Acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression waiting times in Australian public hospitals
The national median wait for acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression in Australian public hospitals was 92 days in 2024–25 — from 14 days at Gawler Health Service to 376 days at Albany Hospital.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released
Across Australia, the median wait for acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression in public hospitals was 92 days in 2024–25, from 1418 surgeries. 6.3% of people waited more than 365 days. 43 public hospitals published a median wait for it.
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State by state
| Rank | State or territory | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victoria | 79 days | 7.3% | 480 surgeries |
| 2 | Western Australia | 90 days | 3.0% | 537 surgeries |
| 3 | South Australia | 106 days | 9.4% | 202 surgeries |
| 4 | New South Wales | 127 days | 9.7% | 103 surgeries |
| unranked | Northern Territory | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | Queensland | not published | not published | 93 surgeries |
How the wait has changed
- Australia
- VIC
- WA
- SA
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| Reference period | Australia (days) | VIC (days) | WA (days) | SA (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 85 | 75 | 73 | not published |
| 2017–18 | 95 | 84 | 83 | 97 |
| 2018–19 | 98 | 82 | 75 | 91 |
| 2019–20 | 108 | 89 | 92 | 83 |
| 2020–21 | 141 | 133 | 94 | 163 |
| 2021–22 | 131 | 117 | 101 | 105 |
| 2022–23 | 154 | 193 | 112 | 79 |
| 2023–24 | 101 | 104 | 88 | 109 |
| 2024–25 | 92 | 79 | 90 | 106 |
Common questions
How long is the wait for acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression in a public hospital?
The national median was 92 days in 2024–25 — half of people waited less than that, half waited longer. State medians ranged from 79 days in Victoria to 127 days in New South Wales.
Which public hospital has the shortest wait for acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression?
Of the 43 public hospitals that published a median for 2024–25, Gawler Health Service reported the shortest (14 days) and Albany Hospital the longest (376 days). A shorter median is not a recommendation — how to read these figures.
How many people waited more than a year?
6.3% of people who had acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression in an Australian public hospital in 2024–25 waited more than 365 days.
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The national median wait for acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression in Australian public hospitals was 92 days in 2024–25, from 14 days at Gawler Health Service to 376 days at Albany Hospital.
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SurgeryWaits, "Acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial…", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/acromioplasty-arthroscopy-shoulder-sub-acromial-decompression/, accessed 28 May 2026.Attribution: SurgeryWaits (https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/acromioplasty-arthroscopy-shoulder-sub-acromial-decompression/), from Australian Institute of Health and Welfare MyHospitals data, CC BY 3.0 AU. Reference period 2024–25, released 28 May 2026.
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<img src="https://surgerywaits.au/charts/acromioplasty-arthroscopy-shoulder-sub-acromial-decompression.svg" width="720" height="284" alt="Median public hospital waiting time for Acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression by state and territory, 2024–25">What is not here
Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.
The source calls this collection "elective surgery". This site calls it planned surgery, because the surgery is planned in advance rather than optional — the methodology explains the wording.