Discectomy waiting time at Sunshine Coast University Hospital
The median wait for discectomy at this public hospital in the Birtinya area of Queensland was 94 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
- 94 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 56 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 3.6%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 30 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 27 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 27 days in 2020–21 to 94 days in 2024–25 — up 248% — while the national median fell from 49 days to 41 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital, about 78 km away, at 61 days. Here, 3.6% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 4.5%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunshine Coast University Hospital | 94 days | 3.6% | 56 surgeries |
| Queensland (all public hospitals) | 37 days | 0.6% | 483 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 41 days | 4.5% | 1400 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
- Sunshine Coast University Hospital
- QLD
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Sunshine Coast University Hospital (days) | QLD (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | not published | 31 | 41 |
| 2017–18 | not published | 28 | 42 |
| 2018–19 | not reported for this period | 36 | 43 |
| 2019–20 | not published | 43 | 49 |
| 2020–21 | 27 | 46 | 49 |
| 2021–22 | 66 | 45 | 49 |
| 2022–23 | 67 | 32 | 60 |
| 2023–24 | 71 | 37 | 48 |
| 2024–25 | 94 | 37 | 41 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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