Adenoidectomy waiting time at Royal Hobart Hospital
The median wait for adenoidectomy at this public hospital in the Hobart area of Tasmania was 233 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
- 233 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 115 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 24.3%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 70 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 44 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 97 days in 2016–17 to 233 days in 2024–25 — up 140% — while the national median rose from 84 days to 144 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Launceston General Hospital, about 160 km away, at 97 days. Here, 24.3% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 15.5%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Hobart Hospital | 233 days | 24.3% | 115 surgeries |
| Tasmania (all public hospitals) | 191 days | 18.8% | 160 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 140 days | 19.1% | 786 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 144 days | 15.5% | 3784 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.
Some of these hospitals are in another state — a public hospital referral can cross the border, so ask your GP what that would mean for you.
How the wait has changed
- Royal Hobart Hospital
- TAS
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Royal Hobart Hospital (days) | TAS (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 97 | 72 | 84 |
| 2017–18 | 106 | 74 | 95 |
| 2018–19 | 139 | not published | 97 |
| 2019–20 | 205 | 173 | 97 |
| 2020–21 | 148 | not published | 207 |
| 2021–22 | 147 | not published | 111 |
| 2022–23 | 106 | 103 | 128 |
| 2023–24 | 146 | 137 | 148 |
| 2024–25 | 233 | 191 | 144 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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