Breast implant removal waiting time at Princess Alexandra Hospital
Half of patients at Princess Alexandra Hospital waited 100 days or less for breast implant removal in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Breast prosthesis - removal of". 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
- 100 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 16 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 22 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 8 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 23 days in 2016–17 to 100 days in 2024–25 — up 335% — while the national median rose from 59 days to 96 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service, about 6 km away, at 77 days.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Princess Alexandra Hospital | 100 days | not published | 16 surgeries |
| Queensland (all public hospitals) | 85 days | 9.1% | 264 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 96 days | 14.5% | 708 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 96 days marks the national median.
Mater Adult Hospital, QLD · about 2 km away: 128 days
Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service, QLD · about 6 km away: 77 days
Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital, QLD · about 6 km away: 103 days
Gold Coast University Hospital, QLD · about 61 km away: 86 days
Robina Hospital, QLD · about 72 km away: 76 days
Sunshine Coast University Hospital, QLD · about 84 km away: 103 days
Toowoomba Hospital, QLD · about 108 km away: 20 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Princess Alexandra Hospital
- QLD
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Princess Alexandra Hospital (days) | QLD (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 23 | 60 | 59 |
| 2017–18 | 30 | 62 | 64 |
| 2018–19 | 36 | 75 | 75 |
| 2019–20 | 81 | 83 | 81 |
| 2020–21 | 72 | 81 | 86 |
| 2021–22 | 79 | 86 | 101 |
| 2022–23 | 27 | 119 | 126 |
| 2023–24 | 76 | 91 | 111 |
| 2024–25 | 100 | 85 | 96 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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