Palmerston Regional Hospital surgery waiting times
In 2024–25, this public hospital in the Farrar area of Northern Territory published median waits from 1 day for curettage and evacuation of uterus to 326 days for eardrum repair.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released
Palmerston Regional Hospital is a public hospital in the Farrar area of Northern Territory. It is part of NT Regional Health Services. It reported 51 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curettage and evacuation of uterus | 1 day | 113 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Fracture non-union - treatment of | 2 days | 25 surgeries | not published |
| Ureteric stent - insertion of | 15 days | 36 surgeries | not published |
| Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage | 22 days | 128 surgeries | 0.8% |
| Skin lesion - excision of | 24 days | 177 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Haemorrhoidectomy | 36 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy | 37 days | 28 surgeries | not published |
| Stone/s urinary tract - removal of | 45 days | 36 surgeries | not published |
| Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) | 49 days | 37 surgeries | not published |
| Cystoscopy | 50 days | 33 surgeries | not published |
| Dialysis access surgery | 53 days | 20 surgeries | not published |
| Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ) | 67 days | 57 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Prostate biopsy | 78 days | 23 surgeries | not published |
| Laparoscopy | 83 days | 29 surgeries | not published |
| Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) | 88 days | 20 surgeries | not published |
| Circumcision | 90 days | 22 surgeries | not published |
| Myringotomy | 110 days | 24 surgeries | not published |
| Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy) | 125 days | 23 surgeries | not published |
| Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) | 161 days | 370 surgeries | 11.9% |
| Pterygium - excision of | 181 days | 21 surgeries | not published |
| Myringoplasty/tympanoplasty | 326 days | 21 surgeries | not published |
| Adenoidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Anal fissure - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Bartholin's cyst - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Carpal tunnel release | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Cone biopsy | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Dermoid cyst - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Dupytren's contracture release | not published | not published | not published |
| Ectropion - correction of | not published | not published | not published |
| Endometrial ablation | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Female sterilisation | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Ganglion - excision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Herniorrhaphy | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Hydrocele - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic) | not published | not published | not published |
| Lingual or maxillary frenulum surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Lithotripsy | not published | not published | not published |
| Muscle or tendon length - change of | not published | not published | not published |
| Orchidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Orchidopexy | not published | not published | not published |
| Osteotomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Pilonidal sinus surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Pressure equalising tubes (grommets) - insertion of | not published | not published | not published |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Toenail surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Trabeculectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Turbinectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Urethra - dilatation of | not published | not published | not published |
| Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior | not published | not published | not published |
| Varicose veins treatment | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Vitrectomy (including buckling/cryotherapy) | not published | not published | not published |
| Amputation of limb last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Arthrodesis last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Axillary node dissection last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Bartholin's abscess drainage last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Blepharoplasty last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Common peroneal nerve release 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 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Epididymal cyst - removal of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Examination of eye under anaesthesia last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Exostosis - excision of last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Mastectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Mastoidectomy last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Muscle biopsy/temporal artery biopsy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Procedure for strabismus (squint repair) last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ptosis - repair of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Rhinoplasty last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Scar revision last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Tendon release last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Trigger finger/thumb release last reported 2023–24 | 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 | 15 days | 72% | 618 surgeries |
| Semi-urgent | 69 days | 64% | 541 surgeries |
| Non-urgent | 294 days | 77% | 333 surgeries |
Cite this page
In 2024–25, Palmerston Regional Hospital published median planned-surgery waits from 1 day for curettage and evacuation of uterus to 326 days for eardrum repair.
Copy-ready citation
Surgery Waits, "Palmerston Regional Hospital waiting list", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/palmerston-regional-hospital/, accessed 28 May 2026.Attribution: Surgery Waits (https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/palmerston-regional-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.