Skin lesion - excision of waiting time at Cairns Hospital
Median wait, long waits and volumes for Skin lesion - excision of at this public hospital, with the nearest alternatives that published a figure.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026
- Median wait
- 20 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 1031 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 0.6%2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
Half the people who had this surgery here waited less than the median, and half waited longer. Of the 214 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 29 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns Hospital | 20 days | 0.6% | 1031 surgeries |
| Queensland (all public hospitals) | 26 days | 0.7% | 17290 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 26 days | 1.3% | 59852 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 500 km — the radius was widened because fewer than four hospitals published a figure within 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Cairns Hospital
- QLD
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Cairns Hospital (days) | QLD (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 13 | 24 | 25 |
| 2017–18 | 11 | 25 | 25 |
| 2018–19 | 11 | 25 | 25 |
| 2019–20 | 16 | 24 | 24 |
| 2020–21 | 20 | 25 | 25 |
| 2021–22 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
| 2022–23 | 23 | 26 | 26 |
| 2023–24 | 22 | 26 | 26 |
| 2024–25 | 20 | 26 | 26 |
What is not here
Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.
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