Tasmania
This page shows planned surgery waiting times at public hospitals in Tasmania, with the national figures beside them. The latest figures cover 2024–25. In Tasmania, 4 public hospitals published a median wait for urgency category 1.
Headline figures for Tasmania
Each pair of tiles shows the median wait in Tasmania and in Australia for one of the procedures that treated the most patients in Tasmania. A state figure is never ranked.
- Cataract surgery, Tasmania
- 99 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Cataract surgery, Australia
- 106 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Bladder scope (cystoscopy), Tasmania
- 34 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Bladder scope (cystoscopy), Australia
- 26 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Dilatation and curettage, Tasmania
- 36 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Dilatation and curettage, Australia
- 28 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Hospitals in Tasmania by median wait
Each row is a public hospital in Tasmania. The columns show the median wait for all planned surgery in one urgency category. The shortest median wait for category 1 comes first. A hospital with no published figure 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, Category 1, urgent | Median wait, Category 2, semi-urgent | Median wait, Category 3, non-urgent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Hobart Hospital | 18 daysRank 167th of 234 nationally | 82 daysRank 215th of 245 nationally | 87 daysRank 53rd of 246 nationally |
| Launceston General Hospital | 22 daysRank 208th of 234 nationally | 81 daysRank 214th of 245 nationally | 185 daysRank 118th of 246 nationally |
| Mersey Community Hospital | 24 daysRank 219th of 234 nationally | 76 daysRank 193rd of 245 nationally | 247 daysRank 149th of 246 nationally |
| North West Regional Hospital | 28 daysRank 230th of 234 nationally | 125 daysRank 244th of 245 nationally | 219 daysRank 137th of 246 nationally |
Waiting times by procedure in Tasmania
The shortest median wait in Tasmania comes first. A surgery with no published median wait follows, in name order. Select a surgery to see the hospitals in Tasmania that report it.
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| Surgery | Median wait, Tasmania | Median wait, Australia | Waiting more than 365 days, Tasmania | Patients treated, Tasmania |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breast lump removal | 22 days | 17 days | 0.0% | 232 surgeries |
| Breast removal | 23 days | 19 days | 2.5% | 121 surgeries |
| Limb amputation | 30 days | 14 days | 3.6% | 110 surgeries |
| Bladder scope (cystoscopy) | 34 days | 26 days | 1.4% | 1,775 surgeries |
| Urinary stone removal | 34 days | 25 days | 0.8% | 251 surgeries |
| Dilatation and curettage | 36 days | 28 days | 0.5% | 1,129 surgeries |
| Spinal bone removal (laminectomy) | 40 days | 66 days | 0.0% | 328 surgeries |
| Thyroid gland removal | 42 days | 56 days | 1.8% | 111 surgeries |
| Gallbladder removal | 46 days | 48 days | 4.2% | 430 surgeries |
| Prostate biopsy | 50 days | 33 days | 0.2% | 434 surgeries |
| Voice box scope surgery | 57 days | 26 days | 5.3% | 152 surgeries |
| Carpal tunnel surgery | 63 days | 71 days | 4.2% | 381 surgeries |
| Keyhole joint surgery | 70 days | 78 days | 3.0% | 271 surgeries |
| Inguinal hernia repair | 72 days | 73 days | 10.0% | 360 surgeries |
| Hysterectomy | 77 days | 74 days | 6.7% | 298 surgeries |
| Grommets | 81 days | 90 days | 5.0% | 140 surgeries |
| Eardrum drainage | 81 days | 80 days | 5.0% | 140 surgeries |
| Keyhole belly surgery (laparoscopy) | 86 days | 69 days | 3.5% | 339 surgeries |
| Cataract surgery | 99 days | 106 days | 4.9% | 2,623 surgeries |
| Hip replacement | 126 days | 130 days | 5.4% | 464 surgeries |
| Tonsillectomy | 156 days | 182 days | 17.3% | 358 surgeries |
| Knee replacement | 161 days | 255 days | 6.8% | 559 surgeries |
| Adenoid removal | 191 days | 144 days | 18.8% | 160 surgeries |
| Deviated septum surgery | 271 days | 320 days | 36.1% | 166 surgeries |
| Joint fusion surgery | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 158 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 87 surgeries |
| Joint replacement revision | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 77 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 61 surgeries |
| Carotid artery plaque removal | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 20 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 18 surgeries |
| Circumcision | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 80 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 84 surgeries |
| Cleft lip and palate repair | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 80 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 12 surgeries |
| Heart bypass surgery | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 19 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 90 surgeries |
| Bladder removal | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 29 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 46 surgeries |
| Eardrum repair | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 264 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 22 surgeries |
| Womb lining removal (endometrial ablation) | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 71 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 26 surgeries |
| Epididymal cyst - removal of | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 116 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 6 surgeries |
| Bony lump removal | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 198 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 15 surgeries |
| Haemorrhoid surgery | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 63 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 75 surgeries |
| Hydrocele surgery | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 95 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 32 surgeries |
| Hypospadias - repair of | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 114 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 15 surgeries |
| Shock wave stone treatment | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 28 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 62 surgeries |
| Mastoid surgery behind the ear | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 99 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 28 surgeries |
| Kidney removal | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 30 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 81 surgeries |
| Trapped nerve release (other nerves) | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 96 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 17 surgeries |
| Testicle removal | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 11 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 22 surgeries |
| Undescended testicle surgery | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 78 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 57 surgeries |
| Parathyroid gland removal | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 82 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 12 surgeries |
| Salivary gland removal | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 45 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 37 surgeries |
| Probing of naso-lacrimal duct | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 83 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 18 surgeries |
| Prostate surgery | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 55 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 65 surgeries |
| Kidney drainage blockage repair | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 41 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 19 surgeries |
| Major neck lymph node surgery | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 15 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 28 surgeries |
| Rhinoplasty | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 376 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Glaucoma drainage surgery | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 32 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 52 surgeries |
| Varicose vein surgery | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 133 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 43 surgeries |
Waiting times by specialty in Tasmania
The shortest median wait in Tasmania comes first. A surgery with no published median wait follows, in name order. Select a surgery to see the hospitals in Tasmania that report it.
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| Surgery | Median wait, Tasmania | Median wait, Australia | Waiting more than 365 days, Tasmania | Patients treated, Tasmania |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plastic surgery | 23 days | 26 days | 5.3% | 2,476 surgeries |
| Paediatric surgery | 28 days | 46 days | 0.3% | 347 surgeries |
| Gynaecology | 38 days | 37 days | 1.9% | 3,014 surgeries |
| Urology | 38 days | 28 days | 1.9% | 3,914 surgeries |
| Neurosurgery | 39 days | 37 days | 0.2% | 585 surgeries |
| General surgery | 40 days | 35 days | 7.3% | 3,514 surgeries |
| Vascular surgery | 43 days | 25 days | 5.6% | 374 surgeries |
| Cardio-thoracic surgery | 48 days | 20 days | 0.0% | 244 surgeries |
| Ophthalmology | 89 days | 92 days | 5.4% | 3,719 surgeries |
| Ear, nose and throat surgery | 100 days | 99 days | 15.4% | 1,462 surgeries |
| Orthopaedic surgery | 102 days | 86 days | 5.7% | 2,803 surgeries |
| Other surgery | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 24 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 67 surgeries |
Urgency categories in Tasmania
Your treating specialist gives you an urgency category. These pages rank the public hospitals in Tasmania by the share of patients treated within the recommended time for each category.
Every public hospital in Tasmania
This list holds every public hospital in Tasmania in the national register, in name order. A closed hospital is marked.
Other states and territories
Each link opens the same page for one of the other states or territories.
- New South Wales: planned surgery waiting times
- Victoria: planned surgery waiting times
- Queensland: planned surgery waiting times
- Western Australia: planned surgery waiting times
- South Australia: planned surgery waiting times
- Australian Capital Territory: planned surgery waiting times
- Northern Territory: planned surgery waiting times
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 urgency category, 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, elective surgery waiting times data 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-elective-surgery-waiting-times/v/2026-10-03/
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Elective surgery waiting times by hospital and intended procedure, 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-procedure/v/2026-10-20/
- 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/