Kidney drainage stent insertion
Kidney drainage stent insertion waiting times for planned surgery. Public hospitals that published a median wait in 2024–25: 39.
The source publishes this surgery as "Ureteric stent - insertion of".
National figures
These figures cover every public hospital in Australia that reported this surgery. A national figure is never ranked.
- Median wait, Australia
- 24 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, Australia
- 0.6%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, Australia
- 2,982 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queensland | 18 days | 0.4% | 814 surgeries |
| Victoria | 21 days | 0.0% | 207 surgeries |
| New South Wales | 28 days | 0.5% | 1,611 surgeries |
| South Australia | 42 days | 2.7% | 226 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 | 74 surgeries |
| Western Australia | 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 | 50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port Macquarie Base Hospital | 1 dayRank 1st of 39 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 22 surgeries |
| St John of God Midland Public Hospital | 6 daysRank 2nd of 39 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 15 surgeries |
| Prince of Wales Hospital | 9 daysRank 3rd of 39 nationally | 2.2%Rank 13th of 15 nationally | 89 surgeries |
| Cairns Hospital | 13 daysRank 4th of 39 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 43 surgeries |
| Frankston Hospital | 13 daysRank 4th of 39 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 11 surgeries |
| Frankston Public Surgical Centre | 15 daysRank 6th of 39 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 12 surgeries |
| Palmerston Regional Hospital | 15 daysRank 6th of 39 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 36 surgeries |
| Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre | 15 daysRank 6th of 39 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 15 nationally | 74 surgeries |
| The Prince Charles Hospital | 15 daysRank 6th of 39 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 15 nationally | 557 surgeries |
| Nepean Hospital | 17 daysRank 10th of 39 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 15 nationally | 58 surgeries |
| Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital] | 19 daysRank 11th of 39 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 30 surgeries |
| Coffs Harbour Hospital | 21 daysRank 12th of 39 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 13 surgeries |
| Concord Repatriation Hospital | 21 daysRank 12th of 39 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 15 surgeries |
| Princess Alexandra Hospital | 21 daysRank 12th of 39 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 18 surgeries |
| Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital | 21 daysRank 12th of 39 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 15 nationally | 51 surgeries |
| Wyong Hospital | 21 daysRank 12th of 39 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 15 nationally | 138 surgeries |
| Gosford Hospital | 23 daysRank 17th of 39 nationally | 0.4%Rank 11th of 15 nationally | 241 surgeries |
| John Hunter Hospital | 23 daysRank 17th of 39 nationally | 2.2%Rank 13th of 15 nationally | 93 surgeries |
| Northern Beaches Hospital | 24 daysRank 19th of 39 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 28 surgeries |
| Royal Darwin Hospital | 26 daysRank 20th of 39 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 30 surgeries |
| St George Hospital NSW | 26 daysRank 20th of 39 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 18 surgeries |
| Werribee Mercy Hospital | 26 daysRank 20th of 39 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 14 surgeries |
| Lyell McEwin Hospital | 29 daysRank 23rd of 39 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 16 surgeries |
| Modbury Hospital | 30 daysRank 24th of 39 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 30 surgeries |
| Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus] | 30 daysRank 24th of 39 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 28 surgeries |
| Shoalhaven Hospital | 30 daysRank 24th of 39 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 15 nationally | 82 surgeries |
| Westmead Hospital | 32 daysRank 27th of 39 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 15 nationally | 99 surgeries |
| Dubbo Hospital | 33 daysRank 28th of 39 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 30 surgeries |
| The Tweed Hospital | 33 daysRank 28th of 39 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 44 surgeries |
| Wagga Wagga Hospital | 35 daysRank 30th of 39 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 15 nationally | 153 surgeries |
| Gold Coast University Hospital | 36 daysRank 31st of 39 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 29 surgeries |
| Queensland Children's Hospital | 37 daysRank 32nd of 39 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 21 surgeries |
| Wollongong Hospital | 42 daysRank 33rd of 39 nationally | 0.3%Rank 10th of 15 nationally | 304 surgeries |
| Royal Adelaide Hospital | 45 daysRank 34th of 39 nationally | 0.6%Rank 12th of 15 nationally | 159 surgeries |
| Blacktown Hospital | 51 daysRank 35th of 39 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 15 nationally | 67 surgeries |
| Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital | 52 daysRank 36th of 39 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 16 surgeries |
| Toowoomba Hospital | 56 daysRank 37th of 39 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 19 surgeries |
| Liverpool Hospital | 77 daysRank 38th of 39 nationally | 3.3%Rank 15th of 15 nationally | 61 surgeries |
| Redcliffe Hospital | 193 daysRank 39th of 39 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 27 surgeries |
| Alice Springs 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 | 8 surgeries |
| Bathurst 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 |
| 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 | 5 surgeries |
| Bentley 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Flinders Medical Centre | 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 | 8 surgeries |
| Fremantle Hospital and 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 |
| Griffith 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 | 6 surgeries |
| Hawkesbury 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 |
| 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 |
| Joondalup Health Campus (Public) | 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 |
| Latrobe Regional Hospital [Traralgon] | 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 |
| Lismore 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 |
| 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 | 8 surgeries |
| Manning 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 |
| Mater Adult 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 |
| Monash Medical Centre [Clayton] | 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 |
| Monash Medical Centre [Moorabbin] | 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 |
| Moruya 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 |
| Mudgee 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 |
| Murwillumbah District 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 |
| Nambour General 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 |
| Noarlunga 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 9 surgeries |
| Robina 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 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 Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus | 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 |
| 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 | 7 surgeries |
| Sir Charles Gairdner 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 |
| South Coast District 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 |
| South East 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 | 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 | 7 surgeries |
| 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 |
| Sutherland 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 |
| The Alfred | 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 |
| The Bendigo 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 |
| The Children's Hospital at Westmead | 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 |
| The Northern Hospital [Epping] | 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 |
| The Queen Elizabeth 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 |
| Townsville 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 |
| Wauchope District 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 | not published: too few patients |
| West Gippsland Healthcare Group [Warragul] | 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 |
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
- New South Wales
- Queensland
- South Australia
- No figure published for this year. The table gives the reason.
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| Financial year | Australia | New South Wales | Queensland | South Australia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 17 days | 15 days | 14 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure |
| 2017–18 | 21 days | 21 days | 15 days | 34 days |
| 2018–19 | 22 days | 27 days | 14 days | 32 days |
| 2019–20 | 21 days | 24 days | 14 days | 33 days |
| 2020–21 | 22 days | 27 days | 15 days | 39 days |
| 2021–22 | 21 days | 22 days | 14 days | 37 days |
| 2022–23 | 24 days | 27 days | 15 days | 40 days |
| 2023–24 | 26 days | 28 days | 20 days | 57 days |
| 2024–25 | 24 days | 28 days | 18 days | 42 days |
Hospitals near a place
These pages list the public hospitals in and near one place that published a figure for this surgery.
- Kidney drainage stent insertion near Randwick
- Kidney drainage stent insertion near Westmead
- Kidney drainage stent insertion near Gosford
- Kidney drainage stent insertion near Frankston
- Kidney drainage stent insertion near Herston
- Kidney drainage stent insertion near Woolloongabba
- Kidney drainage stent insertion near Elizabeth Vale
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/