Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) waiting times in Victoria

Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026

24 public hospitals in Victoria reported Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) in 2024–25. The state median was 68 days; the national median was 106 days.

3 hospitals have no published median wait for this surgery in this period. They are listed last, marked “not published”, and are never ranked.

Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 106 days marks the national median.

Latrobe Regional Hospital [Traralgon]1 day
Goulburn Valley Health [Shepparton]3 days
Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital]21 days
Bass Coast Health27 days
Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville]27 days
University Hospital Geelong29 days
The Alfred36 days
The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital48 days
West Gippsland Healthcare Group [Warragul]64 days
Yarra Ranges Health87 days
Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus]88 days
The Northern Hospital [Epping]88 days
Broadmeadows Health Service92 days
South West Healthcare [Warrnambool]97 days
Cranbourne Integrated Care Centre100 days
Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West]134 days
Sunbury Day Hospital174 days
Sunshine Hospital211 days
The Bendigo Hospital234 days
Monash Medical Centre [Clayton]338 days
Albury Wodonga Health [Wodonga Campus]365 days
Frankston Public Surgical Centrenot published
Sandringham Hospitalnot published
Western Hospital [Footscray]not published

Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) in Victoria public hospitals, 2024–25. Hospitals with the same median share a rank and the next rank is skipped. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28.
Rank	Hospital	Median wait	Waited more than 365 days	Surgeries
1	Latrobe Regional Hospital [Traralgon]	1 day	8.6%	934 surgeries
2	Goulburn Valley Health [Shepparton]	3 days	0.0%	131 surgeries
3	Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital]	21 days	15.3%	111 surgeries
4	Bass Coast Health	27 days	0.3%	594 surgeries
4	Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville]	27 days	not published	32 surgeries
6	University Hospital Geelong	29 days	0.0%	1750 surgeries
7	The Alfred	36 days	0.0%	1648 surgeries
8	The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital	48 days	5.2%	5067 surgeries
9	West Gippsland Healthcare Group [Warragul]	64 days	0.0%	748 surgeries
10	Yarra Ranges Health	87 days	0.0%	1284 surgeries
11	Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus]	88 days	0.2%	471 surgeries
11	The Northern Hospital [Epping]	88 days	not published	21 surgeries
13	Broadmeadows Health Service	92 days	0.3%	1908 surgeries
14	South West Healthcare [Warrnambool]	97 days	4.9%	494 surgeries
15	Cranbourne Integrated Care Centre	100 days	0.1%	2775 surgeries
16	Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West]	134 days	1.3%	750 surgeries
17	Sunbury Day Hospital	174 days	0.0%	726 surgeries
18	Sunshine Hospital	211 days	6.2%	195 surgeries
19	The Bendigo Hospital	234 days	16.5%	327 surgeries
20	Monash Medical Centre [Clayton]	338 days	not published	42 surgeries
21	Albury Wodonga Health [Wodonga Campus]	365 days	49.8%	996 surgeries
unranked	Frankston Public Surgical Centre	not published	not published	not published
unranked	Sandringham Hospital	not published	not published	not published
unranked	Western Hospital [Footscray]	not published	not published	not published

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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