FairWaitStone/s urinary tract - removal of waiting times in Australia
How long public patients wait for stone/s urinary tract - removal of, at each public hospital and in each state — official AIHW figures, checked daily.
Median wait by state and territory
| State / territory | Median wait |
|---|---|
| Vic | 20 days |
| SA | 29 days |
| Qld | 32 days |
| Tas | 34 days |
| NSW | 71 days |
Shortest waits at public hospitals
The 15 public hospitals with the shortest median wait for stone/s urinary tract - removal of, out of 28 reporting.
| Hospital | State | Local health network | Median wait | Operations in the year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankston Public Surgical Centre | Vic | Peninsula Health (Vic) | 13 days | 23 |
| Austin Hospital [Heidelberg] | Vic | Austin Health (Vic) | 17 days | 19 |
| Western Hospital [Footscray] | Vic | Western Health (Vic) | 17 days | 182 |
| Williamstown Hospital | Vic | Western Health (Vic) | 17 days | 317 |
| Monash Medical Centre [Moorabbin] | Vic | Monash Health | 20 days | 254 |
| Frankston Hospital | Vic | Peninsula Health (Vic) | 20 days | 27 |
| Casey Hospital | Vic | Monash Health | 20 days | 517 |
| Toowoomba Hospital | Qld | Darling Downs | 21 days | 48 |
| Northern Beaches Hospital | NSW | Northern Sydney | 22 days | 13 |
| Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital] | Vic | Grampians Health | 24 days | 90 |
| The Northern Hospital [Epping] | Vic | Northern Health (Vic) | 24 days | 201 |
| Coffs Harbour Hospital | NSW | Mid North Coast | 25 days | 59 |
| Prince of Wales Hospital | NSW | South Eastern Sydney | 27 days | 12 |
| Modbury Hospital | SA | Northern Adelaide | 27 days | 240 |
| Lyell McEwin Hospital | SA | Northern Adelaide | 28 days | 45 |
Common questions
How long is the public waiting list for stone/s urinary tract - removal of in Australia?
Half of patients admitted from public hospital waiting lists for stone/s urinary tract - removal of waited 25 days or less (national median, 2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30). By state it ranged from 20 days (Vic) to 71 days (NSW).
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.