Hervey Bay Hospital surgery waiting times
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026
Hervey Bay Hospital is a public hospital in Queensland. It reported 47 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mastectomy | 21 days | 29 surgeries | not published |
| Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage | 24 days | 110 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection | 26 days | 25 surgeries | not published |
| Skin lesion - excision of | 26 days | 325 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy | 27 days | 68 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Carpal tunnel release | 27 days | 19 surgeries | not published |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy | 43 days | 28 surgeries | not published |
| Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ) | 44 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) | 59 days | 90 surgeries | 3.3% |
| Laparoscopy | 66 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Total hip replacement | 68 days | 37 surgeries | not published |
| Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy | 85 days | 19 surgeries | not published |
| Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy | 90 days | 78 surgeries | 11.5% |
| Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic) | 92 days | 30 surgeries | not published |
| Herniorrhaphy | 193 days | 50 surgeries | 12.0% |
| Total knee replacement | 271 days | 51 surgeries | 13.7% |
| Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior | 301 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression | not published | not published | not published |
| Anal fissure - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction | not published | not published | not published |
| Arthrodesis | not published | not published | not published |
| Arthroplasty - revision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Arthroscopy | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Bartholin's cyst - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Breast prosthesis - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Circumcision | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Common peroneal nerve release | not published | not published | not published |
| Cone biopsy | not published | not published | not published |
| Cystoscopy | not published | not published | not published |
| Dialysis access surgery | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Dupytren's contracture release | not published | not published | not published |
| Epididymal cyst - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Exostosis - excision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Female sterilisation | not published | not published | not published |
| Ganglion - excision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Haemorrhoidectomy | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Muscle biopsy/temporal artery biopsy | not published | not published | not published |
| Myomectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Nerve decompression | not published | not published | not published |
| Parathyroidectomy | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Scar revision | not published | not published | not published |
| Shoulder joint replacement | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Shoulder reconstruction | not published | not published | not published |
| Toenail surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Trigger finger/thumb release | not published | not published | not published |
| Amputation of limb last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Axillary node dissection last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Bladder neck incision last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Breast reconstruction last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Curettage and evacuation of uterus last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Diathermy of wart/s last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Endometrial ablation last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Fracture non-union - treatment of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Fundoplication last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Hammer/claw/mallet toe - correction of last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Hydrocele - repair 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 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Lymphangioma - surgery for last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Meniscectomy last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Muscle or tendon length - change of last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Myringotomy last reported 2014–15 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Orchidectomy last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Osteotomy last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pilonidal sinus surgery last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Prostate biopsy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Prostatectomy (transurethral or open) last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pyogenic granuloma - removal of last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Repair of obstructing hiatus hernia last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Rotator cuff - repair of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Stress incontinence surgery last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Tendon release last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Thyroglossal remnant - removal of last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy) last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ureteric stent - insertion of last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Urethra - dilatation of last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Varicose veins treatment last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Vitrectomy (including buckling/cryotherapy) last reported 2018–19 | 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 | 23 days | 86% | 640 surgeries |
| Semi-urgent | 71 days | 87% | 439 surgeries |
| Non-urgent | 334 days | 83% | 223 surgeries |
What is not here
Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.