FairWaitTendon release waiting times in Australia
How long public patients wait for tendon release, at each public hospital and in each state — official AIHW figures, checked daily.
Median wait by state and territory
| State / territory | Median wait |
|---|---|
| Vic | 19 days |
| Qld | 35 days |
| NSW | 44 days |
Shortest waits at public hospitals
The 15 public hospitals with the shortest median wait for tendon release, out of 26 reporting.
| Hospital | State | Local health network | Median wait | Operations in the year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concord Repatriation Hospital | NSW | Sydney | 1 days | 34 |
| St Vincent's Hospital [Darlinghurst] | NSW | St Vincent's Health Network | 3 days | 22 |
| Sunshine Coast University Hospital | Qld | Sunshine Coast | 3 days | 29 |
| Wollongong Hospital | NSW | Illawarra Shoalhaven | 4 days | 18 |
| Dandenong Hospital | Vic | Monash Health | 4 days | 10 |
| John Hunter Hospital | NSW | Hunter New England | 6 days | 30 |
| Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus] | Vic | Melbourne Health | 6 days | 51 |
| Royal Prince Alfred Institute of Rheumatology & Orthopaedics | NSW | Sydney | 7 days | 10 |
| Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital] | Vic | Grampians Health | 7 days | 18 |
| Perth Children's Hospital | WA | Child Adolescent Health Service (WA) | 19 days | 48 |
| St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne] | Vic | St Vincent's Hospital (Melbourne) Limited | 22 days | 24 |
| Gosford Hospital | NSW | Central Coast | 23 days | 18 |
| The Children's Hospital at Westmead | NSW | Sydney Children's Hospitals Network | 26 days | 84 |
| Gold Coast University Hospital | Qld | Gold Coast | 27 days | 17 |
| Princess Alexandra Hospital | Qld | Metro South (Qld) | 33 days | 22 |
Common questions
How long is the public waiting list for tendon release in Australia?
Half of patients admitted from public hospital waiting lists for tendon release waited 34 days or less (national median, 2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30). By state it ranged from 19 days (Vic) to 44 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.