Hervey Bay Hospital surgery waiting times
In 2024–25, this public hospital in the Urraween area of Queensland published median waits from 21 days for mastectomy to 301 days for prolapse repair.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released
Hervey Bay Hospital is a public hospital in the Urraween area of Queensland. It is part of Wide Bay. It reported 47 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mastectomy | 21 days | 29 surgeries | not published |
| Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage | 24 days | 110 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection | 26 days | 25 surgeries | not published |
| Skin lesion - excision of | 26 days | 325 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy | 27 days | 68 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Carpal tunnel release | 27 days | 19 surgeries | not published |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy | 43 days | 28 surgeries | not published |
| Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ) | 44 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) | 59 days | 90 surgeries | 3.3% |
| Laparoscopy | 66 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Total hip replacement | 68 days | 37 surgeries | not published |
| Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy | 85 days | 19 surgeries | not published |
| Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy | 90 days | 78 surgeries | 11.5% |
| Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic) | 92 days | 30 surgeries | not published |
| Herniorrhaphy | 193 days | 50 surgeries | 12.0% |
| Total knee replacement | 271 days | 51 surgeries | 13.7% |
| Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior | 301 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression | not published | not published | not published |
| Anal fissure - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction | not published | not published | not published |
| Arthrodesis | not published | not published | not published |
| Arthroplasty - revision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Arthroscopy | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Bartholin's cyst - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Breast prosthesis - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Circumcision | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Common peroneal nerve release | not published | not published | not published |
| Cone biopsy | not published | not published | not published |
| Cystoscopy | not published | not published | not published |
| Dialysis access surgery | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Dupytren's contracture release | not published | not published | not published |
| Epididymal cyst - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Exostosis - excision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Female sterilisation | not published | not published | not published |
| Ganglion - excision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Haemorrhoidectomy | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Muscle biopsy/temporal artery biopsy | not published | not published | not published |
| Myomectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Nerve decompression | not published | not published | not published |
| Parathyroidectomy | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Scar revision | not published | not published | not published |
| Shoulder joint replacement | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Shoulder reconstruction | not published | not published | not published |
| Toenail surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Trigger finger/thumb release | not published | not published | not published |
| Amputation of limb last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Axillary node dissection last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Bladder neck incision last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Breast reconstruction last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Curettage and evacuation of uterus last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Diathermy of wart/s 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 |
| Fracture non-union - treatment of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Fundoplication last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Hammer/claw/mallet toe - correction of last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Hydrocele - repair of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Lingual or maxillary frenulum surgery last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Lymphangioma - surgery for last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Meniscectomy last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Muscle or tendon length - change of last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Myringotomy last reported 2014–15 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Orchidectomy last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Osteotomy last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pilonidal sinus surgery last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Prostate biopsy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Prostatectomy (transurethral or open) last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pyogenic granuloma - removal of last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Repair of obstructing hiatus hernia last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Rotator cuff - repair of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Stress incontinence surgery last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Tendon release last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Thyroglossal remnant - removal of last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy) last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ureteric stent - insertion of last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Urethra - dilatation of last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Varicose veins treatment last reported 2018–19 | 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 | 23 days | 86% | 640 surgeries |
| Semi-urgent | 71 days | 87% | 439 surgeries |
| Non-urgent | 334 days | 83% | 223 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 Hervey Bay.
| 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 | 287 patients | 94.1% | 416 patients | 11 patients |
| Category 1 — urgent (recommended within 30 days) | 145 patients | 97.2% | 57 patients | 1 patient |
| Category 2 — semi-urgent (recommended within 90 days) | 94 patients | 90.4% | 106 patients | 7 patients |
| Category 3 — non-urgent (recommended within 365 days) | 48 patients | 91.7% | 253 patients | 3 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 | 0 patients | not published | 0 patients | 0 patients |
| General surgery | 166 patients | 97.6% | 154 patients | 0 patients |
| Gynaecology | 65 patients | 83.1% | 125 patients | 6 patients |
| Ophthalmology | 0 patients | not published | 3 patients | 0 patients |
| Orthopaedic surgery | 55 patients | 96.4% | 134 patients | 5 patients |
| Urology | 1 patient | 100.0% | not published | not published |
Cite this page
In 2024–25, Hervey Bay Hospital published median planned-surgery waits from 21 days for mastectomy to 301 days for prolapse repair.
Copy-ready citation
SurgeryWaits, "Hervey Bay Hospital surgery wait times and waiting list", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hervey-bay-hospital/, accessed 28 May 2026.Attribution: SurgeryWaits (https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hervey-bay-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.