Keyhole belly surgery (laparoscopy) waiting time at The Prince Charles Hospital
Half of patients at The Prince Charles Hospital waited 22 days or less for keyhole belly surgery (laparoscopy) in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Laparoscopy". This public hospital is in the Chermside West 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
- 22 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 14 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 149 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 18 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 7 days in 2016–17 to 22 days in 2024–25 — up 214% — while the national median rose from 47 days to 69 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Princess Alexandra Hospital, about 12 km away, at 17 days.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Prince Charles Hospital | 22 days | not published | 14 surgeries |
| Queensland (all public hospitals) | 84 days | 7.1% | 2015 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 69 days | 5.4% | 9403 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 69 days marks the national median.
Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital, QLD · about 6 km away: 87 days
Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service, QLD · about 7 km away: 84 days
Queensland Children's Hospital, QLD · about 10 km away: 40 days
Mater Mothers' Hospital, QLD · about 11 km away: 189 days
Mater Adult Hospital, QLD · about 11 km away: 23 days
Princess Alexandra Hospital, QLD · about 12 km away: 17 days
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital, QLD · about 19 km away: 91 days
Redcliffe Hospital, QLD · about 20 km away: 85 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- The Prince Charles Hospital
- QLD
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | The Prince Charles Hospital (days) | QLD (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 7 | 57 | 47 |
| 2017–18 | not published | 63 | 51 |
| 2018–19 | not published | 65 | 57 |
| 2019–20 | 28 | 75 | 64 |
| 2020–21 | 20 | 72 | 79 |
| 2021–22 | 14 | 74 | 78 |
| 2022–23 | 27 | 73 | 82 |
| 2023–24 | 14 | 76 | 69 |
| 2024–25 | 22 | 84 | 69 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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