Monash Medical Centre [Moorabbin] surgery waiting times
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026
Monash Medical Centre [Moorabbin] is a public hospital in Victoria. It reported 74 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 30 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 | 123 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Axillary node dissection | 6 days | 26 surgeries | not published |
| Lingual or maxillary frenulum surgery | 10 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Cystoscopy | 11 days | 1822 surgeries | 0.4% |
| Mastectomy | 12 days | 88 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy | 15 days | 526 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage | 18 days | 270 surgeries | 0.4% |
| Nasal cautery | 18 days | 51 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Orchidectomy | 18 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Radical neck dissection | 20 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| Stone/s urinary tract - removal of | 20 days | 254 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Skin lesion - excision of | 21 days | 27 surgeries | not published |
| Prostatectomy (transurethral or open) | 23 days | 60 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Cone biopsy | 24 days | 27 surgeries | not published |
| Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ) | 36 days | 60 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy | 48 days | 88 surgeries | 2.3% |
| Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic) | 51 days | 291 surgeries | 5.2% |
| Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy) | 52 days | 177 surgeries | 2.8% |
| Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy | 55 days | 26 surgeries | not published |
| Pressure equalising tubes (grommets) - insertion of | 63 days | 30 surgeries | not published |
| Arthroscopy | 64 days | 108 surgeries | 2.8% |
| Myringotomy | 69 days | 32 surgeries | not published |
| Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of | 69 days | 57 surgeries | 1.8% |
| Acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression | 84 days | 59 surgeries | 10.2% |
| Meniscectomy | 86 days | 27 surgeries | not published |
| Laparoscopy | 92 days | 83 surgeries | 2.4% |
| Rotator cuff - repair of | 92 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction | 93 days | 127 surgeries | 3.9% |
| Mastoidectomy | 114 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| Carpal tunnel release | 115 days | 15 surgeries | not published |
| Functional endoscopic sinus surgery | 116 days | 98 surgeries | 20.4% |
| Myomectomy | 125 days | 15 surgeries | not published |
| Stress incontinence surgery | 125 days | 21 surgeries | not published |
| Prostate biopsy | 130 days | 102 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior | 141 days | 72 surgeries | 6.9% |
| Circumcision | 147 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Total hip replacement | 151 days | 177 surgeries | 4.0% |
| Ganglion - excision of | 166 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Total knee replacement | 172 days | 269 surgeries | 14.1% |
| Osteotomy | 183 days | 21 surgeries | not published |
| Septoplasty | 218 days | 327 surgeries | 30.9% |
| Myringoplasty/tympanoplasty | 230 days | 22 surgeries | not published |
| Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of | 278 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Shoulder joint replacement | 282 days | 32 surgeries | not published |
| Arthrodesis | 297 days | 21 surgeries | not published |
| Turbinectomy | 355 days | 24 surgeries | not published |
| Breast reconstruction | 553 days | 20 surgeries | not published |
| Cleft lip and palate - repair of | 560 days | 19 surgeries | not published |
| Amputation of limb | not published | not published | not published |
| Arthroplasty - revision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Branchial apparatus remnant - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Breast prosthesis - removal of | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Breast reduction | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Endometrial ablation | not published | not published | not published |
| Exostosis - excision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Female sterilisation | not published | not published | not published |
| Hammer/claw/mallet toe - correction of | not published | not published | not published |
| Hydrocele - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Meatoplasty | not published | not published | not published |
| Microlaryngoscopy | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Muscle or tendon length - change of | not published | not published | not published |
| Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) | not published | not published | not published |
| Nasal polypectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Nasendoscopy | not published | not published | not published |
| Parathyroidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Rhinoplasty | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Scar revision | not published | not published | not published |
| Shoulder reconstruction | not published | not published | not published |
| Stapedectomy | not published | 9 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 | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Ureteric stent - insertion of | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Urethra - dilatation of | not published | not published | not published |
| Adenoidectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Anal fissure - repair of last reported 2018–19 | 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 |
| Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) last reported 2012–13 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Congenital cardiac defect/s - procedure for last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cystectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Dermoid cyst - removal of last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Dialysis access surgery last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Dupytren's contracture release last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Epididymal cyst - removal of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ethmoidectomy last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Fracture non-union - treatment of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Haemorrhoidectomy last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Herniorrhaphy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Insertion of ventricular peritoneal shunt last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Laryngectomy last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Lithotripsy last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nephrectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Orchidopexy last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pilonidal sinus surgery last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pyeloplasty/correction of ureteropelvic junction last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pyogenic granuloma - removal of last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Removal of intracranial lesion last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Sub-mucosal resection last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Toenail surgery last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ureteric - reimplantation last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Varicose veins treatment last reported 2018–19 | 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 | 14 days | 100% | 2501 surgeries |
| Semi-urgent | 77 days | 57% | 3068 surgeries |
| Non-urgent | 122 days | 80% | 1622 surgeries |
What is not here
Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.