Williamstown Hospital surgery waiting times
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026
Williamstown Hospital is a public hospital in Victoria. It reported 67 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage | 15 days | 31 surgeries | not published |
| Prostate biopsy | 17 days | 271 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Stone/s urinary tract - removal of | 17 days | 317 surgeries | 0.6% |
| Cystoscopy | 21 days | 289 surgeries | 3.8% |
| Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy | 34 days | 25 surgeries | not published |
| Stress incontinence surgery | 37 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Arthroscopy | 41 days | 136 surgeries | 3.7% |
| Prostatectomy (transurethral or open) | 44 days | 123 surgeries | 7.3% |
| Skin lesion - excision of | 44 days | 107 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Haemorrhoidectomy | 47 days | 67 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) | 48 days | 171 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Carpal tunnel release | 50 days | 30 surgeries | not published |
| Circumcision | 55 days | 23 surgeries | not published |
| Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic) | 64 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Pilonidal sinus surgery | 70 days | 15 surgeries | not published |
| Laparoscopy | 79 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy | 89 days | 143 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction | 92 days | 66 surgeries | 6.1% |
| Herniorrhaphy | 104 days | 54 surgeries | 1.9% |
| Shoulder joint replacement | 107 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Total hip replacement | 107 days | 87 surgeries | 3.4% |
| Total knee replacement | 131 days | 150 surgeries | 10.7% |
| Arthroplasty - revision of | 144 days | 16 surgeries | not published |
| Lithotripsy | 155 days | 30 surgeries | not published |
| Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy) | 163 days | 24 surgeries | not published |
| Acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression | 188 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| Septoplasty | 203 days | 44 surgeries | not published |
| Adenoidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Anal fissure - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Arthrodesis | not published | not published | not published |
| Bartholin's abscess drainage | not published | not published | not published |
| Breast prosthesis - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Cone biopsy | not published | not published | not published |
| Curettage and evacuation of uterus | not published | not published | not published |
| Dermoid cyst - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Diathermy of wart/s | not published | not published | not published |
| Epididymal cyst - removal of | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Exostosis - excision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Female sterilisation | not published | not published | not published |
| Fracture non-union - treatment of | not published | not published | not published |
| Functional endoscopic sinus surgery | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Fundoplication | not published | not published | not published |
| Ganglion - excision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Hammer/claw/mallet toe - correction of | not published | not published | not published |
| Hydrocele - repair of | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ) | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Meniscectomy | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Muscle or tendon length - change of | not published | not published | not published |
| Myomectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Myringotomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Orchidectomy | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Orchidopexy | not published | not published | not published |
| Osteotomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Pressure equalising tubes (grommets) - insertion of | not published | not published | not published |
| Pyeloplasty/correction of ureteropelvic junction | not published | not published | not published |
| Repair of obstructing hiatus hernia | not published | not published | not published |
| Rhinoplasty | not published | not published | not published |
| Rotator cuff - repair of | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Shoulder reconstruction | not published | not published | not published |
| Tendon release | not published | not published | not published |
| Toenail surgery | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Trigger finger/thumb release | not published | not published | not published |
| Turbinectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Ureteric - reimplantation | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Urethra - dilatation of | not published | not published | not published |
| Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior | not published | not published | not published |
| Amputation of limb last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Axillary node dissection last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Bladder neck incision last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Breast reconstruction last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Breast reduction last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) 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 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Common peroneal nerve release last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cystectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Dialysis access surgery last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Dupytren's contracture release last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ectropion - correction of last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Endometrial ablation last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Lingual or maxillary frenulum surgery last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Mastectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Mastoidectomy last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Microlaryngoscopy last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Muscle biopsy/temporal artery biopsy last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Myringoplasty/tympanoplasty last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nasal cautery last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nasal polypectomy last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nasendoscopy last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nerve decompression last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pharynx - excision of last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pyogenic granuloma - removal of last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Radical neck dissection last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Scar revision last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ureteric stent - insertion of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Varicose veins treatment 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% | 903 surgeries |
| Semi-urgent | 57 days | 67% | 1506 surgeries |
| Non-urgent | 106 days | 90% | 655 surgeries |
What is not here
Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.