Bone realignment surgery waiting time at Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital
Half of patients at Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital waited 263 days or less for bone realignment surgery in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Osteotomy". 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
- 263 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 20 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 49 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 41 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 86 days in 2016–17 to 263 days in 2024–25 — up 206% — while the national median rose from 76 days to 135 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service, about 0 km away, at 151 days.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital | 263 days | not published | 20 surgeries |
| Queensland (all public hospitals) | 99 days | 12.7% | 550 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 135 days | 19.2% | 1866 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 135 days marks the national median.
Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service, QLD · about 0 km away: 151 days
Queensland Children's Hospital, QLD · about 4 km away: 101 days
Mater Adult Hospital, QLD · about 4 km away: 110 days
Princess Alexandra Hospital, QLD · about 6 km away: 61 days
The Prince Charles Hospital, QLD · about 6 km away: 75 days
Ipswich Hospital, QLD · about 33 km away: 52 days
Gold Coast University Hospital, QLD · about 67 km away: 76 days
Robina Hospital, QLD · about 78 km away: 87 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 | 86 | 69 | 76 |
| 2017–18 | 79 | 77 | 86 |
| 2018–19 | 77 | 85 | 90 |
| 2019–20 | 88 | 86 | 103 |
| 2020–21 | 141 | 91 | 136 |
| 2021–22 | 90 | 90 | 122 |
| 2022–23 | 357 | 123 | 157 |
| 2023–24 | 179 | 97 | 152 |
| 2024–25 | 263 | 99 | 135 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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