Bony lump removal waiting time at Gold Coast University Hospital
Half of patients at Gold Coast University Hospital waited 259 days or less for bony lump removal in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Exostosis - excision 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
- 259 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 17 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 9 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 7 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 85 days in 2016–17 to 259 days in 2024–25 — up 205% — while the national median rose from 120 days to 198 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Robina Hospital, about 13 km away, at 81 days.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast University Hospital | 259 days | not published | 17 surgeries |
| New South Wales (all public hospitals) | not published | not published | 97 surgeries |
| Queensland (all public hospitals) | 115 days | 13.0% | 115 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 198 days | 20.1% | 329 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 198 days marks the national median.
Robina Hospital, QLD · about 13 km away: 81 days
Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service, QLD · about 67 km away: 217 days
Gosford Hospital, NSW · about 638 km away: 342 days
Wollongong Hospital, NSW · about 757 km away: 334 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 | 85 | 83 | 120 |
| 2017–18 | 89 | 89 | 168 |
| 2018–19 | 229 | 98 | 169 |
| 2019–20 | 346 | not published | 259 |
| 2020–21 | 158 | 117 | 311 |
| 2021–22 | not published | not published | 142 |
| 2022–23 | 109 | 90 | 257 |
| 2023–24 | 186 | 126 | 251 |
| 2024–25 | 259 | 115 | 198 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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