Heart valve replacement
Heart valve replacement waiting times for planned surgery. Public hospitals that published a median wait in 2024–25: 25.
National figures
These figures cover every public hospital in Australia that reported this surgery. A national figure is never ranked.
- Median wait, Australia
- 33 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, Australia
- 0.9%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, Australia
- 2,205 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New South Wales | 22 days | 0.0% | 574 surgeries |
| Victoria | 26 days | 1.2% | 676 surgeries |
| Queensland | 34 days | 1.6% | 434 surgeries |
| South Australia | 39 days | 0.8% | 236 surgeries |
| Western Australia | 63 days | 0.7% | 267 surgeries |
| Australian Capital 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 | 18 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 25 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 28 surgeries |
| St Vincent's Hospital [Darlinghurst] | 7 daysRank 2nd of 25 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 18 nationally | 104 surgeries |
| St George Hospital NSW | 10 daysRank 3rd of 25 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 29 surgeries |
| Royal Prince Alfred Hospital | 12 daysRank 4th of 25 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 18 nationally | 102 surgeries |
| Queensland Children's Hospital | 14 daysRank 5th of 25 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 12 surgeries |
| Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus] | 20 daysRank 6th of 25 nationally | 0.7%Rank 14th of 18 nationally | 143 surgeries |
| Townsville University Hospital | 20 daysRank 6th of 25 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 18 nationally | 117 surgeries |
| Austin Hospital [Heidelberg] | 21 daysRank 8th of 25 nationally | 2.5%Rank 17th of 18 nationally | 79 surgeries |
| St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne] | 22 daysRank 9th of 25 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 18 nationally | 62 surgeries |
| Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital | 23 daysRank 10th of 25 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 42 surgeries |
| University Hospital Geelong | 24 daysRank 11th of 25 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 18 nationally | 116 surgeries |
| Princess Alexandra Hospital | 27 daysRank 12th of 25 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 18 nationally | 85 surgeries |
| The Canberra Hospital | 30 daysRank 13th of 25 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 18 surgeries |
| Gold Coast University Hospital | 31 daysRank 14th of 25 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 18 nationally | 68 surgeries |
| Flinders Medical Centre | 34 daysRank 15th of 25 nationally | 2.2%Rank 16th of 18 nationally | 91 surgeries |
| Prince of Wales Hospital | 34 daysRank 15th of 25 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 33 surgeries |
| The Alfred | 36 daysRank 17th of 25 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 18 nationally | 146 surgeries |
| John Hunter Hospital | 37 daysRank 18th of 25 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 18 nationally | 104 surgeries |
| Royal Adelaide Hospital | 42 daysRank 19th of 25 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 18 nationally | 145 surgeries |
| Victorian Heart Hospital | 46 daysRank 20th of 25 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 18 nationally | 106 surgeries |
| Liverpool Hospital | 54 daysRank 21st of 25 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 18 nationally | 59 surgeries |
| The Prince Charles Hospital | 65 daysRank 22nd of 25 nationally | 4.6%Rank 18th of 18 nationally | 152 surgeries |
| Fiona Stanley Hospital | 72 daysRank 23rd of 25 nationally | 0.9%Rank 15th of 18 nationally | 224 surgeries |
| Westmead Hospital | 72 daysRank 23rd of 25 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 18 nationally | 112 surgeries |
| Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville] | 227 daysRank 25th of 25 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 23 surgeries |
| Kempsey District 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 |
| Monash Medical Centre [Clayton] | 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 |
| Perth 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 25 days | 35 days | 18 days | 26 days |
| 2017–18 | 29 days | 37 days | 20 days | 36 days |
| 2018–19 | 28 days | 37 days | 23 days | 27 days |
| 2019–20 | 26 days | 35 days | 26 days | 25 days |
| 2020–21 | 27 days | 28 days | 30 days | 25 days |
| 2021–22 | 28 days | 34 days | 31 days | 25 days |
| 2022–23 | 29 days | 21 days | 36 days | 27 days |
| 2023–24 | 30 days | 21 days | 39 days | 29 days |
| 2024–25 | 33 days | 22 days | 34 days | 26 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/