Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) waiting time at Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital

Median wait, long waits and volumes for Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) 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: 49 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
Surgeries completed: 119 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
Waited more than 365 days: 4.2%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 176 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 79 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 Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic), 2024–25.
Where	Median wait	Waited more than 365 days	Surgeries
Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital	49 days	4.2%	119 surgeries
Queensland (all public hospitals)	53 days	1.3%	3498 surgeries
Australia (all public hospitals)	48 days	2.3%	18067 surgeries

Where the wait is shorter nearby

Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 48 days marks the national median.

Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation ServiceQLD · about 0 km away79 days
Queensland Children's HospitalQLD · about 4 km away59 days
Mater Adult HospitalQLD · about 4 km away78 days
Princess Alexandra HospitalQLD · about 6 km away28 days
The Prince Charles HospitalQLD · about 6 km away52 days
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee HospitalQLD · about 13 km away55 days
Redland HospitalQLD · about 24 km away42 days
Redcliffe HospitalQLD · about 25 km away57 days

Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.

How the wait has changed

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View these numbers as a table

Median wait in days for Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic), by financial year. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28.
Reference period	Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital (days)	QLD (days)	Australia (days)
2011–12	50	44	51
2012–13	74	46	50
2013–14	39	42	46
2014–15	23	38	43
2015–16	39	43	42
2016–17	37	45	41
2017–18	42	51	45
2018–19	69	52	45
2019–20	73	58	48
2020–21	57	52	56
2021–22	33	51	53
2022–23	42	48	59
2023–24	57	47	46
2024–25	49	53	48

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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