Skin lesion removal waiting time at Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital
Half of patients at Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital waited 30 days or less for skin lesion removal in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Skin lesion - excision of". 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
- 30 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 2357 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 0.7%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 214 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 122 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 30 days in 2024–25 — up 30% — while the national median rose from 25 days to 26 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Princess Alexandra Hospital, about 6 km away, at 27 days. Here, 0.7% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 1.3%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital | 30 days | 0.7% | 2357 surgeries |
| Queensland (all public hospitals) | 26 days | 0.7% | 17290 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 26 days | 1.3% | 59852 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 26 days marks the national median.
Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service, QLD · about 0 km away: 35 days
Queensland Children's Hospital, QLD · about 4 km away: 75 days
Mater Adult Hospital, QLD · about 4 km away: 31 days
Princess Alexandra Hospital, QLD · about 6 km away: 27 days
The Prince Charles Hospital, QLD · about 6 km away: 22 days
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital, QLD · about 13 km away: 35 days
Redland Hospital, QLD · about 24 km away: 35 days
Redcliffe Hospital, QLD · about 25 km away: 28 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 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 2017–18 | 28 | 25 | 25 |
| 2018–19 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
| 2019–20 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
| 2020–21 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
| 2021–22 | 21 | 23 | 23 |
| 2022–23 | 23 | 26 | 26 |
| 2023–24 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| 2024–25 | 30 | 26 | 26 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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