St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne] surgery waiting times
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026
St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne] is a public hospital in Victoria. It reported 99 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laparoscopy | 6 days | 30 surgeries | not published |
| Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy | 7 days | 133 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ) | 7 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Breast reconstruction | 8 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Carotid endarterectomy | 8 days | 18 surgeries | not published |
| Lingual or maxillary frenulum surgery | 11 days | 18 surgeries | not published |
| Amputation of limb | 12 days | 20 surgeries | not published |
| Abdominal or thoracic aortic aneurysm - repair/replacement | 16 days | 39 surgeries | not published |
| Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection | 16 days | 63 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Femoro-popliteal bypass graft | 16 days | 24 surgeries | not published |
| Mastectomy | 16 days | 29 surgeries | not published |
| Radical neck dissection | 16 days | 26 surgeries | not published |
| Cystoscopy | 17 days | 875 surgeries | 1.9% |
| Removal of intracranial lesion | 17 days | 92 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Coronary artery bypass grafting | 19 days | 141 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Pleurodesis | 19 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Skin lesion - excision of | 20 days | 359 surgeries | 2.5% |
| Dialysis access surgery | 21 days | 50 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Muscle biopsy/temporal artery biopsy | 21 days | 49 surgeries | not published |
| Heart valve replacement | 22 days | 62 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Tendon release | 22 days | 24 surgeries | not published |
| Cranioplasty | 25 days | 16 surgeries | not published |
| Lithotripsy | 25 days | 337 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Lobectomy/wedge resection/pneumonectomy | 26 days | 63 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) | 27 days | 128 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Pyeloplasty/correction of ureteropelvic junction | 28 days | 47 surgeries | not published |
| Stone/s urinary tract - removal of | 29 days | 26 surgeries | not published |
| Meniscectomy | 30 days | 106 surgeries | 0.9% |
| Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction | 31 days | 56 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of | 32 days | 47 surgeries | not published |
| Craniotomy | 34 days | 18 surgeries | not published |
| Acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression | 39 days | 32 surgeries | not published |
| Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy | 39 days | 116 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Total hip replacement | 41 days | 216 surgeries | 1.9% |
| Arthroplasty - revision of | 44 days | 22 surgeries | not published |
| Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of | 44 days | 54 surgeries | 11.1% |
| Arthrodesis | 45 days | 61 surgeries | 4.9% |
| Nephrectomy | 49 days | 62 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Total knee replacement | 49 days | 288 surgeries | 4.2% |
| Arthroscopy | 59 days | 46 surgeries | not published |
| Fundoplication | 62 days | 24 surgeries | not published |
| Parathyroidectomy | 64 days | 30 surgeries | not published |
| Carpal tunnel release | 67 days | 94 surgeries | 4.3% |
| Shoulder joint replacement | 75 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| Ganglion - excision of | 77 days | 16 surgeries | not published |
| Trigger finger/thumb release | 80 days | 20 surgeries | not published |
| Herniorrhaphy | 83 days | 181 surgeries | 6.1% |
| Prostatectomy (transurethral or open) | 88 days | 134 surgeries | 6.0% |
| Osteotomy | 92 days | 30 surgeries | not published |
| Varicose veins treatment | 111 days | 52 surgeries | 25.0% |
| Myringotomy | 114 days | 15 surgeries | not published |
| Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) | 114 days | 15 surgeries | not published |
| Haemorrhoidectomy | 129 days | 25 surgeries | not published |
| Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy) | 160 days | 35 surgeries | not published |
| Dupytren's contracture release | 178 days | 19 surgeries | not published |
| Mastoidectomy | 193 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| Functional endoscopic sinus surgery | 210 days | 78 surgeries | 19.2% |
| Septoplasty | 245 days | 92 surgeries | 18.5% |
| Adenoidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Anal fissure - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Axillary node dissection | not published | not published | not published |
| Bladder neck incision | not published | not published | not published |
| Breast prosthesis - removal of | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Breast reduction | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Chiari malformation decompression | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Circumcision | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Cleft lip and palate - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Congenital cardiac defect/s - procedure for | not published | not published | not published |
| Cystectomy | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Ectropion - correction of | not published | not published | not published |
| Epididymal cyst - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Fracture non-union - treatment of | 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 |
| Hypospadias - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Insertion of ventricular peritoneal shunt | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Laryngectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Meatoplasty | not published | not published | not published |
| Microlaryngoscopy | not published | not published | not published |
| Muscle or tendon length - change of | not published | not published | not published |
| Myringoplasty/tympanoplasty | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Nerve decompression | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Orchidectomy | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Pectus surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Pharyngoplasty | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Pilonidal sinus surgery | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Replacement of aortic aneurysm with bifurcation graft | not published | not published | not published |
| Rhinoplasty | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Rotator cuff - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Scar revision | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Shoulder reconstruction | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Stapedectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Stress incontinence surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Sub-mucosal resection | not published | not published | not published |
| Thyroglossal remnant - removal of | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Toenail surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Turbinectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Urethra - dilatation of | not published | not published | not published |
| Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior | not published | not published | not published |
| Blepharoplasty last reported 2021–22 | 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 2011–12 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cerebral haematoma - evacuation of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Curettage and evacuation of uterus last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Discectomy last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ethmoidectomy last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic) last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy last reported 2016–17 | 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 |
| Lymphangioma - surgery for last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Myomectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nasal polypectomy last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nerve decompression of spinal cord last reported 2022–23 | 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 |
| Posterior fossa decompression last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Prostate biopsy last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ureteric stent - insertion of last reported 2023–24 | 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 | 12 days | 100% | 2501 surgeries |
| Semi-urgent | 51 days | 71% | 3655 surgeries |
| Non-urgent | 90 days | 84% | 1090 surgeries |
What is not here
Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.