Arthrodesis waiting time at Royal Hobart Hospital
The median wait for arthrodesis at this public hospital in the Hobart area of Tasmania was 175 days in 2024–25.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released
These figures describe surgery that already happened, not your own wait.
- Median wait
- 175 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 34 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 26 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has fallen from 266 days in 2016–17 to 175 days in 2024–25 — down 34% — while the national median rose from 101 days to 158 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Dandenong Hospital, about 574 km away, at 138 days.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Hobart Hospital | 175 days | not published | 34 surgeries |
| Tasmania (all public hospitals) | not published | not published | 87 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 110 days | 16.2% | 334 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 158 days | 19.3% | 1563 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 1000 km — the radius was widened because fewer than four hospitals published a figure within 250 km.
Some of these hospitals are in another state — a public hospital referral can cross the border, so ask your GP what that would mean for you.
How the wait has changed
- Royal Hobart Hospital
- TAS
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Royal Hobart Hospital (days) | TAS (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 266 | not published | 101 |
| 2017–18 | 193 | not published | 105 |
| 2018–19 | 331 | not published | 111 |
| 2019–20 | 205 | not published | 107 |
| 2020–21 | 266 | not published | 182 |
| 2021–22 | 289 | not published | 185 |
| 2022–23 | 168 | not published | 203 |
| 2023–24 | 132 | not published | 171 |
| 2024–25 | 175 | not published | 158 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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