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Heart valve replacement waiting time at John Hunter Hospital

Median wait, long waits and volumes for Heart valve replacement 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
37 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
Surgeries completed
104 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
Waited more than 365 days
0.0%2024–25 · released 28 May 2026

Half the people who had this surgery here waited less than the median, and half waited longer. Of the 25 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 18 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.

How this compares

Median wait, long waits and volume for Heart valve replacement, 2024–25.
Where Median wait Waited more than 365 days Surgeries
John Hunter Hospital37 days0.0%104 surgeries
New South Wales (all public hospitals)22 days0.0%574 surgeries
Australia (all public hospitals)33 days0.9%2205 surgeries

Where the wait is shorter nearby

Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 33 days marks the national median.

Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.

How the wait has changed

Median wait for Heart valve replacement by financial year at John Hunter Hospital, compared with New South Wales and Australiadays0102030402016–172018–192020–212022–232024–25John Hunter Hospital 37NSW 22Australia 33
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View these numbers as a table
Median wait in days for Heart valve replacement, by financial year. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28.
Reference periodJohn Hunter Hospital (days)NSW (days)Australia (days)
2016–17233525
2017–18263729
2018–19173728
2019–20233526
2020–21152827
2021–22313428
2022–23142129
2023–24212130
2024–25372233

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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