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Trigger finger release in Western Australia

Trigger finger release in Western Australia: planned surgery waiting times at public hospitals, with the national figures beside them. Public hospitals in Western Australia that published a median wait in 2024–25: 8.

Figures for Western Australia

Each tile shows the state figure and the national figure for the same measure. A state figure is never ranked.

Median wait, Western Australia
96 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Median wait, Australia
90 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Waiting more than 365 days, Western Australia
10.6%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Waiting more than 365 days, Australia
9.0%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Patients treated, Western Australia
216 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Patients treated, Australia
1,696 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026

Hospitals in Western Australia

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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Trigger finger release: public hospitals in Western Australia2024–25, released 19 August 2026
HospitalMedian waitWaiting more than 365 daysPatients treated
Fremantle Hospital and Health Service55 daysRank 9th of 65 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure22 surgeries
Joondalup Health Campus (Public)63 daysRank 17th of 65 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure33 surgeries
Busselton Health Campus100 daysRank 36th of 65 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure21 surgeries
Bentley Health Service109 daysRank 42nd of 65 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure18 surgeries
Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus111 daysRank 43rd of 65 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure14 surgeries
Rockingham General Hospital139 daysRank 47th of 65 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure10 surgeries
Albany Hospital168 daysRank 51st of 65 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure36 surgeries
Perth Children's Hospital239 daysRank 55th of 65 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure28 surgeries
Armadale-Kelmscott Memorial Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
Broome Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
Bunbury Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
Esperance Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure5 surgeries
Fiona Stanley Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
Geraldton Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
Kalgoorlie Health Campusnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
Kununurra Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
Merredin Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
Peel Health Campusnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure8 surgeries
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
St John of God Midland Public Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure5 surgeries

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 Western Australia.

Trigger finger release: median wait by financial year2016–17 to 2024–25, released 19 August 2026
0501001502016–172018–192020–212022–232024–25
  • Australia
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Trigger finger release: median wait by financial year2016–17 to 2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Financial yearAustraliaWestern Australia
2016–1760 days51 days
2017–1862 days52 days
2018–1972 days79 days
2019–2077 days71 days
2020–2188 days71 days
2021–2296 days92 days
2022–23107 days114 days
2023–2486 days92 days
2024–2590 days96 days

All of Australia: Trigger finger release

Other states and territories

The same surgery in each state or territory with hospital figures.

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/