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Dialysis access surgery waiting times in Australia

How long public patients wait for dialysis access surgery, at each public hospital and in each state — official AIHW figures, checked daily.

National median wait (public)15 days2024-07-01 – 2025-06-30

Public hospitals reporting75with a published median

As a public patientFreeunder Medicare

As a private patientAsk for a quotefees vary by surgeon and hospital

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Median wait by state and territory

State / territory	Median wait
NSW	10 days
WA	12 days
NT	19 days
Qld	20 days
Vic	20 days
SA	22 days

Shortest waits at public hospitals

The 15 public hospitals with the shortest median wait for dialysis access surgery, out of 75 reporting.

Hospital	State	Local health network	Median wait	Operations in the year
John Hunter Hospital	NSW	Hunter New England	1 days	115
Broome Hospital	WA	WA Country Health Service	1 days	26
Fiona Stanley Hospital	WA	South Metropolitan Health Service (WA)	1 days	169
Alice Springs Hospital	NT	NT Regional Health Services (NTRHS)	2 days	103
Griffith Base Hospital	NSW	Murrumbidgee	3 days	28
Princess Alexandra Hospital	Qld	Metro South (Qld)	3 days	108
Sydney Children's Hospital	NSW	Sydney Children's Hospitals Network	5 days	170
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital	NSW	Sydney	5 days	13
The Children's Hospital at Westmead	NSW	Sydney Children's Hospitals Network	6 days	216
Peel Health Campus	WA	South Metropolitan Health Service (WA)	6 days	36
Geraldton Hospital	WA	WA Country Health Service	6 days	30
Northern Beaches Hospital	NSW	Northern Sydney	6 days	34
The Tweed Hospital	NSW	Northern NSW	7 days	35
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital	WA	North Metropolitan Health Service (WA)	8 days	319
Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital]	Vic	Grampians Health	9 days	34

Common questions

How long is the public waiting list for dialysis access surgery in Australia?

Half of patients admitted from public hospital waiting lists for dialysis access surgery waited 15 days or less (national median, 2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30). By state it ranged from 10 days (NSW) to 22 days (SA).

Can I avoid the wait?

As a private patient you choose your surgeon and usually wait less, but you pay fees, partly covered by Medicare and any private health insurance. Private hospitals don't publish waiting times.

Source: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) — MyHospitals, elective surgery waiting times, 2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30. All data sources.

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