Pterygium (eye growth) removal near Woolloongabba
Near Woolloongabba, Princess Alexandra Hospital had the shortest median wait for pterygium (eye growth) removal in 2024–25: 76 days (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026).
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026.
3 public hospitals are ranked here by the median wait the source published for pterygium (eye growth) removal, shortest first, and by nothing else. Every hospital listed is within 120 km of every other. 1 hospital sits just outside this area, within about 25 km of one of its hospitals, and is included because a referral can cross the line. The source publishes this surgery as "Pterygium - excision of".
Hospitals in or near Woolloongabba
| Rank | Hospital | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Where |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Princess Alexandra Hospital | 76 days | not published | Woolloongabba, QLD. In this area. |
| 2 | Redland Hospital | 160 days | not published | Cleveland, QLD. In this area. |
| 3 | Mater Adult Hospital | 287 days | not published | Dutton Park, QLD. Outside this area, about 2 km from Princess Alexandra Hospital. |
This area covers Logan Hospital, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital and Redland Hospital: the hospitals of the source's Local Hospital Network "Metro South (Qld)" within 25 km of Princess Alexandra Hospital. 1 other hospital of the network is farther away and not part of this area. Distances are straight lines between hospital locations, rounded to the nearest kilometre; they are not travel distances. A shorter median does not mean a hospital will see you sooner: your urgency category and your specialist decide that.
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Near Woolloongabba, Princess Alexandra Hospital had the shortest median wait for pterygium (eye growth) removal in 2024–25: 76 days (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026).
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Surgery Waits, "Pterygium (eye growth) removal near Woolloongabba", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/pterygium-excision-of/near/woolloongabba/, accessed 28 May 2026.Attribution: Surgery Waits (https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/pterygium-excision-of/near/woolloongabba/), from Australian Institute of Health and Welfare MyHospitals data, CC BY 3.0 AU. Reference period 2024–25, released 28 May 2026.
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