Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy waiting time at Royal Hobart Hospital
The median wait for thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy at this public hospital in the Hobart area of Tasmania was 41 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
- 41 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 64 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 0.0%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 95 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 24 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has fallen from 78 days in 2016–17 to 41 days in 2024–25 — down 47% — while the national median rose from 52 days to 56 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Latrobe Regional Hospital [Traralgon], about 523 km away, at 16 days. Here, 0.0% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 3.4%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Hobart Hospital | 41 days | 0.0% | 64 surgeries |
| Tasmania (all public hospitals) | 42 days | 1.8% | 111 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 46 days | 1.4% | 1646 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 56 days | 3.4% | 5721 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 | 78 | not published | 52 |
| 2017–18 | 94 | not published | 54 |
| 2018–19 | 249 | not published | 50 |
| 2019–20 | 68 | not published | 52 |
| 2020–21 | 144 | not published | 53 |
| 2021–22 | 90 | not published | 49 |
| 2022–23 | 81 | not published | 63 |
| 2023–24 | 77 | not published | 58 |
| 2024–25 | 41 | 42 | 56 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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