Joint fusion surgery waiting time at Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital
Half of patients at Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital waited 227 days or less for joint fusion surgery in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Arthrodesis". This public hospital is in the Herston 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
- 227 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 31 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 51 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 90 days in 2016–17 to 227 days in 2024–25 — up 152% — while the national median rose from 101 days to 158 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service, about 0 km away, at 217 days.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital | 227 days | not published | 31 surgeries |
| Queensland (all public hospitals) | 132 days | 19.9% | 562 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 158 days | 19.3% | 1563 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 158 days marks the national median.
Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service, QLD · about 0 km away: 217 days
Mater Adult Hospital, QLD · about 4 km away: 71 days
Princess Alexandra Hospital, QLD · about 6 km away: 82 days
The Prince Charles Hospital, QLD · about 6 km away: 84 days
Redland Hospital, QLD · about 24 km away: 119 days
Redcliffe Hospital, QLD · about 25 km away: 84 days
Logan Hospital, QLD · about 27 km away: 119 days
Ipswich Hospital, QLD · about 33 km away: 218 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital
- QLD
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital (days) | QLD (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 90 | 78 | 101 |
| 2017–18 | 98 | 93 | 105 |
| 2018–19 | 134 | 126 | 111 |
| 2019–20 | 106 | 109 | 107 |
| 2020–21 | 118 | 139 | 182 |
| 2021–22 | 128 | 128 | 185 |
| 2022–23 | 241 | 162 | 203 |
| 2023–24 | 140 | 151 | 171 |
| 2024–25 | 227 | 132 | 158 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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