--- title: "Joint fusion surgery waiting times in Queensland" description: "Public hospitals in Queensland ranked by median wait for Joint fusion surgery in 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/arthrodesis/qld/" --- # Joint fusion surgery waiting times in Queensland The median wait for joint fusion surgery in Queensland public hospitals was **132 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **158 days**. The source publishes this surgery as "Arthrodesis". Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026. 25 public hospitals in Queensland reported joint fusion surgery in 2024–25. They are ranked by their published median wait alone, shortest first. **[Compare this near you →](https://surgerywaits.au/)** On the compare page, pick "Arthrodesis" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept. 7 hospitals have 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 158 days marks the national median. - [Mater Adult Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mater-adult-hospital/arthrodesis/): 71 days - [Princess Alexandra Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/princess-alexandra-hospital/arthrodesis/): 82 days - [Redcliffe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/redcliffe-hospital/arthrodesis/): 84 days - [The Prince Charles Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-prince-charles-hospital/arthrodesis/): 84 days - [Sunshine Coast University Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sunshine-coast-university-hospital/arthrodesis/): 104 days - [Nambour General Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nambour-general-hospital/arthrodesis/): 116 days - [Logan Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/logan-hospital/arthrodesis/): 119 days - [Redland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/redland-hospital/arthrodesis/): 119 days - [Gold Coast University Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gold-coast-university-hospital/arthrodesis/): 128 days - [Robina Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/robina-hospital/arthrodesis/): 130 days - [Cairns Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cairns-hospital/arthrodesis/): 154 days - [Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/surgical-treatment-and-rehabilitation-service/arthrodesis/): 217 days - [Ipswich Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ipswich-hospital/arthrodesis/): 218 days - [Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-brisbane-womens-hospital/arthrodesis/): 227 days - [Townsville University Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/townsville-university-hospital/arthrodesis/): 267 days - [Gladstone Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gladstone-hospital/arthrodesis/): 279 days - [Rockhampton Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/rockhampton-hospital/arthrodesis/): 281 days - [Toowoomba Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/toowoomba-hospital/arthrodesis/): 428 days - [Bundaberg Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bundaberg-base-hospital/arthrodesis/): not published - [Hervey Bay Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hervey-bay-hospital/arthrodesis/): not published - [Mackay Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mackay-base-hospital/arthrodesis/): not published - [Maryborough Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maryborough-hospital/arthrodesis/): not published - [Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/queen-elizabeth-ii-jubilee-hospital/arthrodesis/): not published - [Queensland Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/queensland-childrens-hospital/arthrodesis/): not published - [Roma Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/roma-hospital/arthrodesis/): not published Arthrodesis 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 | [Mater Adult Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mater-adult-hospital/arthrodesis/) | 71 days | not published | 17 surgeries | | 2 | [Princess Alexandra Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/princess-alexandra-hospital/arthrodesis/) | 82 days | not published | 48 surgeries | | 3 | [Redcliffe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/redcliffe-hospital/arthrodesis/) | 84 days | not published | 13 surgeries | | 3 | [The Prince Charles Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-prince-charles-hospital/arthrodesis/) | 84 days | 1.7% | 58 surgeries | | 5 | [Sunshine Coast University Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sunshine-coast-university-hospital/arthrodesis/) | 104 days | not published | 23 surgeries | | 6 | [Nambour General Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nambour-general-hospital/arthrodesis/) | 116 days | not published | 24 surgeries | | 7 | [Logan Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/logan-hospital/arthrodesis/) | 119 days | not published | 28 surgeries | | 7 | [Redland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/redland-hospital/arthrodesis/) | 119 days | not published | 24 surgeries | | 9 | [Gold Coast University Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gold-coast-university-hospital/arthrodesis/) | 128 days | not published | 43 surgeries | | 10 | [Robina Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/robina-hospital/arthrodesis/) | 130 days | not published | 41 surgeries | | 11 | [Cairns Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cairns-hospital/arthrodesis/) | 154 days | not published | 36 surgeries | | 12 | [Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/surgical-treatment-and-rehabilitation-service/arthrodesis/) | 217 days | not published | 27 surgeries | | 13 | [Ipswich Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ipswich-hospital/arthrodesis/) | 218 days | not published | 20 surgeries | | 14 | [Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-brisbane-womens-hospital/arthrodesis/) | 227 days | not published | 31 surgeries | | 15 | [Townsville University Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/townsville-university-hospital/arthrodesis/) | 267 days | not published | 21 surgeries | | 16 | [Gladstone Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gladstone-hospital/arthrodesis/) | 279 days | not published | 10 surgeries | | 17 | [Rockhampton Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/rockhampton-hospital/arthrodesis/) | 281 days | not published | 21 surgeries | | 18 | [Toowoomba Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/toowoomba-hospital/arthrodesis/) | 428 days | not published | 46 surgeries | | unranked | [Bundaberg Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bundaberg-base-hospital/arthrodesis/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries | | unranked | [Hervey Bay Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hervey-bay-hospital/arthrodesis/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Mackay Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mackay-base-hospital/arthrodesis/) | not published | not published | 7 surgeries | | unranked | [Maryborough Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maryborough-hospital/arthrodesis/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/queen-elizabeth-ii-jubilee-hospital/arthrodesis/) | not published | not published | 9 surgeries | | unranked | [Queensland Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/queensland-childrens-hospital/arthrodesis/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Roma Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/roma-hospital/arthrodesis/) | not published | not published | not published | Ranked by area in Queensland: [near the Gold Coast](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/arthrodesis/near/gold-coast/) · [near Herston](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/arthrodesis/near/herston/) · [near the Sunshine Coast](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/arthrodesis/near/sunshine-coast/) · [near Woolloongabba](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/arthrodesis/near/woolloongabba/). **Cite this page** > The median wait for joint fusion surgery in Queensland public hospitals was 132 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Joint fusion surgery waiting times in Queensland", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/arthrodesis/qld/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/arthrodesis/qld/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/arthrodesis/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](https://surgerywaits.au/guides/referral-to-another-hospital/). Compare with [every other state](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/arthrodesis/), or see [every surgery reported in Queensland](https://surgerywaits.au/state/qld/). ## 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. **In an emergency call 000.** 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. Surgery Waits is published by [National Digital](https://nationaldigital.com.au/). * * * This is the Markdown copy of https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/arthrodesis/qld/.