Spinal bone removal (laminectomy) waiting time at Royal Hobart Hospital
Half of patients at Royal Hobart Hospital waited 40 days or less for spinal bone removal (laminectomy) in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Laminectomy". This public hospital is in the Hobart area of Tasmania.
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
- 40 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 328 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 0.0%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 24 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 3 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has fallen from 45 days in 2016–17 to 40 days in 2024–25 — down 11% — while the national median rose from 57 days to 66 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is The Alfred, about 594 km away, at 36 days. Here, 0.0% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 7.4%.
Compare this near you → On the compare page, pick "Laminectomy" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept.
How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Hobart Hospital | 40 days | 0.0% | 328 surgeries |
| New South Wales (all public hospitals) | 87 days | 14.0% | 609 surgeries |
| Tasmania (all public hospitals) | 40 days | 0.0% | 328 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 53 days | 3.7% | 459 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 66 days | 7.4% | 1772 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 66 days marks the national median.
Monash Medical Centre [Clayton], VIC · about 581 km away: 55 days
The Alfred, VIC · about 594 km away: 36 days
Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus], VIC · about 600 km away: 70 days
Austin Hospital [Heidelberg], VIC · about 601 km away: 40 days
Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West], VIC · about 602 km away: 61 days
Western Hospital [Footscray], VIC · about 602 km away: 70 days
Wagga Wagga Hospital, NSW · about 863 km away: 354 days
Wollongong Hospital, NSW · about 989 km away: 80 days
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. See also where crossing a border cuts the wait most.
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 | 45 | 53 | 57 |
| 2017–18 | 57 | 57 | 68 |
| 2018–19 | 88 | 88 | 73 |
| 2019–20 | 46 | 46 | 69 |
| 2020–21 | 92 | 92 | 70 |
| 2021–22 | 115 | 115 | 70 |
| 2022–23 | 73 | 73 | 92 |
| 2023–24 | 40 | 40 | 68 |
| 2024–25 | 40 | 40 | 66 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
All surgery at Royal Hobart Hospital · Spinal bone removal (laminectomy) across Australia · Spinal bone removal (laminectomy) in Tasmania · All surgery waits in Tasmania