Examination of eye under anaesthesia waiting time at Gold Coast University Hospital
Half of patients at Gold Coast University Hospital waited 42 days or less for examination of eye under anaesthesia in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). 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
- 42 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 13 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 11 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 8 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 17 days in 2017–18 to 42 days in 2024–25 — up 147% — while the national median rose from 31 days to 34 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Sydney Children's Hospital, about 693 km away, at 25 days.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast University Hospital | 42 days | not published | 13 surgeries |
| New South Wales (all public hospitals) | 43 days | 2.4% | 167 surgeries |
| Queensland (all public hospitals) | 49 days | 0.6% | 324 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 34 days | 2.3% | 1020 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 34 days marks the national median.
Queensland Children's Hospital, QLD · about 63 km away: 49 days
John Hunter Hospital, NSW · about 575 km away: 52 days
The Children's Hospital at Westmead, NSW · about 688 km away: 43 days
Sydney Children's Hospital, NSW · about 693 km away: 25 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 1000 km — the radius was widened because fewer than four hospitals published a figure within 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 | not published | 44 | 29 |
| 2017–18 | 17 | 49 | 31 |
| 2018–19 | 35 | 47 | 41 |
| 2019–20 | 35 | 48 | 39 |
| 2020–21 | 28 | 49 | 35 |
| 2021–22 | 25 | 64 | 42 |
| 2022–23 | 23 | 70 | 40 |
| 2023–24 | 35 | 48 | 35 |
| 2024–25 | 42 | 49 | 34 |
Queensland's quarterly figures for ophthalmology
These are not figures for examination of eye under anaesthesia. 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.
All surgery at Gold Coast University Hospital · Examination of eye under anaesthesia across Australia · Examination of eye under anaesthesia in Queensland · All surgery waits in Queensland