Ipswich Hospital surgery waiting times
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026
Ipswich Hospital is a public hospital in Queensland. It reported 85 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curettage and evacuation of uterus | 3 days | 30 surgeries | not published |
| Fracture non-union - treatment of | 10 days | 125 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Microlaryngoscopy | 14 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy | 15 days | 93 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Dialysis access surgery | 16 days | 87 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Mastectomy | 19 days | 61 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection | 22 days | 29 surgeries | not published |
| Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ) | 22 days | 76 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage | 24 days | 340 surgeries | 0.3% |
| Skin lesion - excision of | 24 days | 240 surgeries | 0.8% |
| Stone/s urinary tract - removal of | 29 days | 21 surgeries | not published |
| Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) | 32 days | 90 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Prostate biopsy | 32 days | 143 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction | 37 days | 23 surgeries | not published |
| Cystoscopy | 39 days | 324 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Nephrectomy | 42 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Rotator cuff - repair of | 51 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy | 51 days | 38 surgeries | not published |
| Osteotomy | 52 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| Fundoplication | 53 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Herniorrhaphy | 59 days | 38 surgeries | not published |
| Laparoscopy | 59 days | 44 surgeries | not published |
| Haemorrhoidectomy | 61 days | 15 surgeries | not published |
| Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy | 62 days | 44 surgeries | not published |
| Toenail surgery | 63 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy | 68 days | 60 surgeries | 1.7% |
| Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of | 69 days | 25 surgeries | not published |
| Prostatectomy (transurethral or open) | 69 days | 44 surgeries | not published |
| Arthroscopy | 70 days | 55 surgeries | 7.3% |
| Shoulder reconstruction | 70 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic) | 74 days | 49 surgeries | not published |
| Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy) | 76 days | 254 surgeries | 2.8% |
| Arthroplasty - revision of | 77 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| Circumcision | 81 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Adenoidectomy | 82 days | 55 surgeries | 3.6% |
| Functional endoscopic sinus surgery | 87 days | 41 surgeries | not published |
| Female sterilisation | 96 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| Total hip replacement | 99 days | 46 surgeries | not published |
| Turbinectomy | 111 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Myringoplasty/tympanoplasty | 132 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Carpal tunnel release | 171 days | 47 surgeries | not published |
| Septoplasty | 178 days | 34 surgeries | not published |
| Total knee replacement | 179 days | 50 surgeries | 6.0% |
| Arthrodesis | 218 days | 20 surgeries | not published |
| Shoulder joint replacement | 339 days | 16 surgeries | not published |
| Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior | 343 days | 19 surgeries | not published |
| Rhinoplasty | 363 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Amputation of limb | not published | not published | not published |
| Anal fissure - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Bartholin's abscess drainage | not published | not published | not published |
| Bartholin's cyst - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Branchial apparatus remnant - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Breast prosthesis - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Breast reduction | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Common peroneal nerve release | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Cone biopsy | not published | not published | not published |
| Cystectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Dupytren's contracture release | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Epididymal cyst - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Ethmoidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Exostosis - excision of | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Ganglion - excision of | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Hammer/claw/mallet toe - correction of | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Hydrocele - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Lingual or maxillary frenulum surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Lithotripsy | not published | not published | not published |
| Mastoidectomy | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Meniscectomy | not published | 9 surgeries | 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 |
| Myomectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Nasal polypectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Nasendoscopy | not published | not published | not published |
| Orchidectomy | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Orchidopexy | not published | not published | not published |
| Parathyroidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Pyeloplasty/correction of ureteropelvic junction | not published | not published | not published |
| Repair of obstructing hiatus hernia | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Scar revision | not published | not published | not published |
| Tendon release | not published | not published | not published |
| Thyroglossal remnant - removal of | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Trigger finger/thumb release | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Ureteric stent - insertion of | not published | not published | not published |
| Axillary node dissection last reported 2019–20 | 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 |
| Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Chalazion - excision of last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cleft lip and palate - repair of last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ectropion - correction of last reported 2018–19 | 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 |
| Examination of eye under anaesthesia last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Laryngectomy last reported 2023–24 | 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 |
| Myringotomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nerve decompression last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pharynx - excision of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pilonidal sinus surgery last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pressure equalising tubes (grommets) - insertion of last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Probing of naso-lacrimal duct last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pterygium - excision of last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pyogenic granuloma - removal of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Radical neck dissection last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Stapedectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Stress incontinence surgery last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Sub-mucosal resection last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Tenotomy of hip last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ureteric - reimplantation last reported 2020–21 | 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 2020–21 | 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 | 16 days | 88% | 2008 surgeries |
| Semi-urgent | 67 days | 81% | 1549 surgeries |
| Non-urgent | 265 days | 88% | 614 surgeries |
What is not here
Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.