Carotid artery plaque removal
Carotid artery plaque removal waiting times for planned surgery. Public hospitals that published a median wait in 2024–25: 27.
The source publishes this surgery as "Carotid endarterectomy".
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
- 0.6%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, Australia
- 702 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queensland | 13 days | 0.0% | 144 surgeries |
| Victoria | 19 days | 1.6% | 128 surgeries |
| New South Wales | 23 days | 0.3% | 355 surgeries |
| Northern Territory | 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 | 5 surgeries |
| South Australia | 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 | 18 surgeries |
| Tasmania | 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 | 18 surgeries |
| Western Australia | 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 | 34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne] | 8 daysRank 1st of 27 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 18 surgeries |
| Cairns Hospital | 11 daysRank 2nd of 27 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 17 surgeries |
| Princess Alexandra Hospital | 12 daysRank 3rd of 27 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 1 nationally | 55 surgeries |
| Sunshine Coast University Hospital | 12 daysRank 3rd of 27 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 13 surgeries |
| Box Hill Hospital | 13 daysRank 5th of 27 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 11 surgeries |
| Westmead Hospital | 16 daysRank 6th of 27 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 34 surgeries |
| Townsville University Hospital | 17 daysRank 7th of 27 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 18 surgeries |
| Western Hospital [Footscray] | 17 daysRank 7th of 27 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 12 surgeries |
| Flinders Medical Centre | 18 daysRank 9th of 27 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 10 surgeries |
| Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital] | 20 daysRank 10th of 27 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 11 surgeries |
| Port Macquarie Base Hospital | 20 daysRank 10th of 27 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 39 surgeries |
| Royal Hobart Hospital | 21 daysRank 12th of 27 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 18 surgeries |
| Wollongong Hospital | 21 daysRank 12th of 27 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 33 surgeries |
| Coffs Harbour Hospital | 22 daysRank 14th of 27 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 15 surgeries |
| Gosford Hospital | 22 daysRank 14th of 27 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 34 surgeries |
| Lismore Base Hospital | 22 daysRank 14th of 27 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 33 surgeries |
| Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus] | 22 daysRank 14th of 27 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 28 surgeries |
| Wagga Wagga Hospital | 23 daysRank 18th of 27 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 18 surgeries |
| Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital | 26 daysRank 19th of 27 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 16 surgeries |
| University Hospital Geelong | 26 daysRank 19th of 27 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 22 surgeries |
| Frankston Hospital | 27 daysRank 21st of 27 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 11 surgeries |
| Gold Coast University Hospital | 29 daysRank 22nd of 27 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 15 surgeries |
| John Hunter Hospital | 31 daysRank 23rd of 27 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 28 surgeries |
| Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus | 39 daysRank 24th of 27 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 12 surgeries |
| Nepean Hospital | 45 daysRank 25th of 27 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 18 surgeries |
| Royal Prince Alfred Hospital | 48 daysRank 26th of 27 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 28 surgeries |
| Concord Repatriation Hospital | 50 daysRank 27th of 27 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 15 surgeries |
| Austin Hospital [Heidelberg] | 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 | 8 surgeries |
| Blacktown 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 | 6 surgeries |
| Fiona Stanley 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 | 9 surgeries |
| Hornsby Ku-ring-gai 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 |
| Joondalup Health Campus (Public) | 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 |
| 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 | not published: too few patients |
| Liverpool 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 | 9 surgeries |
| Maroondah Hospital [East Ringwood] | 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 |
| Mater Adult 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 |
| 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 | 6 surgeries |
| Prince of Wales 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 | 7 surgeries |
| Royal Adelaide 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 | 8 surgeries |
| Royal Darwin 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 | 5 surgeries |
| Royal North Shore 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 | 9 surgeries |
| Sir Charles Gairdner 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 | 9 surgeries |
| St George Hospital NSW | 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 |
| St Vincent's Hospital [Darlinghurst] | 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 |
| Sutherland 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 Alfred | 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 Northern Hospital [Epping] | 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 Prince Charles 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 | 6 surgeries |
| Wyong 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 | 5 surgeries |
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
- Queensland
- Victoria
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| Financial year | Australia | Queensland | Victoria |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 11 days | 9 days | 15 days |
| 2017–18 | 13 days | 9 days | 16 days |
| 2018–19 | 19 days | 10 days | 22 days |
| 2019–20 | 17 days | 11 days | 17 days |
| 2020–21 | 20 days | 12 days | 18 days |
| 2021–22 | 16 days | 10 days | 15 days |
| 2022–23 | 18 days | 13 days | 16 days |
| 2023–24 | 18 days | 11 days | 20 days |
| 2024–25 | 20 days | 13 days | 19 days |
- New South Wales
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| Financial year | New South Wales |
|---|---|
| 2018–19 | 20 days |
| 2019–20 | 21 days |
| 2020–21 | 23 days |
| 2021–22 | 21 days |
| 2022–23 | 23 days |
| 2023–24 | 21 days |
| 2024–25 | 23 days |
Hospitals near a place
These pages list the public hospitals in and near one place that published a figure for this surgery.
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
Surgery Waits is not medical advice. Your general practitioner and your treating specialist can help you decide what is right for you.
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Where this data comes from
- 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
- 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/