Pterygium (eye growth) removal waiting time at Lismore Base Hospital
Half of patients at Lismore Base Hospital waited 355 days or less for pterygium (eye growth) removal in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Pterygium - excision of". This public hospital is in the Lismore area of New South Wales.
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
- 355 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 41 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 65 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 55 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 335 days in 2016–17 to 355 days in 2024–25 — up 6% — while the national median rose from 128 days to 197 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Murwillumbah District Hospital, about 55 km away, at 275 days.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lismore Base Hospital | 355 days | not published | 41 surgeries |
| New South Wales (all public hospitals) | 346 days | 32.1% | 735 surgeries |
| Queensland (all public hospitals) | 184 days | 4.5% | 512 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 197 days | 15.7% | 2442 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 197 days marks the national median.
Murwillumbah District Hospital, NSW · about 55 km away: 275 days
Robina Hospital, QLD · about 82 km away: 192 days
Gold Coast University Hospital, QLD · about 95 km away: 229 days
Grafton Base Hospital, NSW · about 102 km away: 360 days
Redland Hospital, QLD · about 141 km away: 160 days
Princess Alexandra Hospital, QLD · about 148 km away: 76 days
Mater Adult Hospital, QLD · about 149 km away: 287 days
Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service, QLD · about 153 km away: 218 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 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
- Lismore Base Hospital
- NSW
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Lismore Base Hospital (days) | NSW (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 335 | 260 | 128 |
| 2017–18 | 343 | 277 | 152 |
| 2018–19 | 330 | 275 | 125 |
| 2019–20 | 349 | 315 | 155 |
| 2020–21 | 365 | 331 | 230 |
| 2021–22 | 347 | 306 | 238 |
| 2022–23 | 526 | 329 | 241 |
| 2023–24 | 305 | 317 | 191 |
| 2024–25 | 355 | 346 | 197 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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