Dilatation and curettage waiting time at Launceston General Hospital
Median wait, long waits and volumes for dilatation and curettage — published by the source as “Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage” — at this public hospital in the South Launceston area of Tasmania, 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
- 26 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 341 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 0.3%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 158 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 59 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 18 days in 2016–17 to 26 days in 2024–25 — up 44% — while the national median rose from 23 days to 28 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Latrobe Regional Hospital [Traralgon], about 363 km away, at 18 days. Here, 0.3% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 0.9%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Launceston General Hospital | 26 days | 0.3% | 341 surgeries |
| Tasmania (all public hospitals) | 36 days | 0.5% | 1129 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 20 days | 0.5% | 11778 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 28 days | 0.9% | 36667 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.
Some of these hospitals are in another state — a public hospital referral can cross the border, so ask your GP what that would mean for you.
How the wait has changed
- Launceston General Hospital
- TAS
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Launceston General Hospital (days) | TAS (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 18 | 27 | 23 |
| 2017–18 | 18 | 28 | 26 |
| 2018–19 | 22 | 32 | 27 |
| 2019–20 | 29 | 41 | 28 |
| 2020–21 | 40 | 50 | 29 |
| 2021–22 | 42 | 49 | 27 |
| 2022–23 | 39 | 37 | 28 |
| 2023–24 | 36 | 35 | 28 |
| 2024–25 | 26 | 36 | 28 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
All surgery at Launceston General Hospital · Dilatation and curettage across Australia · Dilatation and curettage in Tasmania