Varicose veins treatment waiting time at Gold Coast University Hospital

Median wait, long waits and volumes for Varicose veins treatment 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: 324 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
Surgeries completed: 58 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
Waited more than 365 days: 3.4%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 64 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 55 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 Varicose veins treatment, 2024–25.
Where	Median wait	Waited more than 365 days	Surgeries
Gold Coast University Hospital	324 days	3.4%	58 surgeries
New South Wales (all public hospitals)	255 days	9.4%	1099 surgeries
Queensland (all public hospitals)	189 days	4.6%	474 surgeries
Australia (all public hospitals)	133 days	9.5%	3346 surgeries

Where the wait is shorter nearby

Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 133 days marks the national median.

Princess Alexandra HospitalQLD · about 61 km away147 days
Mater Adult HospitalQLD · about 63 km away267 days
Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation ServiceQLD · about 67 km away261 days
Royal Brisbane & Women's HospitalQLD · about 67 km away119 days
The Prince Charles HospitalQLD · about 72 km away170 days
Lismore Base HospitalNSW · about 95 km away139 days
Ballina District HospitalNSW · about 102 km away154 days
Sunshine Coast University HospitalQLD · about 137 km away288 days

Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 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

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View these numbers as a table

Median wait in days for Varicose veins treatment, by financial year. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28.
Reference period	Gold Coast University Hospital (days)	QLD (days)	Australia (days)
2011–12	77	77	103
2012–13	51	56	96
2013–14	56	64	97
2014–15	27	40	105
2015–16	52	58	104
2016–17	79	72	90
2017–18	336	90	101
2018–19	345	109	108
2019–20	352	146	129
2020–21	339	101	223
2021–22	124	119	208
2022–23	357	219	216
2023–24	338	206	189
2024–25	324	189	133

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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