Alice Springs Hospital surgery waiting times
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026
Alice Springs Hospital is a public hospital in Northern Territory. It reported 77 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 25 surgery types were last reported in an earlier period; they are listed below, with the period the source last carried them.
Waiting times by surgery
Shortest median wait first. A surgery the source did not publish a figure for is listed after those, and a surgery it did not report at all this period is listed last. Neither is ranked, and neither shows an older figure in place of a current one.
| Surgery | Median wait | Surgeries | Waited more than 365 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dialysis access surgery | 2 days | 103 surgeries | 1.0% |
| Curettage and evacuation of uterus | 3 days | 72 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage | 16 days | 123 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Vitrectomy (including buckling/cryotherapy) | 16 days | 21 surgeries | not published |
| Skin lesion - excision of | 21 days | 270 surgeries | 0.7% |
| Carpal tunnel release | 22 days | 26 surgeries | not published |
| Arthroscopy | 31 days | 56 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic) | 40 days | 19 surgeries | not published |
| Cystoscopy | 43 days | 61 surgeries | 3.3% |
| Ganglion - excision of | 47 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy | 49 days | 36 surgeries | not published |
| Total hip replacement | 50 days | 28 surgeries | not published |
| Laparoscopy | 55 days | 19 surgeries | not published |
| Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) | 56 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Myringotomy | 61 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction | 67 days | 18 surgeries | not published |
| Herniorrhaphy | 70 days | 41 surgeries | not published |
| Total knee replacement | 76 days | 31 surgeries | not published |
| Circumcision | 92 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy) | 132 days | 50 surgeries | 10.0% |
| Septoplasty | 139 days | 25 surgeries | not published |
| Myringoplasty/tympanoplasty | 158 days | 26 surgeries | not published |
| Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) | 266 days | 247 surgeries | 40.1% |
| Pterygium - excision of | 442 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| Acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression | not published | not published | not published |
| Adenoidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Arthrodesis | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Arthroplasty - revision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Axillary node dissection | not published | not published | not published |
| Bartholin's cyst - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Blepharoplasty | not published | not published | not published |
| Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy | not published | not published | not published |
| Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection | not published | not published | not published |
| Cone biopsy | not published | not published | not published |
| Dacryocystorhinostomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Diathermy of wart/s | not published | not published | not published |
| Dupytren's contracture release | not published | not published | not published |
| Ectropion - correction of | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Endometrial ablation | not published | not published | not published |
| Epididymal cyst - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Female sterilisation | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Fracture non-union - treatment of | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Functional endoscopic sinus surgery | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Haemorrhoidectomy | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Hammer/claw/mallet toe - correction of | not published | not published | not published |
| Hydrocele - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ) | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Mastectomy | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Microlaryngoscopy | not published | not published | not published |
| Muscle biopsy/temporal artery biopsy | not published | not published | not published |
| Muscle or tendon length - change of | not published | not published | not published |
| Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Orchidopexy | not published | not published | not published |
| Osteotomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Pilonidal sinus surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Pressure equalising tubes (grommets) - insertion of | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Procedure for strabismus (squint repair) | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Prostate biopsy | not published | not published | not published |
| Prostatectomy (transurethral or open) | not published | not published | not published |
| Ptosis - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Pyogenic granuloma - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Rotator cuff - repair of | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Scar revision | not published | not published | not published |
| Shoulder joint replacement | not published | not published | not published |
| Shoulder reconstruction | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Tendon release | not published | not published | not published |
| Thyroglossal remnant - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Toenail surgery | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Trigger finger/thumb release | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Turbinectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Ureteric stent - insertion of | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Urethra - dilatation of | not published | not published | not published |
| Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior | not published | not published | not published |
| Varicose veins treatment | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Amputation of limb last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Anal fissure - repair of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Branchial apparatus remnant - removal of last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Breast prosthesis - removal of last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Breast reduction last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Chalazion - excision of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Common peroneal nerve release last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Corneal graft last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Examination of eye under anaesthesia last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Exostosis - excision of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Lingual or maxillary frenulum surgery last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Lithotripsy last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Mastoidectomy last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Meniscectomy last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Myomectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nasal polypectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nephrectomy last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Orchidectomy last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Probing of naso-lacrimal duct last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Rhinoplasty last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Stapedectomy last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Stress incontinence surgery last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Trabeculectomy last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ureteric - reimplantation last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
Urgency categories
Urgency figures cover all planned surgery at the hospital, not one procedure. They are never combined with the procedure figures. Your treating specialist assigns your urgency category — it is not something you choose.
| Urgency category | Median wait | Treated within the recommended time | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urgent | 9 days | 88% | 719 surgeries |
| Semi-urgent | 63 days | 61% | 1013 surgeries |
| Non-urgent | 142 days | 81% | 246 surgeries |
What is not here
Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.