Vitrectomy (including buckling/cryotherapy) waiting time at The Canberra Hospital
Median wait, long waits and volumes for Vitrectomy (including buckling/cryotherapy) 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
- 41 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 55 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 5.5%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 25 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 17 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Canberra Hospital | 41 days | 5.5% | 55 surgeries |
| Australian Capital Territory (all public hospitals) | not published | not published | 56 surgeries |
| New South Wales (all public hospitals) | 34 days | 3.6% | 1400 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 20 days | 1.5% | 1241 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 26 days | 2.6% | 3742 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
Some of these hospitals are in another state. Public hospital referrals can cross state borders. Ask your general practitioner (GP) what that would mean for you — see can my GP refer me to a different hospital?
How the wait has changed
- The Canberra Hospital
- ACT
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | The Canberra Hospital (days) | ACT (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 22 | not published | 19 |
| 2017–18 | 22 | not published | 21 |
| 2018–19 | 60 | not published | 22 |
| 2019–20 | 21 | not published | 21 |
| 2020–21 | 18 | not published | 19 |
| 2021–22 | 35 | not published | 18 |
| 2022–23 | 27 | not published | 24 |
| 2023–24 | 77 | not published | 22 |
| 2024–25 | 41 | not published | 26 |
What is not here
Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.
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