Toowoomba Hospital surgery waiting times
In 2024–25, this public hospital in the South Toowoomba area of Queensland published median waits from 15 days for fracture non-union - treatment of to 428 days for arthrodesis.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released
Toowoomba Hospital is a public hospital in the South Toowoomba area of Queensland. It is part of Darling Downs. It reported 90 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 35 surgery types were last reported in an earlier period; they are listed below, with the period the source last carried them.
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Waiting times by surgery
Shortest median wait first. A surgery the source did not publish a figure for is listed after those, and a surgery it did not report at all this period is listed last. Neither is ranked, and neither shows an older figure in place of a current one.
| Surgery | Median wait | Surgeries | Waited more than 365 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fracture non-union - treatment of | 15 days | 21 surgeries | not published |
| Dialysis access surgery | 17 days | 152 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Breast prosthesis - removal of | 20 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Stone/s urinary tract - removal of | 21 days | 48 surgeries | not published |
| Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy | 22 days | 78 surgeries | 1.3% |
| Mastectomy | 22 days | 61 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Skin lesion - excision of | 22 days | 655 surgeries | 0.8% |
| Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of | 23 days | 23 surgeries | not published |
| Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection | 24 days | 44 surgeries | not published |
| Scar revision | 24 days | 36 surgeries | not published |
| Cystoscopy | 25 days | 294 surgeries | 0.3% |
| Toenail surgery | 26 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Nephrectomy | 28 days | 25 surgeries | not published |
| Prostate biopsy | 28 days | 37 surgeries | not published |
| Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage | 30 days | 433 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Prostatectomy (transurethral or open) | 55 days | 112 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Ureteric stent - insertion of | 56 days | 19 surgeries | not published |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy | 58 days | 25 surgeries | not published |
| Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ) | 62 days | 31 surgeries | not published |
| Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) | 64 days | 177 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy | 66 days | 71 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic) | 71 days | 33 surgeries | not published |
| Adenoidectomy | 76 days | 19 surgeries | not published |
| Herniorrhaphy | 83 days | 103 surgeries | 3.9% |
| Myringoplasty/tympanoplasty | 87 days | 27 surgeries | not published |
| Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy | 89 days | 105 surgeries | 1.9% |
| Laparoscopy | 89 days | 101 surgeries | 2.0% |
| Shoulder reconstruction | 93 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction | 100 days | 36 surgeries | not published |
| Arthroplasty - revision of | 100 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Total hip replacement | 106 days | 98 surgeries | 18.4% |
| Shoulder joint replacement | 117 days | 24 surgeries | not published |
| Dupytren's contracture release | 118 days | 16 surgeries | not published |
| Arthroscopy | 124 days | 29 surgeries | not published |
| Common peroneal nerve release | 141 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Osteotomy | 146 days | 24 surgeries | not published |
| Carpal tunnel release | 152 days | 91 surgeries | 27.5% |
| Nasendoscopy | 171 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Circumcision | 205 days | 19 surgeries | not published |
| Female sterilisation | 208 days | 23 surgeries | not published |
| Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy) | 212 days | 165 surgeries | 10.9% |
| Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior | 229 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Hydrocele - repair of | 235 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Septoplasty | 333 days | 57 surgeries | 19.3% |
| Ganglion - excision of | 346 days | 16 surgeries | not published |
| Total knee replacement | 359 days | 115 surgeries | 45.2% |
| Arthrodesis | 428 days | 46 surgeries | not published |
| Acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression | not published | not published | not published |
| Amputation of limb | not published | not published | not published |
| Anal fissure - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Bladder neck incision | not published | not published | not published |
| Blepharoplasty | not published | not published | not published |
| Breast reconstruction | not published | not published | not published |
| Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Cone biopsy | not published | not published | not published |
| Curettage and evacuation of uterus | not published | not published | not published |
| Cystectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Diathermy of wart/s | not published | not published | not published |
| Discectomy | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Epididymal cyst - removal of | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Exostosis - excision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Fundoplication | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Haemorrhoidectomy | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Hammer/claw/mallet toe - correction of | not published | not published | not published |
| Laryngectomy | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Lithotripsy | not published | not published | not published |
| Mastoidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Meatoplasty | not published | not published | not published |
| Meniscectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Microlaryngoscopy | not published | not published | not published |
| Muscle biopsy/temporal artery biopsy | not published | not published | not published |
| Muscle or tendon length - change of | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Myomectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Myringotomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) | not published | not published | not published |
| Nasal polypectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Orchidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Orchidopexy | not published | not published | not published |
| Parathyroidectomy | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Pyeloplasty/correction of ureteropelvic junction | not published | not published | not published |
| Pyogenic granuloma - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Repair of obstructing hiatus hernia | not published | not published | not published |
| Rhinoplasty | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Rotator cuff - repair of | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Sub-mucosal resection | not published | not published | not published |
| Tendon release | not published | not published | not published |
| Tenotomy of hip | not published | not published | not published |
| Thyroglossal remnant - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Trigger finger/thumb release | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Urethra - dilatation of | not published | not published | not published |
| Axillary node dissection last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Bartholin's abscess drainage last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Bartholin's cyst - removal of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Branchial apparatus remnant - removal of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Breast reduction last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cervical discectomy and fusion last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Congenital pulmonary lesion - removal of last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Craniotomy last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Dacryocystorhinostomy last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Dermoid cyst - removal of last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ectropion - correction of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Endometrial ablation last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ethmoidectomy last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Functional endoscopic sinus surgery last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Laminectomy last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Lingual or maxillary frenulum surgery last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Lymphangioma - surgery for last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nasal cautery last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nerve decompression last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nerve decompression of spinal cord last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pedicle screw fusion last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pharyngoplasty last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pharynx - excision of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pilonidal sinus surgery last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pressure equalising tubes (grommets) - insertion of last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Radical neck dissection last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Removal of intracranial lesion last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Stapedectomy last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Stress incontinence surgery last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Turbinectomy last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Untethering of spinal cord last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ureteric - reimplantation last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Varicose veins treatment last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Vitrectomy (including buckling/cryotherapy) last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
Urgency categories
Urgency figures cover all planned surgery at the hospital, not one procedure. They are never combined with the procedure figures. Your treating specialist assigns your urgency category — it is not something you choose. What the categories mean, and how every hospital compares.
| Urgency category | Median wait | Treated within the recommended time | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urgent | 19 days | 98% | 2159 surgeries |
| Semi-urgent | 73 days | 74% | 2325 surgeries |
| Non-urgent | 355 days | 62% | 851 surgeries |
Queensland's own quarterly figures
Queensland Health publishes its own figures every three months. They count differently from the national figures above and are never combined with them. This quarter ends after the national reporting period, so it is the more recent of the two.
These figures count patients, not surgeries, and they are a snapshot of one quarter. The table above covers a whole financial year. Comparing a number from one table with a number from the other does not tell you anything.
Covers July to September 2025, published by Queensland Health on 28 October 2025. Reported as Toowoomba.
| Group | Patients treated | Treated within the recommended time | Still waiting at the end of the quarter | Waiting longer than recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All planned surgery at this hospital | 1449 patients | 91.6% | 2305 patients | 55 patients |
| Category 1 — urgent (recommended within 30 days) | 649 patients | 97.5% | 183 patients | 3 patients |
| Category 2 — semi-urgent (recommended within 90 days) | 611 patients | 87.2% | 806 patients | 37 patients |
| Category 3 — non-urgent (recommended within 365 days) | 189 patients | 85.7% | 1316 patients | 15 patients |
By surgical specialty
Queensland reports by surgical specialty, not by procedure. A specialty covers many different operations, so a specialty figure is never a figure for any one of them.
| Group | Patients treated | Treated within the recommended time | Still waiting at the end of the quarter | Waiting longer than recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENT surgery | 303 patients | 98.0% | 460 patients | 0 patients |
| General surgery | 380 patients | 87.4% | 513 patients | 13 patients |
| Gynaecology | 238 patients | 95.4% | 298 patients | 6 patients |
| Ophthalmology | 0 patients | not published | 0 patients | 0 patients |
| Orthopaedic surgery | 259 patients | 84.9% | 785 patients | 22 patients |
| Plastic & reconstructive surgery | 15 patients | 80.0% | 66 patients | 11 patients |
| Urology | 235 patients | 94.5% | 183 patients | 3 patients |
| Vascular surgery | 19 patients | 94.7% | 0 patients | 0 patients |
Cite this page
In 2024–25, Toowoomba Hospital published median planned-surgery waits from 15 days for fracture non-union - treatment of to 428 days for arthrodesis.
Copy-ready citation
Surgery Waits, "Toowoomba Hospital surgery wait times and waiting list", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/toowoomba-hospital/, accessed 28 May 2026.Attribution: Surgery Waits (https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/toowoomba-hospital/), from Australian Institute of Health and Welfare MyHospitals data, CC BY 3.0 AU. Reference period 2024–25, released 28 May 2026.
What is not here
Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.