Dupytren's contracture release waiting time at Cairns Hospital
Median wait, long waits and volumes for Dupytren's contracture release at this public hospital, with the nearest alternatives that published a figure.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026
- Median wait
- 155 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 23 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- not published2024–25 · released 28 May 2026 — Reported data did not meet the criteria to calculate this indicator.
Half the people who had this surgery here waited less than the median, and half waited longer. Of the 63 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 36 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns Hospital | 155 days | not published | 23 surgeries |
| Queensland (all public hospitals) | 139 days | 13.8% | 318 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 150 days | 17.9% | 1777 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 1000 km — the radius was widened because fewer than four hospitals published a figure within 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Cairns Hospital
- QLD
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Cairns Hospital (days) | QLD (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | not published | 83 | 99 |
| 2017–18 | not published | 104 | 95 |
| 2018–19 | not published | 98 | 105 |
| 2019–20 | 354 | 134 | 128 |
| 2020–21 | 265 | 175 | 190 |
| 2021–22 | 262 | 154 | 198 |
| 2022–23 | 373 | 125 | 202 |
| 2023–24 | 408 | 158 | 169 |
| 2024–25 | 155 | 139 | 150 |
What is not here
Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.
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