Shock wave stone treatment
Shock wave stone treatment waiting times for planned surgery. Public hospitals that published a median wait in 2024–25: 49.
The source publishes this surgery as "Lithotripsy".
National figures
These figures cover every public hospital in Australia that reported this surgery. A national figure is never ranked.
- Median wait, Australia
- 28 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, Australia
- 0.8%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, Australia
- 2,881 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
By state and territory
The shortest median wait comes first. A state with no published median wait follows, in name order. Select a state to see its hospitals.
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| State or territory | Median wait | Waiting more than 365 days | Patients treated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Australia | 21 days | 1.1% | 565 surgeries |
| Victoria | 26 days | 0.4% | 675 surgeries |
| New South Wales | 28 days | 0.7% | 1,134 surgeries |
| South Australia | 28 days | 0.0% | 150 surgeries |
| Queensland | 57 days | 1.7% | 289 surgeries |
| Northern Territory | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 6 surgeries |
| Tasmania | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 62 surgeries |
Hospitals by median wait
The shortest median wait comes first. A hospital with no published median wait follows, in name order, and has no rank.
A rank compares a hospital with every public hospital in Australia that published the same figure for the same period. The page shows a rank only on a current published figure. It never ranks a withheld or unreported figure. It also never ranks a figure from an earlier period.
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| Hospital | Median wait | Waiting more than 365 days | Patients treated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Griffith Base Hospital | 8 daysRank 1st of 49 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 13 surgeries |
| Peel Health Campus | 8 daysRank 1st of 49 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 11 surgeries |
| St John of God Midland Public Hospital | 8 daysRank 1st of 49 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 19 nationally | 120 surgeries |
| Austin Hospital [Heidelberg] | 10 daysRank 4th of 49 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 12 surgeries |
| Bunbury Hospital | 19 daysRank 5th of 49 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 19 nationally | 56 surgeries |
| The Alfred | 19 daysRank 5th of 49 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 19 surgeries |
| Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West] | 21 daysRank 7th of 49 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 32 surgeries |
| Joondalup Health Campus (Public) | 21 daysRank 7th of 49 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 19 nationally | 63 surgeries |
| Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital] | 22 daysRank 9th of 49 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 16 surgeries |
| Flinders Medical Centre | 22 daysRank 9th of 49 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 19 nationally | 53 surgeries |
| St Vincent's On the Park | 22 daysRank 9th of 49 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 19 nationally | 129 surgeries |
| Princess Alexandra Hospital | 23 daysRank 12th of 49 nationally | 3.8%Rank 19th of 19 nationally | 53 surgeries |
| Noarlunga Hospital | 24 daysRank 13th of 49 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 49 surgeries |
| Wagga Wagga Hospital | 24 daysRank 13th of 49 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 19 nationally | 77 surgeries |
| Coffs Harbour Hospital | 25 daysRank 15th of 49 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 19 nationally | 116 surgeries |
| St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne] | 25 daysRank 15th of 49 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 19 nationally | 337 surgeries |
| Bentley Health Service | 26 daysRank 17th of 49 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 19 nationally | 171 surgeries |
| St George Hospital NSW | 26 daysRank 17th of 49 nationally | 2.2%Rank 18th of 19 nationally | 324 surgeries |
| Sutherland Hospital | 26 daysRank 17th of 49 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 19 nationally | 85 surgeries |
| Wollongong Hospital | 26 daysRank 17th of 49 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 14 surgeries |
| The Tweed Hospital | 29 daysRank 21st of 49 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 19 nationally | 90 surgeries |
| Fremantle Hospital and Health Service | 33 daysRank 22nd of 49 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 10 surgeries |
| The Northern Hospital [Epping] | 33 daysRank 22nd of 49 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 13 surgeries |
| Canterbury Hospital | 34 daysRank 24th of 49 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 19 nationally | 81 surgeries |
| Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus | 35 daysRank 25th of 49 nationally | 1.1%Rank 16th of 19 nationally | 95 surgeries |
| Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital | 36 daysRank 26th of 49 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 12 surgeries |
| Townsville University Hospital | 36 daysRank 26th of 49 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 23 surgeries |
| John Hunter Hospital | 38 daysRank 28th of 49 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 17 surgeries |
| Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus] | 43 daysRank 29th of 49 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 25 surgeries |
| Prince of Wales Hospital | 44 daysRank 30th of 49 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 27 surgeries |
| Royal Hobart Hospital | 44 daysRank 30th of 49 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 42 surgeries |
| Murwillumbah District Hospital | 45 daysRank 32nd of 49 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 18 surgeries |
| Hawkesbury Hospital | 48 daysRank 33rd of 49 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 13 surgeries |
| Nepean Hospital | 50 daysRank 34th of 49 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 19 nationally | 69 surgeries |
| The Queen Elizabeth Hospital | 50 daysRank 34th of 49 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 27 surgeries |
| Royal Adelaide Hospital | 51 daysRank 36th of 49 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 15 surgeries |
| Concord Repatriation Hospital | 52 daysRank 37th of 49 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 19 nationally | 61 surgeries |
| Goulburn Valley Health [Shepparton] | 62 daysRank 38th of 49 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 11 surgeries |
| The Prince Charles Hospital | 62 daysRank 38th of 49 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 19 nationally | 133 surgeries |
| Cairns Hospital | 63 daysRank 40th of 49 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 12 surgeries |
| Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital | 85 daysRank 41st of 49 nationally | 1.3%Rank 17th of 19 nationally | 78 surgeries |
| Gold Coast University Hospital | 85 daysRank 41st of 49 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 12 surgeries |
| Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital | 104 daysRank 43rd of 49 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 17 surgeries |
| Port Macquarie Base Hospital | 118 daysRank 44th of 49 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 15 surgeries |
| Launceston General Hospital | 131 daysRank 45th of 49 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 20 surgeries |
| Mater Adult Hospital | 147 daysRank 46th of 49 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 20 surgeries |
| Werribee Mercy Hospital | 151 daysRank 47th of 49 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 18 surgeries |
| Williamstown Hospital | 155 daysRank 48th of 49 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 30 surgeries |
| The Bendigo Hospital | 176 daysRank 49th of 49 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 26 surgeries |
| Albany Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Armadale-Kelmscott Memorial Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 6 surgeries |
| Belmont Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 7 surgeries |
| Blacktown Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Broken Hill Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Casey Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Cessnock Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Dubbo Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Fiona Stanley Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 7 surgeries |
| Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Ipswich Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Lyell McEwin Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Mackay Base Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Modbury Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 5 surgeries |
| Northeast Health Wangaratta | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Orange Health Service | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Osborne Park Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Palmerston Regional Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Perth Children's Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Queensland Children's Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Redcliffe Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Rockhampton Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville] | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Royal Darwin Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Royal North Shore Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Royal Prince Alfred Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 9 surgeries |
| Shoalhaven Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| St Vincent's Hospital [Darlinghurst] | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 5 surgeries |
| Sunshine Coast University Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Sunshine Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Toowoomba Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Western Hospital [Footscray] | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Westmead Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
How waits have changed
Each chart shows one figure for each year the source published it. A year with no published figure is a gap in the line, and the table under the chart gives the reason.
The charts show Australia and the three states that treated the most patients in 2024–25.
- Australia
- Victoria
- Western Australia
- No figure published for this year. The table gives the reason.
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| Financial year | Australia | Victoria | Western Australia |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 34 days | 25 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure |
| 2017–18 | 29 days | 22 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure |
| 2018–19 | 36 days | 28 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure |
| 2019–20 | 28 days | 21 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure |
| 2020–21 | 34 days | 29 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure |
| 2021–22 | 33 days | 45 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure |
| 2022–23 | 30 days | 33 days | 20 days |
| 2023–24 | 28 days | 31 days | 16 days |
| 2024–25 | 28 days | 26 days | 21 days |
- New South Wales
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| Financial year | New South Wales |
|---|---|
| 2018–19 | 36 days |
| 2019–20 | 27 days |
| 2020–21 | 31 days |
| 2021–22 | 27 days |
| 2022–23 | 28 days |
| 2023–24 | 28 days |
| 2024–25 | 28 days |
Hospitals near a place
These pages list the public hospitals in and near one place that published a figure for this surgery.
- Shock wave stone treatment near Randwick
- Shock wave stone treatment near Camperdown
- Shock wave stone treatment near Penrith
- Shock wave stone treatment near Fitzroy
- Shock wave stone treatment near Heidelberg
- Shock wave stone treatment near Woolloongabba
- Shock wave stone treatment near the Adelaide CBD
- Shock wave stone treatment near Bedford Park
- Shock wave stone treatment near the Perth CBD
What this page leaves out
Private hospitals are excluded. This page covers public hospitals only, so it shows no private hospital.
Before you use these figures
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Where this data comes from
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Elective surgery waiting times by hospital and intended procedure, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 20 October 2026
- Data released
- 19 August 2026
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, elective surgery waiting times data extract, sourced 19 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-elective-surgery-waiting-times-by-procedure/v/2026-10-20/
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Hospitals, Local Hospital Networks and Primary Health Networks in MyHospitals, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 3 October 2026
- Data released
- 19 August 2026
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, mapping details extract, sourced 3 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-hospitals-myhospitals/v/2026-10-03/
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Reported measures and their codes in MyHospitals, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 27 October 2026
- Data released
- The publisher gives no release date for this dataset.
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, reported measures, sourced 26 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-myhospitals-reported-measures/v/2026-10-27/
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Reporting unit mappings to health networks and states in MyHospitals, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 27 October 2026
- Data released
- The publisher gives no release date for this dataset.
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, reporting units, sourced 26 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-myhospitals-reporting-unit-mappings/v/2026-10-27/
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Reporting unit codes and alternative names in MyHospitals, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 27 October 2026
- Data released
- The publisher gives no release date for this dataset.
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, reporting units, sourced 26 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-myhospitals-reporting-units/v/2026-10-27/