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Arthroscopy waiting time at Royal Darwin Hospital

Median wait, long waits and volumes for Arthroscopy 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
172 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
Surgeries completed
72 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
Waited more than 365 days
22.2%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 150 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 124 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.

How this compares

Median wait, long waits and volume for Arthroscopy, 2024–25.
Where Median wait Waited more than 365 days Surgeries
Royal Darwin Hospital172 days22.2%72 surgeries
Northern Territory (all public hospitals)81 days12.5%136 surgeries
Australia (all public hospitals)78 days7.1%8779 surgeries

Where the wait is shorter nearby

No other public hospital within 1,000 km published a figure for this surgery in this period.

How the wait has changed

Median wait for Arthroscopy by financial year at Royal Darwin Hospital, compared with Northern Territory and Australiadays0501001502002016–172018–192020–212022–232024–25Royal Darwin Hospital 172NT 81Australia 78
  • Royal Darwin Hospital
  • NT
  • Australia
View these numbers as a table
Median wait in days for Arthroscopy, by financial year. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28.
Reference periodRoyal Darwin Hospital (days)NT (days)Australia (days)
2016–17615868
2017–18776872
2018–19555175
2019–20442976
2020–21494889
2021–2248not published85
2022–2381not published86
2023–24140not published78
2024–251728178

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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