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title: "Royal Hobart Hospital surgery waiting times"
description: "Planned surgery waiting times and waiting list at Royal Hobart Hospital, a public hospital in the Hobart area of Tasmania, for 2024–25."
url: "https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hobart-hospital/"
---

# Royal Hobart Hospital surgery waiting times

In 2024–25, this public hospital in the Hobart area of Tasmania published median waits from **19 days** for major neck lymph node surgery to **442 days** for deviated septum surgery.

Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026.

Royal Hobart Hospital is a public hospital in the Hobart area of Tasmania. It is part of [Tasmanian Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/health-service/tasmanian-health-service/). It reported 53 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25.

**[Compare this near you →](https://surgerywaits.au/)** On the compare page, pick a surgery and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept.

## Waiting times by surgery

Shortest median wait first. A surgery the source did not publish a figure for is listed after those, and a surgery it did not report at all this period is listed last. Neither is ranked, and neither shows an older figure in place of a current one.

Planned surgery at Royal Hobart Hospital, 2024–25. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28.

| Surgery | Median wait | Surgeries | Waited more than 365 days |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Radical neck dissection](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hobart-hospital/radical-neck-dissection/) | 19 days | 15 surgeries | not published |
| [Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hobart-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | 21 days | 114 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Carotid endarterectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hobart-hospital/carotid-endarterectomy/) | 21 days | 18 surgeries | not published |
| [Mastectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hobart-hospital/mastectomy/) | 25 days | 33 surgeries | not published |
| [Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hobart-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | 26 days | 21 surgeries | not published |
| [Orchidectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hobart-hospital/orchidectomy/) | 27 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| [Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hobart-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 30 days | 170 surgeries | 0.6% |
| [Amputation of limb](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hobart-hospital/amputation-of-limb/) | 32 days | 71 surgeries | 2.8% |
| [Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hobart-hospital/dilatation-and-curettage/) | 35 days | 454 surgeries | 0.9% |
| [Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hobart-hospital/inguinal-hernia-repair/) | 36 days | 159 surgeries | 0.6% |
| [Pyeloplasty/correction of ureteropelvic junction](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hobart-hospital/pyeloplasty-correction-of-ureteropelvic-junction/) | 36 days | 16 surgeries | not published |
| [Haemorrhoidectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hobart-hospital/haemorrhoid-surgery/) | 37 days | 33 surgeries | not published |
| [Laminectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hobart-hospital/laminectomy/) | 40 days | 328 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Cystectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hobart-hospital/cystectomy/) | 41 days | 39 surgeries | not published |
| [Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hobart-hospital/hysterectomy/) | 41 days | 142 surgeries | 0.7% |
| [Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hobart-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | 41 days | 64 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Lithotripsy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hobart-hospital/lithotripsy/) | 44 days | 42 surgeries | not published |
| [Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hobart-hospital/cataract-surgery/) | 46 days | 926 surgeries | 3.3% |
| [Circumcision](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hobart-hospital/circumcision/) | 48 days | 49 surgeries | not published |
| [Carpal tunnel release](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hobart-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 50 days | 151 surgeries | 6.6% |
| [Cystoscopy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hobart-hospital/cystoscopy/) | 50 days | 807 surgeries | 2.2% |
| [Stone/s urinary tract - removal of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hobart-hospital/stone-s-urinary-tract-removal-of/) | 50 days | 33 surgeries | not published |
| [Orchidopexy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hobart-hospital/orchidopexy/) | 54 days | 52 surgeries | 1.9% |
| [Nerve decompression](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hobart-hospital/nerve-decompression/) | 55 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| [Coronary artery bypass grafting](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hobart-hospital/coronary-artery-bypass-grafting/) | 59 days | 90 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Arthroscopy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hobart-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 69 days | 142 surgeries | 0.7% |
| [Myringotomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hobart-hospital/myringotomy/) | 77 days | 99 surgeries | 7.1% |
| [Pressure equalising tubes (grommets) - insertion of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hobart-hospital/grommets/) | 77 days | 99 surgeries | 7.1% |
| [Prostate biopsy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hobart-hospital/prostate-biopsy/) | 78 days | 141 surgeries | 0.7% |
| [Laparoscopy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hobart-hospital/laparoscopy/) | 84 days | 122 surgeries | 1.6% |
| [Prostatectomy (transurethral or open)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hobart-hospital/prostate-surgery/) | 86 days | 24 surgeries | not published |
| [Nephrectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hobart-hospital/nephrectomy/) | 89 days | 33 surgeries | not published |
| [Hydrocele - repair of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hobart-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/) | 92 days | 18 surgeries | not published |
| [Hypospadias - repair of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hobart-hospital/hypospadias-repair-of/) | 95 days | 15 surgeries | not published |
| [Total hip replacement](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hobart-hospital/hip-replacement/) | 103 days | 185 surgeries | 1.6% |
| [Endometrial ablation](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hobart-hospital/endometrial-ablation/) | 106 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| [Cleft lip and palate - repair of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hobart-hospital/cleft-lip-and-palate-repair-of/) | 110 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| [Total knee replacement](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hobart-hospital/knee-replacement/) | 124 days | 222 surgeries | 4.1% |
| [Trabeculectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hobart-hospital/trabeculectomy/) | 147 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| [Mastoidectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hobart-hospital/mastoidectomy/) | 156 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| [Arthrodesis](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hobart-hospital/arthrodesis/) | 175 days | 34 surgeries | not published |
| [Arthroplasty - revision of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hobart-hospital/arthroplasty-revision-of/) | 184 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| [Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hobart-hospital/tonsillectomy/) | 220 days | 136 surgeries | 25.7% |
| [Adenoidectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hobart-hospital/adenoidectomy/) | 233 days | 115 surgeries | 24.3% |
| [Varicose veins treatment](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hobart-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/) | 298 days | 34 surgeries | not published |
| [Septoplasty](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hobart-hospital/septoplasty/) | 442 days | 99 surgeries | 54.5% |
| [Epididymal cyst - removal of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hobart-hospital/epididymal-cyst-removal-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Exostosis - excision of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hobart-hospital/exostosis-excision-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Microlaryngoscopy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hobart-hospital/microlaryngoscopy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Myringoplasty/tympanoplasty](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hobart-hospital/eardrum-repair/) | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| [Parathyroidectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hobart-hospital/parathyroidectomy/) | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| [Probing of naso-lacrimal duct](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hobart-hospital/probing-of-naso-lacrimal-duct/) | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| [Rhinoplasty](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hobart-hospital/rhinoplasty/) | not published | not published | not published |

## Urgency categories

Urgency figures cover all planned surgery at the hospital, not one procedure. They are never combined with the procedure figures. Your treating specialist assigns your urgency category — it is not something you choose. [What the categories mean, and how every hospital compares.](https://surgerywaits.au/urgency/)

All planned surgery at Royal Hobart Hospital by urgency category, 2024–25.

| Urgency category | Median wait | Treated within the recommended time | Surgeries |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Urgent](https://surgerywaits.au/urgency/category-1/tas/) | 18 days | 66% | 4475 surgeries |
| [Semi-urgent](https://surgerywaits.au/urgency/category-2/tas/) | 82 days | 54% | 3578 surgeries |
| [Non-urgent](https://surgerywaits.au/urgency/category-3/tas/) | 87 days | 88% | 1668 surgeries |

**Cite this page**

> In 2024–25, Royal Hobart Hospital published median planned-surgery waits from 19 days for major neck lymph node surgery to 442 days for deviated septum surgery (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026).

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Surgery Waits, "Royal Hobart Hospital wait times and waiting list", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hobart-hospital/, accessed 28 May 2026.
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Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hobart-hospital/](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hobart-hospital/)), from Australian Institute of Health and Welfare MyHospitals data, CC BY 3.0 AU. Reference period 2024–25, released 28 May 2026.

## What is not here

Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.

[How these figures are put together](https://surgerywaits.au/methodology/) · [All surgery waits in Tasmania](https://surgerywaits.au/state/tas/) · [All hospitals](https://surgerywaits.au/hospitals/)

## Before you use these figures

Surgery Waits is not medical advice. It republishes official statistics about waiting times that have already happened, and it does not recommend any hospital, doctor or treatment. Your general practitioner (GP) and your treating specialist are the right people to help you decide what is appropriate for you.

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Waiting-time figures: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare MyHospitals, licensed under [CC BY 3.0 AU](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/). Quarterly state figures: Queensland Health. Suburb and locality data: Australian Bureau of Statistics. Both licensed under [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Surgery Waits is not connected with any of these organisations.

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