Voice box scope surgery
Voice box scope surgery waiting times for planned surgery. Public hospitals that published a median wait in 2024–25: 44.
The source publishes this surgery as "Microlaryngoscopy".
National figures
These figures cover every public hospital in Australia that reported this surgery. A national figure is never ranked.
- Median wait, Australia
- 26 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, Australia
- 3.3%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, Australia
- 1,915 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | 19 days | 4.6% | 439 surgeries |
| South Australia | 20 days | 2.5% | 162 surgeries |
| New South Wales | 26 days | 3.1% | 976 surgeries |
| Queensland | 28 days | 0.0% | 154 surgeries |
| Tasmania | 57 days | 5.3% | 152 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 |
| 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 | 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre | 6 daysRank 1st of 44 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 11 surgeries |
| Royal Prince Alfred Hospital | 8 daysRank 2nd of 44 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 11 surgeries |
| Royal North Shore Hospital | 10 daysRank 3rd of 44 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 48 surgeries |
| Sydney Children's Hospital | 11 daysRank 4th of 44 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 41 surgeries |
| Royal Adelaide Hospital | 12 daysRank 5th of 44 nationally | 1.5%Rank 5th of 14 nationally | 68 surgeries |
| Box Hill Hospital | 13 daysRank 6th of 44 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 48 surgeries |
| Orange Health Service | 13 daysRank 6th of 44 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 19 surgeries |
| Austin Hospital [Heidelberg] | 14 daysRank 8th of 44 nationally | 8.2%Rank 11th of 14 nationally | 85 surgeries |
| Ipswich Hospital | 14 daysRank 8th of 44 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 17 surgeries |
| The Alfred | 14 daysRank 8th of 44 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 29 surgeries |
| Nepean Hospital | 15 daysRank 11th of 44 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 14 nationally | 50 surgeries |
| The Tweed Hospital | 16 daysRank 12th of 44 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 26 surgeries |
| Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital] | 19 daysRank 13th of 44 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 25 surgeries |
| Flinders Medical Centre | 20 daysRank 14th of 44 nationally | 2.9%Rank 8th of 14 nationally | 69 surgeries |
| Liverpool Hospital | 20 daysRank 14th of 44 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 14 nationally | 90 surgeries |
| Tamworth Hospital | 20 daysRank 14th of 44 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 13 surgeries |
| The Northern Hospital [Epping] | 20 daysRank 14th of 44 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 14 surgeries |
| The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital | 20 daysRank 14th of 44 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 10 surgeries |
| Coffs Harbour Hospital | 21 daysRank 19th of 44 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 31 surgeries |
| Princess Alexandra Hospital | 21 daysRank 19th of 44 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 31 surgeries |
| Wollongong Hospital | 21 daysRank 19th of 44 nationally | 1.4%Rank 4th of 14 nationally | 74 surgeries |
| Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus] | 22 daysRank 22nd of 44 nationally | 4.5%Rank 9th of 14 nationally | 67 surgeries |
| Prince of Wales Hospital | 23 daysRank 23rd of 44 nationally | 1.7%Rank 7th of 14 nationally | 60 surgeries |
| St Vincent's Hospital [Darlinghurst] | 23 daysRank 23rd of 44 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 38 surgeries |
| Sunshine Hospital | 23 daysRank 23rd of 44 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 24 surgeries |
| Gosford Hospital | 24 daysRank 26th of 44 nationally | 1.6%Rank 6th of 14 nationally | 63 surgeries |
| Concord Repatriation Hospital | 25 daysRank 27th of 44 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 15 surgeries |
| Western Hospital [Footscray] | 25 daysRank 27th of 44 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 25 surgeries |
| Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital | 29 daysRank 29th of 44 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 14 nationally | 62 surgeries |
| Modbury Hospital | 32 daysRank 30th of 44 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 10 surgeries |
| Auburn Hospital | 37 daysRank 31st of 44 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 26 surgeries |
| John Hunter Hospital | 43 daysRank 32nd of 44 nationally | 9.5%Rank 13th of 14 nationally | 84 surgeries |
| St George Hospital NSW | 44 daysRank 33rd of 44 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 15 surgeries |
| Westmead Hospital | 44 daysRank 33rd of 44 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 24 surgeries |
| Sunshine Coast University Hospital | 47 daysRank 35th of 44 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 17 surgeries |
| Fiona Stanley Hospital | 48 daysRank 36th of 44 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 16 surgeries |
| Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville] | 56 daysRank 37th of 44 nationally | 9.3%Rank 12th of 14 nationally | 75 surgeries |
| Launceston General Hospital | 57 daysRank 38th of 44 nationally | 4.6%Rank 10th of 14 nationally | 151 surgeries |
| Northern Beaches Hospital | 60 daysRank 39th of 44 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 18 surgeries |
| Dubbo Hospital | 63 daysRank 40th of 44 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 31 surgeries |
| Wagga Wagga Hospital | 63 daysRank 40th of 44 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 16 surgeries |
| Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital | 72 daysRank 42nd of 44 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 11 surgeries |
| Canterbury Hospital | 72 daysRank 42nd of 44 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 28 surgeries |
| The Children's Hospital at Westmead | 88 daysRank 44th of 44 nationally | 11.2%Rank 14th of 14 nationally | 116 surgeries |
| Albany 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 |
| Albury Wodonga Health [Wodonga Campus] | 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 |
| Alice Springs 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 |
| Belmont 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 |
| Bunbury 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 |
| Cairns 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 |
| Campbelltown 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 |
| Frankston 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 |
| Gawler Health Service | 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 |
| Gold Coast University 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 |
| Goulburn Valley Health [Shepparton] | 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 |
| Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West] | 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 |
| 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 | 5 surgeries |
| Kurri Kurri 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 |
| 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 | 5 surgeries |
| Logan 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 |
| Lyell McEwin 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 |
| 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 |
| Monash Medical Centre [Moorabbin] | 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 |
| Mudgee Health Service | 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 |
| Northeast Health Wangaratta | 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 |
| Queensland 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 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 | not published: too few patients |
| Royal Hobart 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 |
| 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 | 5 surgeries |
| St John of God Midland Public 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 |
| St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne] | 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 |
| 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 | 9 surgeries |
| The Queen Elizabeth 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 |
| Toowoomba 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 |
| Townsville University 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 |
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
- South Australia
- Victoria
- No figure published for this year. The table gives the reason.
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| Financial year | Australia | South Australia | Victoria |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 24 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 22 days |
| 2017–18 | 23 days | 18 days | 22 days |
| 2018–19 | 25 days | 15 days | 19 days |
| 2019–20 | 22 days | 15 days | 17 days |
| 2020–21 | 23 days | 22 days | 18 days |
| 2021–22 | 21 days | 20 days | 15 days |
| 2022–23 | 22 days | 18 days | 16 days |
| 2023–24 | 26 days | 18 days | 19 days |
| 2024–25 | 26 days | 20 days | 19 days |
- New South Wales
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| Financial year | New South Wales |
|---|---|
| 2018–19 | 27 days |
| 2019–20 | 28 days |
| 2020–21 | 24 days |
| 2021–22 | 21 days |
| 2022–23 | 23 days |
| 2023–24 | 27 days |
| 2024–25 | 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
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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/