Prostate surgery waiting time at Western Hospital [Footscray]
Median wait, long waits and volumes for prostate surgery — published by the source as “Prostatectomy (transurethral or open)” — at this public hospital in the Footscray 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
- 41 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 159 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 12.6%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 103 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 28 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 29 days in 2011–12 to 41 days in 2024–25 — up 41% — while the national median rose from 42 days to 55 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is St Vincent's On the Park, about 8 km away, at 27 days. Here, 12.6% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 4.0%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Hospital [Footscray] | 41 days | 12.6% | 159 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 42 days | 4.5% | 2702 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 55 days | 4.0% | 8810 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
- Western Hospital [Footscray]
- VIC
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Western Hospital [Footscray] (days) | VIC (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 29 | 33 | 42 |
| 2012–13 | 28 | 27 | 39 |
| 2013–14 | 42 | 34 | 43 |
| 2014–15 | 27 | 29 | 40 |
| 2015–16 | 34 | 32 | 42 |
| 2016–17 | 36 | 30 | 41 |
| 2017–18 | 32 | 33 | 46 |
| 2018–19 | 32 | 34 | 44 |
| 2019–20 | 36 | 30 | 44 |
| 2020–21 | 33 | 36 | 54 |
| 2021–22 | 24 | 28 | 48 |
| 2022–23 | 75 | 50 | 60 |
| 2023–24 | 40 | 48 | 58 |
| 2024–25 | 41 | 42 | 55 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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