Cardio-thoracic surgery
Cardio-thoracic surgery waiting times for planned surgery. Public hospitals that published a median wait in 2024–25: 46.
A specialty covers many operations. Its figures describe all the patients treated under the specialty, and say nothing about one operation.
National figures
These figures cover every public hospital in Australia that reported this surgery. A national figure is never ranked.
- Median wait, Australia
- 20 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, Australia
- 0.7%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, Australia
- 12,022 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
By state and territory
The shortest median wait comes first. A state with no published median wait follows, in name order. Select a state to see its hospitals.
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| State or territory | Median wait | Waiting more than 365 days | Patients treated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Capital Territory | 15 days | 0.0% | 287 surgeries |
| Queensland | 17 days | 0.9% | 2,428 surgeries |
| Victoria | 19 days | 1.0% | 3,107 surgeries |
| New South Wales | 22 days | 0.2% | 3,874 surgeries |
| Western Australia | 22 days | 1.2% | 1,181 surgeries |
| South Australia | 28 days | 1.1% | 901 surgeries |
| Tasmania | 48 days | 0.0% | 244 surgeries |
Hospitals by median wait
The shortest median wait comes first. A hospital with no published median wait follows, in name order, and has no rank.
A rank compares a hospital with every public hospital in Australia that published the same figure for the same period. The page shows a rank only on a current published figure. It never ranks a withheld or unreported figure. It also never ranks a figure from an earlier period.
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| Hospital | Median wait | Waiting more than 365 days | Patients treated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wollongong Hospital | 1 dayRank 1st of 46 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 39 nationally | 204 surgeries |
| Mater Adult Hospital | 4 daysRank 2nd of 46 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 41 surgeries |
| Queensland Children's Hospital | 6 daysRank 3rd of 46 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 39 nationally | 293 surgeries |
| Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital | 6 daysRank 3rd of 46 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 39 nationally | 59 surgeries |
| St Vincent's Hospital [Darlinghurst] | 8 daysRank 5th of 46 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 39 nationally | 356 surgeries |
| St George Hospital NSW | 9 daysRank 6th of 46 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 39 nationally | 151 surgeries |
| The Bendigo Hospital | 11 daysRank 7th of 46 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 33 surgeries |
| Albury Wodonga Health [Wodonga Campus] | 12 daysRank 8th of 46 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 35 surgeries |
| Box Hill Hospital | 12 daysRank 8th of 46 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 39 nationally | 67 surgeries |
| Joondalup Health Campus (Public) | 12 daysRank 8th of 46 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 39 nationally | 51 surgeries |
| The Northern Hospital [Epping] | 12 daysRank 8th of 46 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 39 nationally | 89 surgeries |
| Townsville University Hospital | 12 daysRank 8th of 46 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 39 nationally | 432 surgeries |
| University Hospital Geelong | 12 daysRank 8th of 46 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 39 nationally | 203 surgeries |
| Princess Alexandra Hospital | 13 daysRank 14th of 46 nationally | 0.3%Rank 29th of 39 nationally | 683 surgeries |
| Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus] | 13 daysRank 14th of 46 nationally | 0.8%Rank 36th of 39 nationally | 527 surgeries |
| Frankston Hospital | 14 daysRank 16th of 46 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 45 surgeries |
| Austin Hospital [Heidelberg] | 15 daysRank 17th of 46 nationally | 1.5%Rank 37th of 39 nationally | 332 surgeries |
| Royal Prince Alfred Hospital | 15 daysRank 17th of 46 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 39 nationally | 501 surgeries |
| The Canberra Hospital | 15 daysRank 17th of 46 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 39 nationally | 287 surgeries |
| Western Hospital [Footscray] | 16 daysRank 20th of 46 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 39 nationally | 100 surgeries |
| Nepean Hospital | 17 daysRank 21st of 46 nationally | 0.7%Rank 34th of 39 nationally | 138 surgeries |
| Monash Medical Centre [Clayton] | 19 daysRank 22nd of 46 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 39 nationally | 117 surgeries |
| Blacktown Hospital | 20 daysRank 23rd of 46 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 39 nationally | 115 surgeries |
| Flinders Medical Centre | 20 daysRank 23rd of 46 nationally | 0.6%Rank 32nd of 39 nationally | 327 surgeries |
| Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital | 20 daysRank 23rd of 46 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 39 nationally | 300 surgeries |
| St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne] | 20 daysRank 23rd of 46 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 39 nationally | 353 surgeries |
| Prince of Wales Hospital | 21 daysRank 27th of 46 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 39 nationally | 261 surgeries |
| The Alfred | 21 daysRank 27th of 46 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 39 nationally | 507 surgeries |
| Fiona Stanley Hospital | 22 daysRank 29th of 46 nationally | 0.4%Rank 30th of 39 nationally | 683 surgeries |
| Concord Repatriation Hospital | 27 daysRank 30th of 46 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 39 nationally | 139 surgeries |
| Gold Coast University Hospital | 27 daysRank 30th of 46 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 39 nationally | 255 surgeries |
| Williamstown Hospital | 30 daysRank 32nd of 46 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 17 surgeries |
| Calvary Mater Newcastle | 31 daysRank 33rd of 46 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 39 nationally | 58 surgeries |
| Royal Adelaide Hospital | 32 daysRank 34th of 46 nationally | 0.2%Rank 28th of 39 nationally | 550 surgeries |
| John Hunter Hospital | 33 daysRank 35th of 46 nationally | 0.6%Rank 32nd of 39 nationally | 326 surgeries |
| Victorian Heart Hospital | 34 daysRank 36th of 46 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 39 nationally | 316 surgeries |
| Liverpool Hospital | 35 daysRank 37th of 46 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 39 nationally | 384 surgeries |
| Royal North Shore Hospital | 35 daysRank 37th of 46 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 39 nationally | 496 surgeries |
| The Children's Hospital at Westmead | 35 daysRank 37th of 46 nationally | 0.7%Rank 34th of 39 nationally | 291 surgeries |
| The Prince Charles Hospital | 40 daysRank 40th of 46 nationally | 2.9%Rank 38th of 39 nationally | 665 surgeries |
| Westmead Hospital | 42 daysRank 41st of 46 nationally | 0.4%Rank 30th of 39 nationally | 446 surgeries |
| Royal Hobart Hospital | 48 daysRank 42nd of 46 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 39 nationally | 244 surgeries |
| Perth Children's Hospital | 51 daysRank 43rd of 46 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 39 nationally | 127 surgeries |
| Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville] | 90 daysRank 44th of 46 nationally | 6.2%Rank 39th of 39 nationally | 357 surgeries |
| Women's and Children's Hospital | 141 daysRank 45th of 46 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 24 surgeries |
| Fremantle Hospital and Health Service | 371 daysRank 46th of 46 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 20 surgeries |
| Latrobe Regional Hospital [Traralgon] | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 9 surgeries |
| Northern Beaches Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Port Macquarie Base Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Sydney Children's Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| The Tweed Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
How waits have changed
Each chart shows one figure for each year the source published it. A year with no published figure is a gap in the line, and the table under the chart gives the reason.
The charts show Australia and the three states that treated the most patients in 2024–25.
- Australia
- New South Wales
- Queensland
- Victoria
Show the figures as a table
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| Financial year | Australia | New South Wales | Queensland | Victoria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 16 days | 19 days | 11 days | 19 days |
| 2012–13 | 17 days | 21 days | 11 days | 18 days |
| 2013–14 | 18 days | 21 days | 12 days | 21 days |
| 2014–15 | 18 days | 23 days | 10 days | 20 days |
| 2015–16 | 17 days | 25 days | 9 days | 21 days |
| 2016–17 | 16 days | 25 days | 9 days | 19 days |
| 2017–18 | 19 days | 23 days | 11 days | 20 days |
| 2018–19 | 19 days | 23 days | 12 days | 19 days |
| 2019–20 | 19 days | 22 days | 14 days | 19 days |
| 2020–21 | 18 days | 20 days | 15 days | 18 days |
| 2021–22 | 18 days | 18 days | 15 days | 19 days |
| 2022–23 | 20 days | 19 days | 17 days | 19 days |
| 2023–24 | 20 days | 19 days | 20 days | 19 days |
| 2024–25 | 20 days | 22 days | 17 days | 19 days |
What this page leaves out
Private hospitals are excluded. This page covers public hospitals only, so it shows no private hospital.
Before you use these figures
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Where this data comes from
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Elective surgery waiting times by hospital and surgical specialty, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 20 October 2026
- Data released
- 19 August 2026
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, elective surgery waiting times data extract, sourced 19 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-elective-surgery-waiting-times-by-specialty/v/2026-10-20/
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Hospitals, Local Hospital Networks and Primary Health Networks in MyHospitals, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 3 October 2026
- Data released
- 19 August 2026
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, mapping details extract, sourced 3 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-hospitals-myhospitals/v/2026-10-03/
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Reported measures and their codes in MyHospitals, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 27 October 2026
- Data released
- The publisher gives no release date for this dataset.
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, reported measures, sourced 26 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-myhospitals-reported-measures/v/2026-10-27/
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Reporting unit mappings to health networks and states in MyHospitals, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 27 October 2026
- Data released
- The publisher gives no release date for this dataset.
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, reporting units, sourced 26 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-myhospitals-reporting-unit-mappings/v/2026-10-27/
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Reporting unit codes and alternative names in MyHospitals, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 27 October 2026
- Data released
- The publisher gives no release date for this dataset.
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, reporting units, sourced 26 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-myhospitals-reporting-units/v/2026-10-27/