Dupuytren's contracture surgery waiting time at Tweed Valley 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 Tweed Heads area of New South Wales, 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
- 81 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 12 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 13 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Princess Alexandra Hospital, about 91 km away, at 49 days.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tweed Valley Hospital | 81 days | not published | 12 surgeries |
| New South Wales (all public hospitals) | 329 days | 27.7% | 589 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.
Some of these hospitals are in another state — a public hospital referral can cross the border, so ask your GP what that would mean for you.
How the wait has changed
- Tweed Valley Hospital
- NSW
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Tweed Valley Hospital (days) | NSW (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | not published | 213 | 99 |
| 2017–18 | not published | 214 | 95 |
| 2018–19 | not published | 234 | 105 |
| 2019–20 | not published | 257 | 128 |
| 2020–21 | not published | 313 | 190 |
| 2021–22 | not published | 311 | 198 |
| 2022–23 | not published | 317 | 202 |
| 2023–24 | not published | 321 | 169 |
| 2024–25 | 81 | 329 | 150 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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