Congenital cardiac defect/s - procedure for waiting times in Australian public hospitals
The national median wait for congenital cardiac defect/s - procedure for in Australian public hospitals was 74 days in 2024–25 — from 34 days at The Children's Hospital at Westmead to 178 days at Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville].
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released
Across Australia, the median wait for congenital cardiac defect/s - procedure for in public hospitals was 74 days in 2024–25, from 370 surgeries. 16.5% of people waited more than 365 days. 3 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 | New South Wales | 37 days | 0.0% | 102 surgeries |
| 2 | Victoria | 151 days | 22.8% | 263 surgeries |
| unranked | South Australia | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | Western Australia | not published | not published | not published |
How the wait has changed
- Australia
- NSW
- VIC
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Australia (days) | NSW (days) | VIC (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 43 | not published | not published |
| 2017–18 | 33 | not published | not published |
| 2018–19 | 35 | 40 | not published |
| 2019–20 | 37 | not published | not published |
| 2020–21 | not published | not published | not published |
| 2021–22 | not published | not published | not published |
| 2022–23 | 64 | 49 | 87 |
| 2023–24 | 81 | not published | 97 |
| 2024–25 | 74 | 37 | 151 |
Common questions
How long is the wait for congenital cardiac defect/s - procedure for in a public hospital?
The national median was 74 days in 2024–25 — half of people waited less than that, half waited longer. State medians ranged from 37 days in New South Wales to 151 days in Victoria.
Which public hospital has the shortest wait for congenital cardiac defect/s - procedure for?
Of the 3 public hospitals that published a median for 2024–25, The Children's Hospital at Westmead reported the shortest (34 days) and Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville] the longest (178 days). A shorter median is not a recommendation — how to read these figures.
How many people waited more than a year?
16.5% of people who had congenital cardiac defect/s - procedure for in an Australian public hospital in 2024–25 waited more than 365 days.
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The national median wait for congenital cardiac defect/s - procedure for in Australian public hospitals was 74 days in 2024–25, from 34 days at The Children's Hospital at Westmead to 178 days at Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville].
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SurgeryWaits, "Congenital cardiac defect/s - procedure for", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/congenital-cardiac-defect-s-procedure-for/, accessed 28 May 2026.Attribution: SurgeryWaits (https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/congenital-cardiac-defect-s-procedure-for/), 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/congenital-cardiac-defect-s-procedure-for.svg" width="720" height="216" alt="Median public hospital waiting time for Congenital cardiac defect/s - procedure for 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.