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Aortic aneurysm repair waiting times in Queensland

The median wait for aortic aneurysm repair in Queensland public hospitals was 26 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was 24 days. The source publishes this surgery as "Abdominal or thoracic aortic aneurysm - repair/replacement".

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

The source splits aortic aneurysm repair in two: this page covers "Abdominal or thoracic aortic aneurysm - repair/replacement", and repairs using a Y-shaped graft that splits into the two main arteries to the legs are on replacement of aortic aneurysm with bifurcation graft.

8 public hospitals in Queensland reported aortic aneurysm repair in 2024–25. They are ranked by their published median wait alone, shortest first.

Compare this near you → On the compare page, pick "Abdominal or thoracic aortic aneurysm - repair/replacement" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept.

1 hospital has no published median wait for this surgery in this period. They are listed last, marked "not published", and are never ranked.

Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 24 days marks the national median.

Abdominal or thoracic aortic aneurysm - repair/replacement in Queensland public hospitals, 2024–25. Hospitals with the same median share a rank and the next rank is skipped. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28.
Rank Hospital Median wait Waited more than 365 days Surgeries
1 Cairns Hospital 12 days not published 26 surgeries
2 Sunshine Coast University Hospital 20 days not published 14 surgeries
3 Princess Alexandra Hospital 21 days 0.0% 69 surgeries
3 Townsville University Hospital 21 days not published 28 surgeries
5 Gold Coast University Hospital 28 days not published 34 surgeries
6 Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital 30 days not published 41 surgeries
7 The Prince Charles Hospital 98 days not published 33 surgeries
unranked Mater Adult Hospital not published not published 9 surgeries

Ranked by area in Queensland: near Herston.

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The median wait for aortic aneurysm repair in Queensland public hospitals was 26 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026).

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Surgery Waits, "Aortic aneurysm repair waiting times in Queensland", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/abdominal-or-thoracic-aortic-aneurysm-repair-replacement/qld/, accessed 28 May 2026.

Attribution: Surgery Waits (https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/abdominal-or-thoracic-aortic-aneurysm-repair-replacement/qld/), 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.

Waiting times differ across state borders, and a referral can cross one — read what that means. Compare with every other state, or see every surgery reported in Queensland.