Keyhole belly surgery (laparoscopy) waiting time at Mater Mothers' Hospital
Half of patients at Mater Mothers' Hospital waited 189 days or less for keyhole belly surgery (laparoscopy) in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Laparoscopy". This public hospital is in the Dutton Park 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
- 189 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 92 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 2.2%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 149 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 139 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 35 days in 2016–17 to 189 days in 2024–25 — up 440% — while the national median rose from 47 days to 69 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Mater Adult Hospital, about 0 km away, at 23 days. Here, 2.2% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 5.4%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mater Mothers' Hospital | 189 days | 2.2% | 92 surgeries |
| Queensland (all public hospitals) | 84 days | 7.1% | 2015 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 69 days | 5.4% | 9403 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 69 days marks the national median.
Mater Adult Hospital, QLD · about 0 km away: 23 days
Queensland Children's Hospital, QLD · about 0 km away: 40 days
Princess Alexandra Hospital, QLD · about 2 km away: 17 days
Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service, QLD · about 4 km away: 84 days
Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital, QLD · about 4 km away: 87 days
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital, QLD · about 9 km away: 91 days
The Prince Charles Hospital, QLD · about 11 km away: 22 days
Redland Hospital, QLD · about 23 km away: 97 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Mater Mothers' Hospital
- QLD
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Mater Mothers' Hospital (days) | QLD (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 35 | 57 | 47 |
| 2017–18 | 83 | 63 | 51 |
| 2018–19 | 104 | 65 | 57 |
| 2019–20 | 148 | 75 | 64 |
| 2020–21 | 258 | 72 | 79 |
| 2021–22 | 307 | 74 | 78 |
| 2022–23 | 316 | 73 | 82 |
| 2023–24 | 216 | 76 | 69 |
| 2024–25 | 189 | 84 | 69 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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