Werribee Mercy Hospital surgery waiting times
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026
Werribee Mercy Hospital is a public hospital in Victoria. It reported 56 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy | 14 days | 39 surgeries | not published |
| Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection | 19 days | 43 surgeries | not published |
| Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage | 20 days | 553 surgeries | 1.4% |
| Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy | 21 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy | 23 days | 40 surgeries | not published |
| Cystoscopy | 24 days | 579 surgeries | 0.7% |
| Ureteric stent - insertion of | 26 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic) | 31 days | 43 surgeries | not published |
| Toenail surgery | 42 days | 15 surgeries | not published |
| Orchidopexy | 49 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| Skin lesion - excision of | 55 days | 141 surgeries | 4.3% |
| Haemorrhoidectomy | 56 days | 64 surgeries | 9.4% |
| Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction | 66 days | 15 surgeries | not published |
| Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) | 71 days | 183 surgeries | 10.4% |
| Arthroscopy | 72 days | 48 surgeries | not published |
| Prostatectomy (transurethral or open) | 86 days | 20 surgeries | not published |
| Circumcision | 104 days | 48 surgeries | not published |
| Laparoscopy | 120 days | 26 surgeries | not published |
| Herniorrhaphy | 125 days | 123 surgeries | 15.4% |
| Lithotripsy | 151 days | 18 surgeries | not published |
| Pilonidal sinus surgery | 161 days | 21 surgeries | not published |
| Carpal tunnel release | 183 days | 59 surgeries | 15.3% |
| Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy | 189 days | 129 surgeries | 14.0% |
| Trigger finger/thumb release | 265 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Total hip replacement | 274 days | 30 surgeries | not published |
| Total knee replacement | 370 days | 65 surgeries | 53.8% |
| Arthrodesis | not published | not published | not published |
| Arthroplasty - revision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Breast reduction | not published | not published | not published |
| Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Cystectomy | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Dermoid cyst - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Dupytren's contracture release | not published | not published | not published |
| Endometrial ablation | not published | not published | not published |
| Epididymal cyst - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Femoro-popliteal bypass graft | not published | not published | not published |
| Fundoplication | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Hydrocele - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Lingual or maxillary frenulum surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Lymphangioma - surgery for | not published | not published | not published |
| Mastectomy | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Meatoplasty | not published | not published | not published |
| Meniscectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Myomectomy | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Orchidectomy | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Osteotomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Parathyroidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Prostate biopsy | not published | not published | not published |
| Pyeloplasty/correction of ureteropelvic junction | not published | not published | not published |
| Rotator cuff - repair of | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Shoulder joint replacement | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Shoulder reconstruction | not published | not published | not published |
| Stone/s urinary tract - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Ureteric - reimplantation | not published | not published | not published |
| Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior | not published | not published | not published |
| Varicose veins treatment | not published | not published | not published |
| Acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Adenoidectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Amputation of limb last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Anal fissure - repair of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Axillary node dissection last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Bartholin's abscess drainage last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Blepharoplasty last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Breast prosthesis - removal of last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Breast reconstruction last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cleft lip and palate - repair of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Congenital cardiac defect/s - procedure for last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Corneal graft 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 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Diathermy of wart/s last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ethmoidectomy last reported 2023–24 | 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 |
| Functional endoscopic sinus surgery last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ganglion - excision of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ) last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Muscle biopsy/temporal artery biopsy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Myringoplasty/tympanoplasty last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Myringotomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nasal cautery last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Posterior fossa decompression last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pressure equalising tubes (grommets) - insertion of last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Repair of obstructing hiatus hernia last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Rhinoplasty last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Scar revision last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Septoplasty last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Stress incontinence surgery last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Sub-mucosal resection last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy) last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Turbinectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Urethra - dilatation 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 | 16 days | 100% | 1330 surgeries |
| Semi-urgent | 90 days | 50% | 1634 surgeries |
| Non-urgent | 206 days | 68% | 332 surgeries |
What is not here
Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.