Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville] surgery waiting times
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026
Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville] is a public hospital in Victoria. It reported 96 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Posterior fossa decompression | 17 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Examination of eye under anaesthesia | 21 days | 266 surgeries | 3.4% |
| Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy | 24 days | 306 surgeries | 5.6% |
| Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) | 27 days | 32 surgeries | not published |
| Pyeloplasty/correction of ureteropelvic junction | 29 days | 40 surgeries | not published |
| Vitrectomy (including buckling/cryotherapy) | 29 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Cystoscopy | 39 days | 241 surgeries | 0.8% |
| Chalazion - excision of | 41 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Cranioplasty | 43 days | 23 surgeries | not published |
| Craniotomy | 46 days | 65 surgeries | 1.5% |
| Microlaryngoscopy | 56 days | 75 surgeries | 9.3% |
| Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy | 57 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Dermoid cyst - removal of | 59 days | 49 surgeries | not published |
| Nephrectomy | 60 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Trigger finger/thumb release | 64 days | 35 surgeries | not published |
| Skin lesion - excision of | 67 days | 455 surgeries | 10.1% |
| Procedure for strabismus (squint repair) | 77 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| Untethering of spinal cord | 80 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Cleft lip and palate - repair of | 81 days | 83 surgeries | 1.2% |
| Exostosis - excision of | 91 days | 23 surgeries | not published |
| Hypospadias - repair of | 97 days | 137 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Arthroscopy | 98 days | 23 surgeries | not published |
| Fundoplication | 104 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Laparoscopy | 123 days | 21 surgeries | not published |
| Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) | 129 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Toenail surgery | 130 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Circumcision | 132 days | 118 surgeries | 7.6% |
| Pressure equalising tubes (grommets) - insertion of | 136 days | 115 surgeries | 7.8% |
| Thyroglossal remnant - removal of | 137 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| Myringotomy | 138 days | 140 surgeries | 8.6% |
| Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) | 144 days | 25 surgeries | not published |
| Hydrocele - repair of | 161 days | 28 surgeries | not published |
| Septoplasty | 165 days | 40 surgeries | not published |
| Orchidopexy | 170 days | 269 surgeries | 10.8% |
| Myringoplasty/tympanoplasty | 175 days | 27 surgeries | not published |
| Mastoidectomy | 176 days | 20 surgeries | not published |
| Congenital cardiac defect/s - procedure for | 178 days | 247 surgeries | 24.3% |
| Nasendoscopy | 195 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Probing of naso-lacrimal duct | 205 days | 43 surgeries | not published |
| Adenoidectomy | 208 days | 107 surgeries | 24.3% |
| Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy) | 211 days | 386 surgeries | 24.4% |
| Scar revision | 216 days | 72 surgeries | 9.7% |
| Heart valve replacement | 227 days | 23 surgeries | not published |
| Pectus surgery | 364 days | 43 surgeries | not published |
| Osteotomy | 374 days | 128 surgeries | 51.6% |
| Breast reduction | 395 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Muscle or tendon length - change of | 425 days | 21 surgeries | not published |
| Ptosis - repair of | 779 days | 27 surgeries | not published |
| Amputation of limb | not published | not published | not published |
| Anal fissure - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Arthrodesis | not published | not published | not published |
| Arthroplasty - revision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy | not published | not published | not published |
| Breast reconstruction | not published | not published | not published |
| Cerebral haematoma - evacuation of | not published | not published | not published |
| Chiari malformation decompression | not published | not published | not published |
| Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection | not published | not published | not published |
| Corneal graft | not published | not published | not published |
| Coronary artery bypass grafting | not published | not published | not published |
| Cystectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Dacryocystorhinostomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Dialysis access surgery | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Discectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Fracture non-union - treatment of | not published | not published | not published |
| Functional endoscopic sinus surgery | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Ganglion - excision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Herniorrhaphy | not published | not published | not published |
| Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage | not published | not published | not published |
| Insertion of ventricular peritoneal shunt | not published | not published | not published |
| Laminectomy | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Lithotripsy | not published | not published | not published |
| Lymphangioma - surgery for | not published | not published | not published |
| Mastectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Meatoplasty | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Muscle biopsy/temporal artery biopsy | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Nasal cautery | not published | not published | not published |
| Nerve decompression of spinal cord | not published | not published | not published |
| Orchidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Parathyroidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Pedicle screw fusion | not published | not published | not published |
| Pilonidal sinus surgery | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Replacement of aortic aneurysm with bifurcation graft | not published | not published | not published |
| Rhinoplasty | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Rotator cuff - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Stone/s urinary tract - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Sub-mucosal resection | not published | not published | not published |
| Tendon release | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Trabeculectomy | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Turbinectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Ureteric - reimplantation | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Ureteric stent - insertion of | not published | not published | not published |
| Urethra - dilatation of | not published | not published | not published |
| Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Bladder neck incision last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Blepharoplasty last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Branchial apparatus remnant - removal of last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Breast prosthesis - removal of last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cervical discectomy and fusion last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cone biopsy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Congenital pulmonary lesion - removal of last reported 2022–23 | 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 |
| Haemorrhoidectomy last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Hammer/claw/mallet toe - correction of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic) last reported 2015–16 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Lingual or maxillary frenulum surgery last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Meniscectomy last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pharyngoplasty last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pyogenic granuloma - removal of last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Shoulder joint replacement last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Shoulder reconstruction last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Tenotomy of hip last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Total hip replacement last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Total knee replacement last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Varicose veins treatment last reported 2016–17 | 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 | 9 days | 100% | 1905 surgeries |
| Semi-urgent | 102 days | 46% | 3752 surgeries |
| Non-urgent | 241 days | 69% | 2120 surgeries |
What is not here
Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.