Tonsillectomy waiting time at Launceston General Hospital
Half of patients at Launceston General Hospital waited 124 days or less for tonsillectomy in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy)". 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
- 124 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 188 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 14.4%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 114 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 34 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 68 days in 2011–12 to 124 days in 2024–25 — up 82% — while the national median rose from 98 days to 182 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Frankston Public Surgical Centre, about 404 km away, at 94 days. Here, 14.4% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 17.0%.
Compare this near you → On the compare page, pick "Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy)" 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 | 124 days | 14.4% | 188 surgeries |
| Tasmania (all public hospitals) | 156 days | 17.3% | 358 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 116 days | 15.1% | 4811 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 182 days | 17.0% | 16182 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 182 days marks the national median.
North West Regional Hospital, TAS · about 114 km away: 129 days
Royal Hobart Hospital, TAS · about 160 km away: 220 days
Latrobe Regional Hospital [Traralgon], VIC · about 363 km away: 450 days
West Gippsland Healthcare Group [Warragul], VIC · about 379 km away: 389 days
Frankston Public Surgical Centre, VIC · about 404 km away: 94 days
Frankston Hospital, VIC · about 405 km away: 132 days
Casey Hospital, VIC · about 408 km away: 62 days
Angliss Hospital, VIC · about 424 km away: 194 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 | 68 | 103 | 98 |
| 2012–13 | 67 | 96 | 98 |
| 2013–14 | 62 | 114 | 99 |
| 2014–15 | 249 | 219 | 124 |
| 2015–16 | 298 | 180 | 120 |
| 2016–17 | 50 | 89 | 97 |
| 2017–18 | 27 | 78 | 121 |
| 2018–19 | 135 | 148 | 125 |
| 2019–20 | 168 | 188 | 130 |
| 2020–21 | 57 | 174 | 253 |
| 2021–22 | 108 | 176 | 168 |
| 2022–23 | 55 | 125 | 174 |
| 2023–24 | 153 | 151 | 185 |
| 2024–25 | 124 | 156 | 182 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
All surgery at Launceston General Hospital · Tonsillectomy across Australia · Tonsillectomy in Tasmania · All surgery waits in Tasmania