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Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy) waiting time at Royal Brisbane & Women's 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
123 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 114 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 33 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 Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy), 2024–25.
Where Median wait Waited more than 365 days Surgeries
Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital123 daysnot published30 surgeries
Queensland (all public hospitals)115 days4.9%3023 surgeries
Australia (all public hospitals)182 days17.0%16182 surgeries

Where the wait is shorter nearby

Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 182 days marks the national median.

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

How the wait has changed

Median wait for Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy) by financial year at Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital, compared with Queensland and Australiadays01002003004002011–122014–152017–182020–212023–242024–25Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital 123QLD 115Australia 182
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Median wait in days for Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy), by financial year. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28.
Reference periodRoyal Brisbane & Women's Hospital (days)QLD (days)Australia (days)
2011–12256198
2012–13225698
2013–14265699
2014–152173124
2015–1621580120
2016–17918897
2017–1860175121
2018–1963173125
2019–208490130
2020–21349232253
2021–2222102168
2022–2381110174
2023–2490104185
2024–25123115182

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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