Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) waiting time at Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West]

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: 134 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
Surgeries completed: 750 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
Waited more than 365 days: 1.3%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 71 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
Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West]	134 days	1.3%	750 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 Royal Victorian Eye & Ear HospitalVIC · about 9 km away48 days
Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus]VIC · about 9 km away88 days
Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville]VIC · about 10 km away27 days
The AlfredVIC · about 12 km away36 days
The Northern Hospital [Epping]VIC · about 12 km away88 days
Broadmeadows Health ServiceVIC · about 14 km away92 days
Sunshine HospitalVIC · about 20 km away211 days
Monash Medical Centre [Clayton]VIC · about 21 km away338 days

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

How the wait has changed

Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West]
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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	Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West] (days)	VIC (days)	Australia (days)
2011–12	not reported for this period	61	89
2012–13	not reported for this period	52	89
2013–14	not reported for this period	41	79
2014–15	not reported for this period	35	83
2015–16	not reported for this period	56	93
2016–17	not reported for this period	41	85
2017–18	not reported for this period	40	87
2018–19	not reported for this period	36	84
2019–20	not reported for this period	49	98
2020–21	not reported for this period	79	172
2021–22	not reported for this period	84	158
2022–23	not reported for this period	77	133
2023–24	127	89	119
2024–25	134	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 Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West] · Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) across Australia · Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) in Victoria