Varicose vein surgery waiting times in Queensland

Public hospitals in Queensland ranked by their median wait for varicose vein surgery, published by the source as "Varicose veins treatment".

Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026

10 public hospitals in Queensland reported varicose vein surgery in 2024–25. The state median was 189 days; the national median was 133 days.

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Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 133 days marks the national median.

Townsville University Hospital88 days
Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital119 days
Cairns Hospital142 days
Princess Alexandra Hospital147 days
The Prince Charles Hospital170 days
Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service261 days
Mater Adult Hospital267 days
Sunshine Coast University Hospital288 days
Gold Coast University Hospital324 days
Innisfail Hospital335 days

Varicose veins treatment in Queensland public hospitals, 2024–25. Hospitals with the same median share a rank and the next rank is skipped. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28.
Rank	Hospital	Median wait	Waited more than 365 days	Surgeries
1	Townsville University Hospital	88 days	2.8%	109 surgeries
2	Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital	119 days	not published	12 surgeries
3	Cairns Hospital	142 days	not published	42 surgeries
4	Princess Alexandra Hospital	147 days	1.6%	61 surgeries
5	The Prince Charles Hospital	170 days	not published	13 surgeries
6	Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service	261 days	1.1%	89 surgeries
7	Mater Adult Hospital	267 days	not published	24 surgeries
8	Sunshine Coast University Hospital	288 days	21.6%	51 surgeries
9	Gold Coast University Hospital	324 days	3.4%	58 surgeries
10	Innisfail Hospital	335 days	not published	15 surgeries

What is not here

Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.

Waiting times differ across state borders, and a referral can cross one — read what that means. Compare with every other state, or see every surgery reported in Queensland.