The Hunter's biggest public hospitals have done well in the latest report card.
There's been a 5 per cent improvement on the number of patients being treated and discharged from the John Hunter Hospital's emergency department within 4 hours, while 98% of elective surgeries were on time during the June quarter.
18,759 patients presented at the John Hunter Emergency Department between April and June this year, up from 18,729 for the same period last year.
The Bureau of Health Information says the Calvary Mater Hospital also fared well - 96% of patients arriving by ambulance at the Emergency Department were treated within 30 minutes, while 100% of elective surgery patients received their surgery on time according to their clinical category.
8,665 patients presented at the Calvary Mater during the June quarter, up 5.5% on the same period last year.
