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Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy waiting time at Royal Darwin Hospital

Median wait, long waits and volumes for Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy 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
36 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
Surgeries completed
30 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 95 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 17 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 Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy, 2024–25.
Where Median wait Waited more than 365 days Surgeries
Royal Darwin Hospital36 daysnot published30 surgeries
Northern Territory (all public hospitals)not publishednot published31 surgeries
Australia (all public hospitals)56 days3.4%5721 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 Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy by financial year at Royal Darwin Hospital, compared with Northern Territory and Australiadays0193856752016–172018–192020–212022–232024–25Royal Darwin Hospital 36Australia 56
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Median wait in days for Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy, by financial year. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28.
Reference periodRoyal Darwin Hospital (days)NT (days)Australia (days)
2016–17not publishednot published52
2017–18not publishednot published54
2018–19not publishednot published50
2019–20not reported for this periodnot reported for this period52
2020–21not reported for this periodnot reported for this period53
2021–22not reported for this periodnot reported for this period49
2022–23not reported for this periodnot reported for this period63
2023–2422not published58
2024–2536not published56

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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