Mackay Base Hospital surgery waiting times
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026
Mackay Base Hospital is a public hospital in Queensland. It reported 61 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dialysis access surgery | 14 days | 36 surgeries | not published |
| Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy | 16 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Mastectomy | 22 days | 25 surgeries | not published |
| Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection | 29 days | 27 surgeries | not published |
| Skin lesion - excision of | 29 days | 541 surgeries | 0.4% |
| Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy | 32 days | 23 surgeries | not published |
| Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction | 33 days | 16 surgeries | not published |
| Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage | 33 days | 166 surgeries | 1.8% |
| Cystoscopy | 34 days | 251 surgeries | 0.8% |
| Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) | 36 days | 67 surgeries | 3.0% |
| Arthroplasty - revision of | 40 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ) | 60 days | 37 surgeries | not published |
| Carpal tunnel release | 73 days | 101 surgeries | 2.0% |
| Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy | 75 days | 40 surgeries | not published |
| Trigger finger/thumb release | 76 days | 18 surgeries | not published |
| Prostatectomy (transurethral or open) | 83 days | 45 surgeries | not published |
| Herniorrhaphy | 92 days | 44 surgeries | not published |
| Arthroscopy | 109 days | 41 surgeries | not published |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy | 110 days | 34 surgeries | not published |
| Laparoscopy | 126 days | 56 surgeries | 17.9% |
| Total hip replacement | 184 days | 54 surgeries | 20.4% |
| Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic) | 324 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Female sterilisation | 364 days | 25 surgeries | not published |
| Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior | 376 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Shoulder joint replacement | 416 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Total knee replacement | 432 days | 85 surgeries | 54.1% |
| Acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression | not published | not published | not published |
| Adenoidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Amputation of limb | not published | not published | not published |
| Arthrodesis | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Bladder neck incision | 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 | not published | not published |
| Common peroneal nerve release | not published | not published | not published |
| Cone biopsy | 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 |
| Exostosis - excision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Fracture non-union - treatment of | not published | not published | not published |
| Fundoplication | not published | not published | not published |
| Ganglion - excision of | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Haemorrhoidectomy | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Hydrocele - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Lithotripsy | not published | not published | not published |
| Meniscectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Myomectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Orchidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Orchidopexy | not published | not published | not published |
| Osteotomy | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Parathyroidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Pilonidal sinus surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Prostate biopsy | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Pyeloplasty/correction of ureteropelvic junction | not published | not published | not published |
| Rotator cuff - repair of | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Shoulder reconstruction | not published | not published | not published |
| Stone/s urinary tract - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Tendon release | not published | not published | not published |
| Toenail surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy) | not published | not published | not published |
| Ureteric stent - insertion of | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Anal fissure - repair of last reported 2022–23 | 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 |
| Bartholin's cyst - removal of last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Breast reconstruction last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Breast reduction last reported 2022–23 | 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 2012–13 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cystectomy last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Diathermy of wart/s last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ectropion - correction of last reported 2020–21 | 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 |
| Functional endoscopic sinus surgery last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Hammer/claw/mallet toe - correction of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Hypospadias - repair of last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Lingual or maxillary frenulum surgery last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Lymphangioma - surgery for last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Meatoplasty last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Microlaryngoscopy last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Muscle biopsy/temporal artery biopsy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Muscle or tendon length - change of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Myringotomy last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nasal polypectomy last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nasendoscopy last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nephrectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nerve decompression last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of last reported 2020–21 | 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 |
| Scar revision last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Septoplasty last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Stress incontinence surgery last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Sub-mucosal resection last reported 2017–18 | 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 |
| Thyroglossal remnant - removal of last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Turbinectomy last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ureteric - reimplantation last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Urethra - dilatation of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Varicose veins treatment last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Vitrectomy (including buckling/cryotherapy) 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 | 27 days | 68% | 1303 surgeries |
| Semi-urgent | 94 days | 47% | 899 surgeries |
| Non-urgent | 390 days | 38% | 229 surgeries |
What is not here
Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.