Out-turned eyelid repair waiting time at Gold Coast University Hospital
Half of patients at Gold Coast University Hospital waited 231 days or less for out-turned eyelid repair in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Ectropion - correction of". 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
- 231 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 16 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- not published2024–25 · released 28 May 2026 — Reported data did not meet the criteria to calculate this indicator.
Half the people who had this surgery here waited less than the median, and half waited longer. Of the 37 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 25 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 74 days in 2016–17 to 231 days in 2024–25 — up 212% — while the national median rose from 77 days to 136 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Princess Alexandra Hospital, about 61 km away, at 111 days.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast University Hospital | 231 days | not published | 16 surgeries |
| New South Wales (all public hospitals) | 275 days | 23.0% | 313 surgeries |
| Queensland (all public hospitals) | 111 days | 7.2% | 237 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 136 days | 15.4% | 1020 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 136 days marks the national median.
Princess Alexandra Hospital, QLD · about 61 km away: 111 days
Mater Adult Hospital, QLD · about 63 km away: 179 days
Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service, QLD · about 67 km away: 95 days
Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital, QLD · about 67 km away: 87 days
Sunshine Coast University Hospital, QLD · about 137 km away: 84 days
Grafton Base Hospital, NSW · about 196 km away: 322 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 | 74 | 86 | 77 |
| 2017–18 | 92 | 86 | 84 |
| 2018–19 | 66 | 86 | 87 |
| 2019–20 | 77 | 87 | 93 |
| 2020–21 | 70 | 95 | 128 |
| 2021–22 | 63 | 84 | 111 |
| 2022–23 | 70 | 121 | 140 |
| 2023–24 | 63 | 109 | 147 |
| 2024–25 | 231 | 111 | 136 |
Queensland's quarterly figures for ophthalmology
These are not figures for ectropion - correction of. Queensland reports by surgical specialty, not by procedure. A specialty covers many different operations, so a specialty figure is never a figure for any one of them.
Queensland Health publishes its own figures every three months. They count differently from the national figures above and are never combined with them. This quarter ends after the national reporting period, so it is the more recent of the two.
Covers July to September 2025, published by Queensland Health on 28 October 2025. Reported as Gold Coast University.
- Patients treated
- 393 patientsJuly to September 2025 · released 28 October 2025
- Treated within the recommended time
- 99.0%July to September 2025 · released 28 October 2025
- Still waiting at the end of the quarter
- 871 patientsJuly to September 2025 · released 28 October 2025
- Waiting longer than recommended
- 1 patientJuly to September 2025 · released 28 October 2025
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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