Kidney drainage blockage repair waiting time at John Hunter Hospital
Half of patients at John Hunter Hospital waited 64 days or less for kidney drainage blockage repair in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Pyeloplasty/correction of ureteropelvic junction". This public hospital is in the Rankin Park area of New South Wales.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026.
These figures describe surgery that already happened, not your own wait.
- Median wait
- 64 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 10 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 22 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 19 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has fallen from 100 days in 2020–21 to 64 days in 2024–25 — down 36% — while the national median stayed at 41 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is The Children's Hospital at Westmead, about 117 km away, at 48 days.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Hunter Hospital | 64 days | not published | 10 surgeries |
| New South Wales (all public hospitals) | 63 days | 6.1% | 115 surgeries |
| Queensland (all public hospitals) | 48 days | 1.6% | 125 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 41 days | 4.7% | 598 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 41 days marks the national median.
The Children's Hospital at Westmead, NSW · about 117 km away: 48 days
Sydney Children's Hospital, NSW · about 118 km away: 21 days
Gold Coast University Hospital, QLD · about 575 km away: 35 days
Princess Alexandra Hospital, QLD · about 617 km away: 32 days
Mater Adult Hospital, QLD · about 618 km away: 111 days
Queensland Children's Hospital, QLD · about 618 km away: 58 days
The Prince Charles Hospital, QLD · about 628 km away: 28 days
Redcliffe Hospital, QLD · about 648 km away: 59 days
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.
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. See also where crossing a border cuts the wait most.
How the wait has changed
- John Hunter Hospital
- NSW
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | John Hunter Hospital (days) | NSW (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | not published | 32 | 33 |
| 2017–18 | not published | 49 | 42 |
| 2018–19 | not published | not published | 38 |
| 2019–20 | not published | not published | 41 |
| 2020–21 | 100 | 53 | 41 |
| 2021–22 | not published | not published | 32 |
| 2022–23 | not published | 43 | 39 |
| 2023–24 | 35 | 48 | 35 |
| 2024–25 | 64 | 63 | 41 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
All surgery at John Hunter Hospital · Kidney drainage blockage repair across Australia · Kidney drainage blockage repair in New South Wales · All surgery waits in New South Wales