--- title: "Gallbladder removal waiting times in Queensland" description: "Public hospitals in Queensland ranked by median wait for Gallbladder removal in 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/gallbladder-removal/qld/" --- # Gallbladder removal waiting times in Queensland The median wait for gallbladder removal in Queensland public hospitals was **53 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **48 days**. The source publishes this surgery as "Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic)". Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026. 40 public hospitals in Queensland reported gallbladder removal 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 "Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic)" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept. 6 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 48 days marks the national median. - [Thursday Island Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/thursday-island-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 1 day - [Mount Isa Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-isa-base-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 25 days - [Princess Alexandra Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/princess-alexandra-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 28 days - [Ipswich Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ipswich-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 32 days - [Mackay Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mackay-base-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 36 days - [Townsville University Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/townsville-university-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 36 days - [Rockhampton Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/rockhampton-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 37 days - [Sunshine Coast University Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sunshine-coast-university-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 39 days - [Redland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/redland-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 42 days - [Bundaberg Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bundaberg-base-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 46 days - [Kingaroy Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kingaroy-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 49 days - [Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-brisbane-womens-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 49 days - [Gold Coast University Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gold-coast-university-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 51 days - [The Prince Charles Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-prince-charles-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 52 days - [Robina Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/robina-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 54 days - [Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/queen-elizabeth-ii-jubilee-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 55 days - [Logan Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/logan-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 56 days - [Redcliffe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/redcliffe-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 57 days - [Hervey Bay Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hervey-bay-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 59 days - [Queensland Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/queensland-childrens-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 59 days - [Roma Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/roma-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 59 days - [Nambour General Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nambour-general-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 61 days - [Gympie Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gympie-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 63 days - [Toowoomba Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/toowoomba-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 64 days - [Caboolture Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/caboolture-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 66 days - [Cairns Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cairns-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 66 days - [Dalby Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dalby-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 70 days - [Warwick Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/warwick-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 70 days - [Mater Adult Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mater-adult-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 78 days - [Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/surgical-treatment-and-rehabilitation-service/gallbladder-removal/): 79 days - [Gladstone Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gladstone-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 82 days - [Emerald Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/emerald-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 84 days - [Innisfail Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/innisfail-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 87 days - [Maryborough Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maryborough-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 94 days - [Atherton Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/atherton-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): not published - [Beaudesert Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/beaudesert-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): not published - [Longreach Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/longreach-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): not published - [Mareeba Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mareeba-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): not published - [Mater Mothers' Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mater-mothers-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): not published - [Proserpine Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/proserpine-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): not published Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) 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 | [Thursday Island Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/thursday-island-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 1 day | not published | 12 surgeries | | 2 | [Mount Isa Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-isa-base-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 25 days | not published | 40 surgeries | | 3 | [Princess Alexandra Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/princess-alexandra-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 28 days | 0.0% | 160 surgeries | | 4 | [Ipswich Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ipswich-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 32 days | 0.0% | 90 surgeries | | 5 | [Mackay Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mackay-base-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 36 days | 3.0% | 67 surgeries | | 5 | [Townsville University Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/townsville-university-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 36 days | 0.7% | 140 surgeries | | 7 | [Rockhampton Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/rockhampton-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 37 days | 2.7% | 74 surgeries | | 8 | [Sunshine Coast University Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sunshine-coast-university-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 39 days | 4.4% | 135 surgeries | | 9 | [Redland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/redland-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 42 days | 0.0% | 166 surgeries | | 10 | [Bundaberg Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bundaberg-base-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 46 days | 0.0% | 79 surgeries | | 11 | [Kingaroy Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kingaroy-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 49 days | not published | 21 surgeries | | 11 | [Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-brisbane-womens-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 49 days | 4.2% | 119 surgeries | | 13 | [Gold Coast University Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gold-coast-university-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 51 days | 0.5% | 215 surgeries | | 14 | [The Prince Charles Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-prince-charles-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 52 days | 0.0% | 304 surgeries | | 15 | [Robina Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/robina-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 54 days | 0.0% | 138 surgeries | | 16 | [Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/queen-elizabeth-ii-jubilee-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 55 days | 0.0% | 186 surgeries | | 17 | [Logan Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/logan-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 56 days | 1.2% | 162 surgeries | | 18 | [Redcliffe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/redcliffe-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 57 days | 1.6% | 123 surgeries | | 19 | [Hervey Bay Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hervey-bay-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 59 days | 3.3% | 90 surgeries | | 19 | [Queensland Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/queensland-childrens-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 59 days | not published | 20 surgeries | | 19 | [Roma Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/roma-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 59 days | not published | 18 surgeries | | 22 | [Nambour General Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nambour-general-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 61 days | 0.9% | 107 surgeries | | 23 | [Gympie Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gympie-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 63 days | not published | 29 surgeries | | 24 | [Toowoomba Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/toowoomba-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 64 days | 0.0% | 177 surgeries | | 25 | [Caboolture Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/caboolture-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 66 days | 0.5% | 188 surgeries | | 25 | [Cairns Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cairns-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 66 days | 0.6% | 160 surgeries | | 27 | [Dalby Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dalby-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 70 days | not published | 15 surgeries | | 27 | [Warwick Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/warwick-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 70 days | not published | 17 surgeries | | 29 | [Mater Adult Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mater-adult-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 78 days | 2.6% | 116 surgeries | | 30 | [Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/surgical-treatment-and-rehabilitation-service/gallbladder-removal/) | 79 days | 4.6% | 194 surgeries | | 31 | [Gladstone Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gladstone-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 82 days | 5.3% | 57 surgeries | | 32 | [Emerald Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/emerald-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 84 days | not published | 14 surgeries | | 33 | [Innisfail Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/innisfail-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 87 days | not published | 19 surgeries | | 34 | [Maryborough Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maryborough-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 94 days | not published | 21 surgeries | | unranked | [Atherton Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/atherton-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries | | unranked | [Beaudesert Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/beaudesert-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Longreach Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/longreach-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | not published | not published | 7 surgeries | | unranked | [Mareeba Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mareeba-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries | | unranked | [Mater Mothers' Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mater-mothers-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Proserpine Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/proserpine-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | not published | not published | not published | Ranked by area in Queensland: [near the Gold Coast](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/gallbladder-removal/near/gold-coast/) · [near Herston](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/gallbladder-removal/near/herston/) · [near the Sunshine Coast](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/gallbladder-removal/near/sunshine-coast/) · [near Woolloongabba](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/gallbladder-removal/near/woolloongabba/). **Cite this page** > The median wait for gallbladder removal in Queensland public hospitals was 53 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Gallbladder removal waiting times in Queensland", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/gallbladder-removal/qld/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/gallbladder-removal/qld/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/gallbladder-removal/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/gallbladder-removal/), 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. 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