Keyhole belly surgery (laparoscopy) waiting time at Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital
Half of patients at Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital waited 87 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 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
- 87 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 236 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 10.6%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 96 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 63 days in 2016–17 to 87 days in 2024–25 — up 38% — while the national median rose from 47 days to 69 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service, about 0 km away, at 84 days. Here, 10.6% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital | 87 days | 10.6% | 236 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.
Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service, QLD · about 0 km away: 84 days
Queensland Children's Hospital, QLD · about 4 km away: 40 days
Mater Mothers' Hospital, QLD · about 4 km away: 189 days
Mater Adult Hospital, QLD · about 4 km away: 23 days
Princess Alexandra Hospital, QLD · about 6 km away: 17 days
The Prince Charles Hospital, QLD · about 6 km away: 22 days
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital, QLD · about 13 km away: 91 days
Redland Hospital, QLD · about 24 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
- 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 | 63 | 57 | 47 |
| 2017–18 | 63 | 63 | 51 |
| 2018–19 | 68 | 65 | 57 |
| 2019–20 | 79 | 75 | 64 |
| 2020–21 | 71 | 72 | 79 |
| 2021–22 | 33 | 74 | 78 |
| 2022–23 | 38 | 73 | 82 |
| 2023–24 | 50 | 76 | 69 |
| 2024–25 | 87 | 84 | 69 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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