--- title: "Shoulder reconstruction waiting times in Queensland" description: "Public hospitals in Queensland ranked by median wait for Shoulder reconstruction in 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/shoulder-reconstruction/qld/" --- # Shoulder reconstruction waiting times in Queensland The median wait for shoulder reconstruction in Queensland public hospitals was **79 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **88 days**. Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026. 23 public hospitals in Queensland reported shoulder reconstruction 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 reconstruction" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept. 8 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 88 days marks the national median. - [Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-brisbane-womens-hospital/shoulder-reconstruction/): 10 days - [The Prince Charles Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-prince-charles-hospital/shoulder-reconstruction/): 42 days - [Cairns Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cairns-hospital/shoulder-reconstruction/): 57 days - [Ipswich Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ipswich-hospital/shoulder-reconstruction/): 70 days - [Townsville University Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/townsville-university-hospital/shoulder-reconstruction/): 74 days - [Mater Adult Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mater-adult-hospital/shoulder-reconstruction/): 75 days - [Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/surgical-treatment-and-rehabilitation-service/shoulder-reconstruction/): 78 days - [Princess Alexandra Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/princess-alexandra-hospital/shoulder-reconstruction/): 84 days - [Redcliffe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/redcliffe-hospital/shoulder-reconstruction/): 86 days - [Sunshine Coast University Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sunshine-coast-university-hospital/shoulder-reconstruction/): 86 days - [Robina Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/robina-hospital/shoulder-reconstruction/): 92 days - [Toowoomba Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/toowoomba-hospital/shoulder-reconstruction/): 93 days - [Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/queen-elizabeth-ii-jubilee-hospital/shoulder-reconstruction/): 115 days - [Nambour General Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nambour-general-hospital/shoulder-reconstruction/): 263 days - [Gold Coast University Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gold-coast-university-hospital/shoulder-reconstruction/): 290 days - [Bundaberg Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bundaberg-base-hospital/shoulder-reconstruction/): not published - [Hervey Bay Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hervey-bay-hospital/shoulder-reconstruction/): not published - [Logan Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/logan-hospital/shoulder-reconstruction/): not published - [Mackay Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mackay-base-hospital/shoulder-reconstruction/): not published - [Maryborough Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maryborough-hospital/shoulder-reconstruction/): not published - [Queensland Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/queensland-childrens-hospital/shoulder-reconstruction/): not published - [Redland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/redland-hospital/shoulder-reconstruction/): not published - [Rockhampton Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/rockhampton-hospital/shoulder-reconstruction/): not published Shoulder reconstruction 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 | [Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-brisbane-womens-hospital/shoulder-reconstruction/) | 10 days | not published | 14 surgeries | | 2 | [The Prince Charles Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-prince-charles-hospital/shoulder-reconstruction/) | 42 days | not published | 25 surgeries | | 3 | [Cairns Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cairns-hospital/shoulder-reconstruction/) | 57 days | not published | 13 surgeries | | 4 | [Ipswich Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ipswich-hospital/shoulder-reconstruction/) | 70 days | not published | 13 surgeries | | 5 | [Townsville University Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/townsville-university-hospital/shoulder-reconstruction/) | 74 days | not published | 21 surgeries | | 6 | [Mater Adult Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mater-adult-hospital/shoulder-reconstruction/) | 75 days | not published | 14 surgeries | | 7 | [Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/surgical-treatment-and-rehabilitation-service/shoulder-reconstruction/) | 78 days | 3.8% | 53 surgeries | | 8 | [Princess Alexandra Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/princess-alexandra-hospital/shoulder-reconstruction/) | 84 days | not published | 26 surgeries | | 9 | [Redcliffe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/redcliffe-hospital/shoulder-reconstruction/) | 86 days | not published | 10 surgeries | | 9 | [Sunshine Coast University Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sunshine-coast-university-hospital/shoulder-reconstruction/) | 86 days | not published | 15 surgeries | | 11 | [Robina Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/robina-hospital/shoulder-reconstruction/) | 92 days | not published | 14 surgeries | | 12 | [Toowoomba Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/toowoomba-hospital/shoulder-reconstruction/) | 93 days | not published | 10 surgeries | | 13 | [Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/queen-elizabeth-ii-jubilee-hospital/shoulder-reconstruction/) | 115 days | not published | 19 surgeries | | 14 | [Nambour General Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nambour-general-hospital/shoulder-reconstruction/) | 263 days | not published | 12 surgeries | | 15 | [Gold Coast University Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gold-coast-university-hospital/shoulder-reconstruction/) | 290 days | not published | 14 surgeries | | unranked | [Bundaberg Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bundaberg-base-hospital/shoulder-reconstruction/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Hervey Bay Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hervey-bay-hospital/shoulder-reconstruction/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Logan Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/logan-hospital/shoulder-reconstruction/) | not published | not published | 8 surgeries | | unranked | [Mackay Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mackay-base-hospital/shoulder-reconstruction/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Maryborough Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maryborough-hospital/shoulder-reconstruction/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Queensland Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/queensland-childrens-hospital/shoulder-reconstruction/) | not published | not published | 5 surgeries | | unranked | [Redland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/redland-hospital/shoulder-reconstruction/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries | | unranked | [Rockhampton Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/rockhampton-hospital/shoulder-reconstruction/) | not published | not published | not published | Ranked by area in Queensland: [near the Gold Coast](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/shoulder-reconstruction/near/gold-coast/) · [near Herston](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/shoulder-reconstruction/near/herston/) · [near the Sunshine Coast](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/shoulder-reconstruction/near/sunshine-coast/) · [near Woolloongabba](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/shoulder-reconstruction/near/woolloongabba/). **Cite this page** > The median wait for shoulder reconstruction in Queensland public hospitals was 79 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Shoulder reconstruction waiting times in Queensland", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/shoulder-reconstruction/qld/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/shoulder-reconstruction/qld/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/shoulder-reconstruction/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-reconstruction/), 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-reconstruction/qld/.