Dupuytren's contracture surgery waiting time at Princess Alexandra Hospital
Median wait, long waits and volumes for Dupuytren's contracture surgery — published by the source as “Dupytren's contracture release” — at this public hospital in the Dutton Park area of Queensland, 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
- 49 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 22 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 5 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has fallen from 76 days in 2016–17 to 49 days in 2024–25 — down 36% — while the national median rose from 99 days to 150 days. No public hospital nearby published a shorter median for this surgery in this period.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Princess Alexandra Hospital | 49 days | not published | 22 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 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Princess Alexandra Hospital
- QLD
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Princess Alexandra Hospital (days) | QLD (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 76 | 83 | 99 |
| 2017–18 | 95 | 104 | 95 |
| 2018–19 | 97 | 98 | 105 |
| 2019–20 | 167 | 134 | 128 |
| 2020–21 | not published | 175 | 190 |
| 2021–22 | not published | 154 | 198 |
| 2022–23 | 97 | 125 | 202 |
| 2023–24 | 83 | 158 | 169 |
| 2024–25 | 49 | 139 | 150 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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