Osteotomy waiting time at Queensland Children's Hospital
The median wait for osteotomy at this public hospital in the South Brisbane area of Queensland was 101 days in 2024–25.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released
These figures describe surgery that already happened, not your own wait.
- Median wait
- 101 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 136 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 11.0%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 49 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 16 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 89 days in 2016–17 to 101 days in 2024–25 — up 13% — while the national median rose from 76 days to 135 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Princess Alexandra Hospital, about 2 km away, at 61 days. Here, 11.0% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 19.2%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queensland Children's Hospital | 101 days | 11.0% | 136 surgeries |
| Queensland (all public hospitals) | 99 days | 12.7% | 550 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 135 days | 19.2% | 1866 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Queensland Children's Hospital
- QLD
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Queensland Children's Hospital (days) | QLD (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 89 | 69 | 76 |
| 2017–18 | 88 | 77 | 86 |
| 2018–19 | 159 | 85 | 90 |
| 2019–20 | 162 | 86 | 103 |
| 2020–21 | 146 | 91 | 136 |
| 2021–22 | 114 | 90 | 122 |
| 2022–23 | 184 | 123 | 157 |
| 2023–24 | 135 | 97 | 152 |
| 2024–25 | 101 | 99 | 135 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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