Skin lesion - excision of waiting time at Palmerston Regional Hospital
Median wait, long waits and volumes for Skin lesion - excision of at this public hospital, 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
- 24 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 177 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 0.0%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 214 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 70 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palmerston Regional Hospital | 24 days | 0.0% | 177 surgeries |
| Northern Territory (all public hospitals) | 24 days | 1.1% | 902 surgeries |
| Western Australia (all public hospitals) | 33 days | 1.9% | 7125 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 26 days | 1.3% | 59852 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 1000 km — the radius was widened because fewer than four hospitals published a figure within 250 km.
Some of these hospitals are in another state. Public hospital referrals can cross state borders. Ask your general practitioner (GP) what that would mean for you — see can my GP refer me to a different hospital?
How the wait has changed
- Palmerston Regional Hospital
- NT
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Palmerston Regional Hospital (days) | NT (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | not reported for this period | 15 | 25 |
| 2017–18 | not reported for this period | 15 | 25 |
| 2018–19 | not reported for this period | 20 | 25 |
| 2019–20 | 29 | 18 | 24 |
| 2020–21 | 36 | 18 | 25 |
| 2021–22 | 34 | 24 | 23 |
| 2022–23 | 26 | 24 | 26 |
| 2023–24 | 27 | 21 | 26 |
| 2024–25 | 24 | 24 | 26 |
What is not here
Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.
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