Dupuytren's contracture surgery waiting time at Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital
Half of patients at Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital waited 138 days or less for Dupuytren's contracture surgery in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Dupytren's contracture release". This public hospital is in the Herston area of Queensland.
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
- 138 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 33 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 71 days in 2016–17 to 138 days in 2024–25 — up 94% — while the national median rose from 99 days to 150 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Mater Adult Hospital, about 4 km away, at 132 days.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital | 138 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
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 150 days marks the national median.
Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service, QLD · about 0 km away: 224 days
Mater Adult Hospital, QLD · about 4 km away: 132 days
Princess Alexandra Hospital, QLD · about 6 km away: 49 days
The Prince Charles Hospital, QLD · about 6 km away: 82 days
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital, QLD · about 13 km away: 223 days
Redland Hospital, QLD · about 24 km away: 112 days
Gold Coast University Hospital, QLD · about 67 km away: 344 days
Robina Hospital, QLD · about 78 km away: 347 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital
- QLD
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital (days) | QLD (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 71 | 83 | 99 |
| 2017–18 | 61 | 104 | 95 |
| 2018–19 | 49 | 98 | 105 |
| 2019–20 | 90 | 134 | 128 |
| 2020–21 | 43 | 175 | 190 |
| 2021–22 | 90 | 154 | 198 |
| 2022–23 | not published | 125 | 202 |
| 2023–24 | 102 | 158 | 169 |
| 2024–25 | 138 | 139 | 150 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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