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Kidney drainage stent insertion in Queensland

Kidney drainage stent insertion in Queensland: planned surgery waiting times at public hospitals, with the national figures beside them. Public hospitals in Queensland that published a median wait in 2024–25: 9.

Figures for Queensland

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

Median wait, Queensland
18 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Median wait, Australia
24 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Waiting more than 365 days, Queensland
0.4%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Waiting more than 365 days, Australia
0.6%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Patients treated, Queensland
814 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Patients treated, Australia
2,982 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026

Hospitals in Queensland

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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Kidney drainage stent insertion: public hospitals in Queensland2024–25, released 19 August 2026
HospitalMedian waitWaiting more than 365 daysPatients treated
Cairns Hospital13 daysRank 4th of 39 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure43 surgeries
The Prince Charles Hospital15 daysRank 6th of 39 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 15 nationally557 surgeries
Princess Alexandra Hospital21 daysRank 12th of 39 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure18 surgeries
Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital21 daysRank 12th of 39 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 15 nationally51 surgeries
Gold Coast University Hospital36 daysRank 31st of 39 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure29 surgeries
Queensland Children's Hospital37 daysRank 32nd of 39 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure21 surgeries
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital52 daysRank 36th of 39 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure16 surgeries
Toowoomba Hospital56 daysRank 37th of 39 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure19 surgeries
Redcliffe Hospital193 daysRank 39th of 39 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure27 surgeries
Ipswich 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
Mackay Base 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 figure8 surgeries
Mater Adult 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
Nambour General 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
Robina 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
Sunshine Coast University 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 figure7 surgeries
Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Servicenot 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
Townsville University 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

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 Queensland.

Kidney drainage stent insertion: median wait by financial year2016–17 to 2024–25, released 19 August 2026
01020302016–172018–192020–212022–232024–25
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Kidney drainage stent insertion: median wait by financial year2016–17 to 2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Financial yearAustraliaQueensland
2016–1717 days14 days
2017–1821 days15 days
2018–1922 days14 days
2019–2021 days14 days
2020–2122 days15 days
2021–2221 days14 days
2022–2324 days15 days
2023–2426 days20 days
2024–2524 days18 days

All of Australia: Kidney drainage stent insertion

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.

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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/