--- title: "Shoulder joint replacement waiting times in Queensland" description: "Public hospitals in Queensland ranked by median wait for Shoulder joint replacement in 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/shoulder-joint-replacement/qld/" --- # Shoulder joint replacement waiting times in Queensland The median wait for shoulder joint replacement in Queensland public hospitals was **123 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **174 days**. Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026. 19 public hospitals in Queensland reported shoulder joint replacement 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 "Shoulder joint replacement" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept. 3 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 174 days marks the national median. - [Bundaberg Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bundaberg-base-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 86 days - [Princess Alexandra Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/princess-alexandra-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 89 days - [Redcliffe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/redcliffe-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 91 days - [Gold Coast University Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gold-coast-university-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 94 days - [Mater Adult Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mater-adult-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 105 days - [Toowoomba Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/toowoomba-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 117 days - [Robina Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/robina-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 123 days - [The Prince Charles Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-prince-charles-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 123 days - [Townsville University Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/townsville-university-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 133 days - [Cairns Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cairns-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 173 days - [Nambour General Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nambour-general-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 178 days - [Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-brisbane-womens-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 230 days - [Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/queen-elizabeth-ii-jubilee-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 305 days - [Sunshine Coast University Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sunshine-coast-university-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 326 days - [Ipswich Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ipswich-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 339 days - [Mackay Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mackay-base-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 416 days - [Hervey Bay Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hervey-bay-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): not published - [Logan Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/logan-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): not published - [Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/surgical-treatment-and-rehabilitation-service/shoulder-joint-replacement/): not published Shoulder joint 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 | [Bundaberg Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bundaberg-base-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 86 days | not published | 21 surgeries | | 2 | [Princess Alexandra Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/princess-alexandra-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 89 days | not published | 36 surgeries | | 3 | [Redcliffe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/redcliffe-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 91 days | not published | 13 surgeries | | 4 | [Gold Coast University Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gold-coast-university-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 94 days | not published | 14 surgeries | | 5 | [Mater Adult Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mater-adult-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 105 days | not published | 11 surgeries | | 6 | [Toowoomba Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/toowoomba-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 117 days | not published | 24 surgeries | | 7 | [Robina Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/robina-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 123 days | not published | 22 surgeries | | 7 | [The Prince Charles Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-prince-charles-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 123 days | not published | 40 surgeries | | 9 | [Townsville University Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/townsville-university-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 133 days | not published | 28 surgeries | | 10 | [Cairns Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cairns-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 173 days | not published | 24 surgeries | | 11 | [Nambour General Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nambour-general-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 178 days | not published | 10 surgeries | | 12 | [Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-brisbane-womens-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 230 days | not published | 26 surgeries | | 13 | [Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/queen-elizabeth-ii-jubilee-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 305 days | not published | 28 surgeries | | 14 | [Sunshine Coast University Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sunshine-coast-university-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 326 days | not published | 11 surgeries | | 15 | [Ipswich Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ipswich-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 339 days | not published | 16 surgeries | | 16 | [Mackay Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mackay-base-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 416 days | not published | 11 surgeries | | unranked | [Hervey Bay Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hervey-bay-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | not published | not published | 7 surgeries | | unranked | [Logan Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/logan-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | not published | not published | 8 surgeries | | unranked | [Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/surgical-treatment-and-rehabilitation-service/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | not published | not published | not published | Ranked by area in Queensland: [near the Gold Coast](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/shoulder-joint-replacement/near/gold-coast/) · [near Herston](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/shoulder-joint-replacement/near/herston/) · [near the Sunshine Coast](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/shoulder-joint-replacement/near/sunshine-coast/) · [near Woolloongabba](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/shoulder-joint-replacement/near/woolloongabba/). **Cite this page** > The median wait for shoulder joint replacement in Queensland public hospitals was 123 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Shoulder joint replacement waiting times in Queensland", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/shoulder-joint-replacement/qld/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/shoulder-joint-replacement/qld/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/shoulder-joint-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](https://surgerywaits.au/guides/referral-to-another-hospital/). Compare with [every other state](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/shoulder-joint-replacement/), 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/shoulder-joint-replacement/qld/.