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Queensland: Category 1, urgent

Surgery in category 1, urgent, is recommended within 30 days of joining the waiting list. In Queensland, 46 public hospitals published a share treated on time in 2024–25.

Your treating specialist assigns the category after assessing you. The recommended time is a target.

Hospitals in Queensland

The highest share treated within the recommended time comes first. A hospital with no published share 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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Category 1, urgent: public hospitals in Queensland2024–25, released 19 August 2026
HospitalTreated within the recommended timeMedian waitPatients treated
Mareeba Hospital100%Rank 1st of 234 nationally27 daysRank 227th of 234 nationally17 surgeries
Robina Hospital100%Rank 1st of 234 nationally15 daysRank 131st of 234 nationally2,548 surgeries
Thursday Island Hospital100%Rank 1st of 234 nationally1 dayRank 1st of 234 nationally13 surgeries
Weipa Hospital100%Rank 1st of 234 nationally1 dayRank 1st of 234 nationally24 surgeries
Bundaberg Base Hospital99%Rank 107th of 234 nationally21 daysRank 193rd of 234 nationally1,086 surgeries
Mater Mothers' Hospital99%Rank 107th of 234 nationally9 daysRank 40th of 234 nationally345 surgeries
Atherton Hospital98%Rank 124th of 234 nationally13 daysRank 83rd of 234 nationally55 surgeries
Gold Coast University Hospital98%Rank 124th of 234 nationally17 daysRank 160th of 234 nationally4,939 surgeries
Queensland Children's Hospital98%Rank 124th of 234 nationally7 daysRank 21st of 234 nationally1,966 surgeries
Toowoomba Hospital98%Rank 124th of 234 nationally19 daysRank 177th of 234 nationally2,159 surgeries
Mater Adult Hospital97%Rank 134th of 234 nationally18 daysRank 167th of 234 nationally2,851 surgeries
Roma Hospital97%Rank 134th of 234 nationally17 daysRank 160th of 234 nationally88 surgeries
Kingaroy Hospital95%Rank 144th of 234 nationally22 daysRank 208th of 234 nationally73 surgeries
Mount Isa Base Hospital95%Rank 144th of 234 nationally8 daysRank 29th of 234 nationally236 surgeries
Stanthorpe Hospital95%Rank 144th of 234 nationally16 daysRank 147th of 234 nationally59 surgeries
Goondiwindi Hospital93%Rank 157th of 234 nationally26 daysRank 224th of 234 nationally14 surgeries
Maryborough Hospital93%Rank 157th of 234 nationally21 daysRank 193rd of 234 nationally472 surgeries
The Prince Charles Hospital93%Rank 157th of 234 nationally15 daysRank 131st of 234 nationally1,519 surgeries
Warwick Hospital93%Rank 157th of 234 nationally14 daysRank 104th of 234 nationally74 surgeries
Caboolture Hospital92%Rank 168th of 234 nationally21 daysRank 193rd of 234 nationally836 surgeries
Gladstone Hospital92%Rank 168th of 234 nationally26 daysRank 224th of 234 nationally660 surgeries
Logan Hospital92%Rank 168th of 234 nationally19 daysRank 177th of 234 nationally970 surgeries
Cairns Hospital91%Rank 175th of 234 nationally15 daysRank 131st of 234 nationally3,798 surgeries
Caloundra Hospital90%Rank 181st of 234 nationally15 daysRank 131st of 234 nationally61 surgeries
Longreach Hospital90%Rank 181st of 234 nationally7 daysRank 21st of 234 nationally39 surgeries
Dalby Hospital89%Rank 184th of 234 nationally21 daysRank 193rd of 234 nationally26 surgeries
Beaudesert Hospital88%Rank 187th of 234 nationally21 daysRank 193rd of 234 nationally24 surgeries
Ipswich Hospital88%Rank 187th of 234 nationally16 daysRank 147th of 234 nationally2,008 surgeries
Hervey Bay Hospital86%Rank 193rd of 234 nationally23 daysRank 215th of 234 nationally640 surgeries
Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital86%Rank 193rd of 234 nationally20 daysRank 185th of 234 nationally6,692 surgeries
St George Hospital Qld86%Rank 193rd of 234 nationally20 daysRank 185th of 234 nationally22 surgeries
Gympie Hospital85%Rank 196th of 234 nationally21 daysRank 193rd of 234 nationally265 surgeries
Innisfail Hospital83%Rank 199th of 234 nationally21 daysRank 193rd of 234 nationally24 surgeries
Princess Alexandra Hospital82%Rank 200th of 234 nationally14 daysRank 104th of 234 nationally7,803 surgeries
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital80%Rank 205th of 234 nationally20 daysRank 185th of 234 nationally2,374 surgeries
Redland Hospital79%Rank 206th of 234 nationally21 daysRank 193rd of 234 nationally1,092 surgeries
Rockhampton Hospital78%Rank 207th of 234 nationally20 daysRank 185th of 234 nationally1,122 surgeries
Emerald Hospital76%Rank 210th of 234 nationally20 daysRank 185th of 234 nationally58 surgeries
Sunshine Coast University Hospital76%Rank 210th of 234 nationally21 daysRank 193rd of 234 nationally4,445 surgeries
Nambour General Hospital75%Rank 212th of 234 nationally25 daysRank 222nd of 234 nationally1,411 surgeries
Proserpine Hospital75%Rank 212th of 234 nationally23 daysRank 215th of 234 nationally91 surgeries
Townsville University Hospital75%Rank 212th of 234 nationally18 daysRank 167th of 234 nationally3,989 surgeries
Redcliffe Hospital71%Rank 219th of 234 nationally24 daysRank 219th of 234 nationally1,632 surgeries
Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service69%Rank 221st of 234 nationally23 daysRank 215th of 234 nationally1,842 surgeries
Mackay Base Hospital68%Rank 223rd of 234 nationally27 daysRank 227th of 234 nationally1,303 surgeries
Charleville Hospital47%Rank 233rd of 234 nationally33 daysRank 232nd of 234 nationally38 surgeries
Ayr Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
Cooktown Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients

All of Australia: Category 1, urgent

Queensland: planned surgery waiting times

Other urgency categories

Each link opens the same figures for one of the other two categories.

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.

In an emergency, call 000.

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
    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/