Launceston General Hospital surgery waiting times
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026
Launceston General Hospital is a public hospital in Tasmania. It reported 48 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical neck dissection | 13 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy | 17 days | 78 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Mastectomy | 21 days | 75 surgeries | 2.7% |
| Amputation of limb | 23 days | 35 surgeries | not published |
| Trabeculectomy | 23 days | 39 surgeries | not published |
| Cystoscopy | 26 days | 817 surgeries | 0.4% |
| Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage | 26 days | 341 surgeries | 0.3% |
| Stone/s urinary tract - removal of | 33 days | 218 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Nephrectomy | 37 days | 48 surgeries | not published |
| Prostate biopsy | 42 days | 253 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy | 42 days | 35 surgeries | not published |
| Circumcision | 51 days | 27 surgeries | not published |
| Prostatectomy (transurethral or open) | 51 days | 41 surgeries | not published |
| Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) | 57 days | 159 surgeries | 7.5% |
| Microlaryngoscopy | 57 days | 151 surgeries | 4.6% |
| Endometrial ablation | 62 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of | 67 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| Carpal tunnel release | 69 days | 119 surgeries | 5.0% |
| Myringotomy | 73 days | 33 surgeries | not published |
| Pressure equalising tubes (grommets) - insertion of | 73 days | 33 surgeries | not published |
| Laparoscopy | 76 days | 157 surgeries | 5.7% |
| Arthroscopy | 80 days | 103 surgeries | 6.8% |
| Exostosis - excision of | 85 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Hydrocele - repair of | 87 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Adenoidectomy | 97 days | 25 surgeries | not published |
| Myringoplasty/tympanoplasty | 101 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Mastoidectomy | 104 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic) | 123 days | 97 surgeries | 8.2% |
| Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy) | 124 days | 188 surgeries | 14.4% |
| Lithotripsy | 131 days | 20 surgeries | not published |
| Total hip replacement | 135 days | 150 surgeries | 3.3% |
| Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) | 140 days | 1050 surgeries | 7.0% |
| Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy | 147 days | 60 surgeries | 21.7% |
| Arthroplasty - revision of | 172 days | 42 surgeries | not published |
| Septoplasty | 172 days | 60 surgeries | 10.0% |
| Total knee replacement | 188 days | 239 surgeries | 4.2% |
| Arthrodesis | 247 days | 53 surgeries | 37.7% |
| Haemorrhoidectomy | 295 days | 32 surgeries | not published |
| Cleft lip and palate - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Cystectomy | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Epididymal cyst - removal of | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Nerve decompression | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Orchidectomy | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Orchidopexy | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Parathyroidectomy | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Probing of naso-lacrimal duct | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Pyeloplasty/correction of ureteropelvic junction | not published | not published | not published |
| Varicose veins treatment | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Carotid endarterectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Hypospadias - repair of last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Laminectomy last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Rhinoplasty last reported 2023–24 | 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 | 22 days | 67% | 4209 surgeries |
| Semi-urgent | 81 days | 55% | 2702 surgeries |
| Non-urgent | 185 days | 83% | 2109 surgeries |
What is not here
Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.