University Hospital Geelong surgery waiting times
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026
University Hospital Geelong is a public hospital in Victoria. It reported 87 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muscle biopsy/temporal artery biopsy | 6 days | 456 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Amputation of limb | 8 days | 35 surgeries | not published |
| Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection | 10 days | 78 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Orchidectomy | 10 days | 15 surgeries | not published |
| Axillary node dissection | 13 days | 48 surgeries | not published |
| Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) | 13 days | 239 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Mastectomy | 13 days | 78 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy | 14 days | 92 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage | 14 days | 962 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Coronary artery bypass grafting | 15 days | 76 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Pilonidal sinus surgery | 17 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| Skin lesion - excision of | 17 days | 998 surgeries | 0.1% |
| Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy | 19 days | 95 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Vitrectomy (including buckling/cryotherapy) | 19 days | 148 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Prostate biopsy | 22 days | 141 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ) | 23 days | 37 surgeries | not published |
| Haemorrhoidectomy | 24 days | 16 surgeries | not published |
| Heart valve replacement | 24 days | 116 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of | 24 days | 30 surgeries | not published |
| Carotid endarterectomy | 26 days | 22 surgeries | not published |
| Cystoscopy | 27 days | 1302 surgeries | 1.3% |
| Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy | 28 days | 201 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) | 29 days | 1750 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Herniorrhaphy | 32 days | 172 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Fundoplication | 33 days | 25 surgeries | not published |
| Functional endoscopic sinus surgery | 34 days | 29 surgeries | not published |
| Laparoscopy | 34 days | 133 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy | 39 days | 104 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Meniscectomy | 42 days | 31 surgeries | not published |
| Carpal tunnel release | 44 days | 119 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Pterygium - excision of | 50 days | 41 surgeries | not published |
| Prostatectomy (transurethral or open) | 51 days | 153 surgeries | 0.7% |
| Mastoidectomy | 52 days | 19 surgeries | not published |
| Arthroscopy | 55 days | 80 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic) | 55 days | 119 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Trigger finger/thumb release | 56 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Urethra - dilatation of | 57 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction | 65 days | 35 surgeries | not published |
| Nephrectomy | 66 days | 49 surgeries | not published |
| Dupytren's contracture release | 69 days | 38 surgeries | not published |
| Myringotomy | 69 days | 177 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) | 69 days | 177 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior | 70 days | 32 surgeries | not published |
| Breast reconstruction | 71 days | 20 surgeries | not published |
| Orchidopexy | 73 days | 27 surgeries | not published |
| Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy) | 75 days | 250 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Total hip replacement | 87 days | 339 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Ganglion - excision of | 92 days | 15 surgeries | not published |
| Tendon release | 93 days | 18 surgeries | not published |
| Ectropion - correction of | 94 days | 24 surgeries | not published |
| Procedure for strabismus (squint repair) | 94 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| Shoulder reconstruction | 95 days | 24 surgeries | not published |
| Circumcision | 98 days | 21 surgeries | not published |
| Total knee replacement | 113 days | 298 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Blepharoplasty | 147 days | 36 surgeries | not published |
| Shoulder joint replacement | 154 days | 20 surgeries | not published |
| Acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression | 157 days | 32 surgeries | not published |
| Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of | 173 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| Varicose veins treatment | 176 days | 48 surgeries | not published |
| Septoplasty | 189 days | 25 surgeries | not published |
| Arthrodesis | 213 days | 64 surgeries | 18.8% |
| Abdominal or thoracic aortic aneurysm - repair/replacement | not published | not published | not published |
| Anal fissure - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Arthroplasty - revision of | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Bartholin's abscess drainage | not published | not published | not published |
| Breast prosthesis - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Breast reduction | not published | not published | not published |
| Chalazion - excision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Cleft lip and palate - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Congenital cardiac defect/s - procedure for | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Epididymal cyst - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Hammer/claw/mallet toe - correction of | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Hydrocele - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Hypospadias - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Laryngectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Lingual or maxillary frenulum surgery | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Muscle or tendon length - change of | not published | not published | not published |
| Myringoplasty/tympanoplasty | not published | not published | not published |
| Osteotomy | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Pyeloplasty/correction of ureteropelvic junction | not published | not published | not published |
| Rhinoplasty | not published | not published | not published |
| Rotator cuff - repair of | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Scar revision | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Stapedectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Toenail surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Trabeculectomy | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Turbinectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Adenoidectomy last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Branchial apparatus remnant - removal of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Corneal graft last reported 2022–23 | 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 |
| Female sterilisation last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Femoro-popliteal bypass graft last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Lobectomy/wedge resection/pneumonectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Lymphangioma - surgery for last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Meatoplasty last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Microlaryngoscopy last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nasal polypectomy 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 | 11 days | 100% | 3835 surgeries |
| Semi-urgent | 40 days | 90% | 5055 surgeries |
| Non-urgent | 56 days | 98% | 3189 surgeries |
What is not here
Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.