Casey Hospital surgery waiting times
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026
Casey Hospital is a public hospital in Victoria. It reported 72 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 28 surgery types were last reported in an earlier period; they are listed below, with the period the source last carried them.
Waiting times by surgery
Shortest median wait first. A surgery the source did not publish a figure for is listed after those, and a surgery it did not report at all this period is listed last. Neither is ranked, and neither shows an older figure in place of a current one.
| Surgery | Median wait | Surgeries | Waited more than 365 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curettage and evacuation of uterus | 2 days | 128 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Orchidectomy | 10 days | 23 surgeries | not published |
| Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy | 12 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Skin lesion - excision of | 14 days | 305 surgeries | 1.3% |
| Cystoscopy | 16 days | 1490 surgeries | 0.3% |
| Nephrectomy | 19 days | 71 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Stone/s urinary tract - removal of | 20 days | 517 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage | 23 days | 429 surgeries | 0.9% |
| Prostatectomy (transurethral or open) | 24 days | 169 surgeries | 2.4% |
| Toenail surgery | 26 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Circumcision | 30 days | 45 surgeries | not published |
| Orchidopexy | 41 days | 49 surgeries | not published |
| Pressure equalising tubes (grommets) - insertion of | 42 days | 135 surgeries | 0.7% |
| Myringotomy | 43 days | 143 surgeries | 1.4% |
| Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) | 48 days | 188 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Hydrocele - repair of | 49 days | 23 surgeries | not published |
| Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy | 49 days | 213 surgeries | 0.5% |
| Adenoidectomy | 57 days | 44 surgeries | not published |
| Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy) | 62 days | 319 surgeries | 5.6% |
| Herniorrhaphy | 68 days | 140 surgeries | 2.1% |
| Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy | 93 days | 66 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Turbinectomy | 97 days | 95 surgeries | 12.6% |
| Pyeloplasty/correction of ureteropelvic junction | 101 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy | 114 days | 89 surgeries | 1.1% |
| Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic) | 123 days | 142 surgeries | 1.4% |
| Prostate biopsy | 125 days | 261 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Mastoidectomy | 126 days | 35 surgeries | not published |
| Haemorrhoidectomy | 127 days | 57 surgeries | 3.5% |
| Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ) | 127 days | 16 surgeries | not published |
| Endometrial ablation | 141 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior | 141 days | 51 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Myringoplasty/tympanoplasty | 144 days | 54 surgeries | 31.5% |
| Functional endoscopic sinus surgery | 146 days | 30 surgeries | not published |
| Septoplasty | 153 days | 104 surgeries | 22.1% |
| Laparoscopy | 167 days | 101 surgeries | 3.0% |
| Breast reconstruction | 184 days | 41 surgeries | not published |
| Breast reduction | 260 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| Anal fissure - repair of | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Axillary node dissection | not published | not published | not published |
| Blepharoplasty | not published | not published | not published |
| Branchial apparatus remnant - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Breast prosthesis - removal of | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Carpal tunnel release | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Cone biopsy | not published | not published | not published |
| Dermoid cyst - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Dupytren's contracture release | not published | not published | not published |
| Ectropion - correction of | not published | not published | not published |
| Epididymal cyst - removal of | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Exostosis - excision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Female sterilisation | not published | not published | not published |
| Ganglion - excision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Lingual or maxillary frenulum surgery | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Lithotripsy | not published | not published | not published |
| Mastectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Muscle biopsy/temporal artery biopsy | not published | not published | not published |
| Myomectomy | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Nasal cautery | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Nasal polypectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Parathyroidectomy | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Pilonidal sinus surgery | not published | 28 surgeries | not published |
| Radical neck dissection | not published | not published | not published |
| Scar revision | not published | not published | not published |
| Stress incontinence surgery | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Tendon release | not published | not published | not published |
| Thyroglossal remnant - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Trigger finger/thumb release | not published | not published | not published |
| Ureteric - reimplantation | not published | not published | not published |
| Ureteric stent - insertion of | not published | not published | not published |
| Urethra - dilatation of | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Amputation of limb last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Arthrodesis last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Bartholin's abscess drainage last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Bladder neck incision last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cervical discectomy and fusion last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cleft lip and palate - repair of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cystectomy last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Diathermy of wart/s last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Discectomy last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ethmoidectomy last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Hypospadias - repair of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Laminectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Meatoplasty last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Microlaryngoscopy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nasendoscopy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nerve decompression last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nerve decompression of spinal cord last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pedicle screw fusion last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pyogenic granuloma - removal of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Repair of obstructing hiatus hernia last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Rhinoplasty last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Stapedectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Sub-mucosal resection last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Total hip replacement last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Total knee replacement last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Varicose veins treatment last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Vitrectomy (including buckling/cryotherapy) last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
Urgency categories
Urgency figures cover all planned surgery at the hospital, not one procedure. They are never combined with the procedure figures. Your treating specialist assigns your urgency category — it is not something you choose.
| Urgency category | Median wait | Treated within the recommended time | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urgent | 13 days | 100% | 3246 surgeries |
| Semi-urgent | 77 days | 57% | 2754 surgeries |
| Non-urgent | 183 days | 79% | 679 surgeries |
What is not here
Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.