Knee replacement waiting time at St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne]
Median wait, long waits and volumes for knee replacement — published by the source as “Total knee replacement” — at this public hospital in the Fitzroy area of Victoria, 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
- 49 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 288 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 4.2%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 128 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 5 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 33 days in 2011–12 to 49 days in 2024–25 — up 48% — while the national median rose from 184 days to 255 days. No public hospital nearby published a shorter median for this surgery in this period. Here, 4.2% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 23.2%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne] | 49 days | 4.2% | 288 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 133 days | 14.9% | 3839 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 255 days | 23.2% | 17987 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne]
- VIC
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne] (days) | VIC (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 33 | 123 | 184 |
| 2012–13 | 32 | 141 | 196 |
| 2013–14 | 63 | 160 | 194 |
| 2014–15 | 79 | 147 | 191 |
| 2015–16 | 93 | 148 | 188 |
| 2016–17 | 85 | 97 | 195 |
| 2017–18 | 78 | 114 | 198 |
| 2018–19 | 61 | 111 | 209 |
| 2019–20 | 51 | 125 | 223 |
| 2020–21 | 121 | 180 | 308 |
| 2021–22 | 147 | 163 | 293 |
| 2022–23 | 236 | 221 | 308 |
| 2023–24 | 146 | 181 | 265 |
| 2024–25 | 49 | 133 | 255 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
All surgery at St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne] · Knee replacement across Australia · Knee replacement in Victoria