Dupuytren's contracture surgery waiting time at Wagga Wagga Hospital
Half of patients at Wagga Wagga Hospital waited 358 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 Turvey 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
- 358 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 26 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 56 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 326 days in 2016–17 to 358 days in 2024–25 — up 10% — while the national median rose from 99 days to 150 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Cooma Hospital and Health Service, about 203 km away, at 132 days.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wagga Wagga Hospital | 358 days | not published | 26 surgeries |
| New South Wales (all public hospitals) | 329 days | 27.7% | 589 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 88 days | 11.6% | 492 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.
Cooma Hospital and Health Service, NSW · about 203 km away: 132 days
Orange Health Service, NSW · about 256 km away: 107 days
Bathurst Base Hospital, NSW · about 279 km away: 365 days
Shoalhaven Hospital, NSW · about 296 km away: 341 days
Shellharbour Hospital, NSW · about 324 km away: 350 days
Dubbo Hospital, NSW · about 341 km away: 391 days
Nepean Hospital, NSW · about 343 km away: 369 days
The Northern Hospital [Epping], VIC · about 351 km away: 44 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 500 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
- Wagga Wagga Hospital
- NSW
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Wagga Wagga Hospital (days) | NSW (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 326 | 213 | 99 |
| 2017–18 | 350 | 214 | 95 |
| 2018–19 | 350 | 234 | 105 |
| 2019–20 | 339 | 257 | 128 |
| 2020–21 | 368 | 313 | 190 |
| 2021–22 | 368 | 311 | 198 |
| 2022–23 | 426 | 317 | 202 |
| 2023–24 | 443 | 321 | 169 |
| 2024–25 | 358 | 329 | 150 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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