Knee replacement waiting time at Launceston General Hospital
Half of patients at Launceston General Hospital waited 188 days or less for knee replacement in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Total knee replacement". This public hospital is in the South Launceston area of Tasmania.
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
- 188 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 239 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 4.2%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 128 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 49 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has fallen from 531 days in 2011–12 to 188 days in 2024–25 — down 65% — while the national median rose from 184 days to 255 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Royal Hobart Hospital, about 160 km away, at 124 days. Here, 4.2% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 23.2%.
Compare this near you → On the compare page, pick "Total knee replacement" 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Launceston General Hospital | 188 days | 4.2% | 239 surgeries |
| Tasmania (all public hospitals) | 161 days | 6.8% | 559 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 133 days | 14.9% | 3839 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 255 days | 23.2% | 17987 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 255 days marks the national median.
North West Regional Hospital, TAS · about 114 km away: 214 days
Royal Hobart Hospital, TAS · about 160 km away: 124 days
Bass Coast Health, VIC · about 342 km away: 81 days
Latrobe Regional Hospital [Traralgon], VIC · about 363 km away: 165 days
West Gippsland Healthcare Group [Warragul], VIC · about 379 km away: 195 days
Frankston Public Surgical Centre, VIC · about 404 km away: 65 days
Frankston Hospital, VIC · about 405 km away: 132 days
Dandenong Hospital, VIC · about 419 km away: 213 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 500 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
- Launceston General Hospital
- TAS
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Launceston General Hospital (days) | TAS (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 531 | 476 | 184 |
| 2012–13 | 727 | 615 | 196 |
| 2013–14 | 368 | 540 | 194 |
| 2014–15 | 616 | 374 | 191 |
| 2015–16 | 579 | 299 | 188 |
| 2016–17 | 414 | 320 | 195 |
| 2017–18 | 260 | 233 | 198 |
| 2018–19 | 233 | 258 | 209 |
| 2019–20 | 408 | 394 | 223 |
| 2020–21 | 622 | 519 | 308 |
| 2021–22 | 682 | 425 | 293 |
| 2022–23 | 569 | 381 | 308 |
| 2023–24 | 299 | 209 | 265 |
| 2024–25 | 188 | 161 | 255 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
All surgery at Launceston General Hospital · Knee replacement across Australia · Knee replacement in Tasmania · All surgery waits in Tasmania