Prostate surgery waiting time at Launceston General Hospital
Median wait, long waits and volumes for prostate surgery — published by the source as “Prostatectomy (transurethral or open)” — 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
- 51 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 41 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- not published2024–25 · released 28 May 2026 — Reported data did not meet the criteria to calculate this indicator.
Half the people who had this surgery here waited less than the median, and half waited longer. Of the 103 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 39 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 42 days in 2011–12 to 51 days in 2024–25 — up 21% — while the national median rose from 42 days to 55 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Bass Coast Health, about 342 km away, at 25 days.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Launceston General Hospital | 51 days | not published | 41 surgeries |
| Tasmania (all public hospitals) | not published | not published | 65 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 42 days | 4.5% | 2702 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 55 days | 4.0% | 8810 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 42 | not published | 42 |
| 2012–13 | 52 | not published | 39 |
| 2013–14 | 117 | not published | 43 |
| 2014–15 | 220 | not published | 40 |
| 2015–16 | 60 | not published | 42 |
| 2016–17 | 58 | not published | 41 |
| 2017–18 | 41 | not published | 46 |
| 2018–19 | 57 | not published | 44 |
| 2019–20 | 59 | not published | 44 |
| 2020–21 | 41 | not published | 54 |
| 2021–22 | 57 | not published | 48 |
| 2022–23 | 71 | not published | 60 |
| 2023–24 | 55 | not published | 58 |
| 2024–25 | 51 | not published | 55 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
All surgery at Launceston General Hospital · Prostate surgery across Australia · Prostate surgery in Tasmania