Pyeloplasty/correction of ureteropelvic junction waiting time at The Children's Hospital at Westmead
The median wait for pyeloplasty/correction of ureteropelvic junction at this public hospital in the Westmead area of New South Wales was 48 days in 2024–25.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released
These figures describe surgery that already happened, not your own wait.
- Median wait
- 48 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 34 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 22 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 14 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 29 days in 2016–17 to 48 days in 2024–25 — up 66% — while the national median rose from 33 days to 41 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Sydney Children's Hospital, about 26 km away, at 21 days.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Children's Hospital at Westmead | 48 days | not published | 34 surgeries |
| New South Wales (all public hospitals) | 63 days | 6.1% | 115 surgeries |
| Queensland (all public hospitals) | 48 days | 1.6% | 125 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 30 days | 6.3% | 224 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 41 days | 4.7% | 598 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 1000 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.
How the wait has changed
- The Children's Hospital at Westmead
- NSW
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | The Children's Hospital at Westmead (days) | NSW (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 29 | 32 | 33 |
| 2017–18 | 51 | 49 | 42 |
| 2018–19 | 44 | not published | 38 |
| 2019–20 | 25 | not published | 41 |
| 2020–21 | 33 | 53 | 41 |
| 2021–22 | 18 | not published | 32 |
| 2022–23 | 29 | 43 | 39 |
| 2023–24 | 28 | 48 | 35 |
| 2024–25 | 48 | 63 | 41 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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