts the wait most.
How the wait has changed
- Gold Coast University Hospital
- QLD
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Gold Coast University Hospital (days) | QLD (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 54 | 64 | 68 |
| 2017–18 | 71 | 76 | 72 |
| 2018–19 | 85 | 79 | 75 |
| 2019–20 | 66 | 78 | 76 |
| 2020–21 | 63 | 79 | 89 |
| 2021–22 | 62 | 69 | 85 |
| 2022–23 | 87 | 85 | 86 |
| 2023–24 | 89 | 82 | 78 |
| 2024–25 | 83 | 79 | 78 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
All surgery at Gold Coast University Hospital · Keyhole joint surgery across Australia · Keyhole joint surgery in Queensland · All surgery waits in Queensland