Bone realignment surgery waiting time at Gold Coast University Hospital
Half of patients at Gold Coast University Hospital waited 76 days or less for bone realignment surgery in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Osteotomy". 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
- 76 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 61 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 4.9%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 49 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 12 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 67 days in 2016–17 to 76 days in 2024–25 — up 13% — while the national median rose from 76 days to 135 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Princess Alexandra Hospital, about 61 km away, at 61 days. Here, 4.9% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 19.2%.
Compare this near you → On the compare page, pick "Osteotomy" 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 | 76 days | 4.9% | 61 surgeries |
| Queensland (all public hospitals) | 99 days | 12.7% | 550 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 135 days | 19.2% | 1866 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 135 days marks the national median.
Robina Hospital, QLD · about 13 km away: 87 days
Princess Alexandra Hospital, QLD · about 61 km away: 61 days
Mater Adult Hospital, QLD · about 63 km away: 110 days
Queensland Children's Hospital, QLD · about 63 km away: 101 days
Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service, QLD · about 67 km away: 151 days
Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital, QLD · about 67 km away: 263 days
Ipswich Hospital, QLD · about 72 km away: 52 days
The Prince Charles Hospital, QLD · about 72 km away: 75 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
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 | 67 | 69 | 76 |
| 2017–18 | 70 | 77 | 86 |
| 2018–19 | 78 | 85 | 90 |
| 2019–20 | 54 | 86 | 103 |
| 2020–21 | 63 | 91 | 136 |
| 2021–22 | 70 | 90 | 122 |
| 2022–23 | 85 | 123 | 157 |
| 2023–24 | 67 | 97 | 152 |
| 2024–25 | 76 | 99 | 135 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
All surgery at Gold Coast University Hospital · Bone realignment surgery across Australia · Bone realignment surgery in Queensland · All surgery waits in Queensland