Emergency Department Waiting Times
Median time from arrival to being seen in the Emergency Department. All Australian public hospitals.
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Surgical / Elective Waiting Times
Median time from referral to treatment for elective surgery. By urgency category and state.
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4-Hour Rule Performance
Percentage of ED patients seen within 4 hours, by triage category and hospital.
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Live Waits — Queensland
Current waiting times at 40 Queensland public hospitals. Updated daily.
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About TriageTime
What this is
A free, independent tool that shows hospital waiting times across Australia. No paywall. No signup. No tracking.
Data Sources
- QLD Live ED: Queensland Health via publicdata.au — CC BY 4.0
- AU ED (annual): AIHW via publicdata.au — CC BY 4.0
- AU 4-Hour Rule: AIHW via publicdata.au — CC BY 4.0
- AU Surgical: AIHW via publicdata.au — CC BY 4.0
How it works
Every day at 06:00 UTC, an automated process downloads the latest CSV files from each source and republishes this site. No database. No server. Just static files.
Limitations
- QLD live data covers 40 hospitals. Other states publish quarterly.
- Definitions of "wait time" vary by source.
- Data is only as fresh as the publisher updates it.
Licence
All data belongs to the respective government publishers. This site is a convenience aggregator. Link back to original sources when citing.