Voice box scope surgery waiting time at Launceston General Hospital
Half of patients at Launceston General Hospital waited 57 days or less for voice box scope surgery in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Microlaryngoscopy". 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
- 57 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 151 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 4.6%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 44 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 38 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has fallen from 109 days in 2016–17 to 57 days in 2024–25 — down 48% — while the national median rose from 24 days to 26 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Box Hill Hospital, about 440 km away, at 13 days. Here, 4.6% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 3.3%.
Compare this near you → On the compare page, pick "Microlaryngoscopy" 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 | 57 days | 4.6% | 151 surgeries |
| Tasmania (all public hospitals) | 57 days | 5.3% | 152 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 19 days | 4.6% | 439 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 26 days | 3.3% | 1915 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 26 days marks the national median.
Box Hill Hospital, VIC · about 440 km away: 13 days
The Alfred, VIC · about 441 km away: 14 days
The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital, VIC · about 445 km away: 20 days
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, VIC · about 447 km away: 6 days
Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus], VIC · about 447 km away: 22 days
Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville], VIC · about 447 km away: 56 days
Austin Hospital [Heidelberg], VIC · about 447 km away: 14 days
Western Hospital [Footscray], VIC · about 450 km away: 25 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 109 | not published | 24 |
| 2017–18 | 175 | not published | 23 |
| 2018–19 | 142 | not published | 25 |
| 2019–20 | 155 | not published | 22 |
| 2020–21 | 136 | not published | 23 |
| 2021–22 | 124 | not published | 21 |
| 2022–23 | 75 | not published | 22 |
| 2023–24 | 56 | 57 | 26 |
| 2024–25 | 57 | 57 | 26 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
All surgery at Launceston General Hospital · Voice box scope surgery across Australia · Voice box scope surgery in Tasmania · All surgery waits in Tasmania