Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy) waiting time at Townsville University Hospital
Median wait, long waits and volumes for Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy) 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
- 139 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 177 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 11.9%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 114 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Townsville University Hospital | 139 days | 11.9% | 177 surgeries |
| Queensland (all public hospitals) | 115 days | 4.9% | 3023 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 182 days | 17.0% | 16182 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.
How the wait has changed
- Townsville University Hospital
- QLD
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Townsville University Hospital (days) | QLD (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 165 | 61 | 98 |
| 2012–13 | 127 | 56 | 98 |
| 2013–14 | 94 | 56 | 99 |
| 2014–15 | 71 | 73 | 124 |
| 2015–16 | 86 | 80 | 120 |
| 2016–17 | 85 | 88 | 97 |
| 2017–18 | 88 | 175 | 121 |
| 2018–19 | 84 | 173 | 125 |
| 2019–20 | 89 | 90 | 130 |
| 2020–21 | 322 | 232 | 253 |
| 2021–22 | 147 | 102 | 168 |
| 2022–23 | 165 | 110 | 174 |
| 2023–24 | 144 | 104 | 185 |
| 2024–25 | 139 | 115 | 182 |
Queensland's quarterly figures for ent surgery
These are not figures for tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy). Queensland reports by surgical specialty, not by procedure. A specialty covers many different operations, so a specialty figure is never a figure for any one of them.
Queensland Health publishes its own figures every three months. They count differently from the national figures above and are never combined with them. This quarter ends after the national reporting period, so it is the more recent of the two.
Covers July to September 2025, published by Queensland Health on 28 October 2025. Reported as Townsville.
- Patients treated
- 194 patientsJuly to September 2025 · released 28 October 2025
- Treated within the recommended time
- 49.0%July to September 2025 · released 28 October 2025
- Still waiting at the end of the quarter
- 662 patientsJuly to September 2025 · released 28 October 2025
- Waiting longer than recommended
- 264 patientsJuly to September 2025 · released 28 October 2025
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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