Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) waiting time at Broadmeadows Health Service

Median wait, long waits and volumes for Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) at this public hospital, with the nearest alternatives that published a figure.

Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026

Median wait: 92 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
Surgeries completed: 1908 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
Waited more than 365 days: 0.3%2024–25 · released 28 May 2026

Half the people who had this surgery here waited less than the median, and half waited longer. Of the 132 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 56 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.

How this compares

Median wait, long waits and volume for Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion), 2024–25.
Where	Median wait	Waited more than 365 days	Surgeries
Broadmeadows Health Service	92 days	0.3%	1908 surgeries
Victoria (all public hospitals)	68 days	4.7%	21008 surgeries
Australia (all public hospitals)	106 days	11.5%	87841 surgeries

Where the wait is shorter nearby

Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 106 days marks the national median.

The Northern Hospital [Epping]VIC · about 10 km away88 days
Sunshine HospitalVIC · about 12 km away211 days
Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville]VIC · about 13 km away27 days
Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus]VIC · about 13 km away88 days
Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West]VIC · about 14 km away134 days
The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear HospitalVIC · about 15 km away48 days
The AlfredVIC · about 19 km away36 days
Sunbury Day HospitalVIC · about 20 km away174 days

Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.

How the wait has changed

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View these numbers as a table

Median wait in days for Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion), by financial year. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28.
Reference period	Broadmeadows Health Service (days)	VIC (days)	Australia (days)
2011–12	41	61	89
2012–13	229	52	89
2013–14	29	41	79
2014–15	57	35	83
2015–16	124	56	93
2016–17	135	41	85
2017–18	75	40	87
2018–19	34	36	84
2019–20	158	49	98
2020–21	330	79	172
2021–22	176	84	158
2022–23	81	77	133
2023–24	160	89	119
2024–25	92	68	106

What is not here

Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.

All surgery at Broadmeadows Health Service · Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) across Australia · Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) in Victoria