Shoulder joint replacement waiting times in Victoria

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

27 public hospitals in Victoria reported Shoulder joint replacement in 2024–25. The state median was 116 days; the national median was 174 days.

6 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 174 days marks the national median.

Western Hospital [Footscray]18 days
The Alfred52 days
Frankston Public Surgical Centre67 days
Bass Coast Health70 days
St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne]75 days
Northeast Health Wangaratta77 days
Frankston Hospital88 days
Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital]90 days
The Northern Hospital [Epping]97 days
Sandringham Hospital104 days
Williamstown Hospital107 days
South West Healthcare [Warrnambool]123 days
West Gippsland Healthcare Group [Warragul]136 days
The Bendigo Hospital148 days
University Hospital Geelong154 days
Goulburn Valley Health [Shepparton]163 days
Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West]176 days
Austin Hospital [Heidelberg]203 days
Latrobe Regional Hospital [Traralgon]272 days
Monash Medical Centre [Moorabbin]282 days
Box Hill Hospital302 days
Albury Wodonga Health [Wodonga Campus]not published
Broadmeadows Health Servicenot published
Dandenong Hospitalnot published
Maroondah Hospital [East Ringwood]not published
Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus]not published
Werribee Mercy Hospitalnot published

Shoulder joint replacement 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	Western Hospital [Footscray]	18 days	not published	10 surgeries
2	The Alfred	52 days	not published	23 surgeries
3	Frankston Public Surgical Centre	67 days	not published	29 surgeries
4	Bass Coast Health	70 days	not published	26 surgeries
5	St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne]	75 days	not published	17 surgeries
6	Northeast Health Wangaratta	77 days	not published	16 surgeries
7	Frankston Hospital	88 days	not published	40 surgeries
8	Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital]	90 days	not published	24 surgeries
9	The Northern Hospital [Epping]	97 days	not published	26 surgeries
10	Sandringham Hospital	104 days	not published	16 surgeries
11	Williamstown Hospital	107 days	not published	12 surgeries
12	South West Healthcare [Warrnambool]	123 days	not published	26 surgeries
13	West Gippsland Healthcare Group [Warragul]	136 days	not published	44 surgeries
14	The Bendigo Hospital	148 days	not published	40 surgeries
15	University Hospital Geelong	154 days	not published	20 surgeries
16	Goulburn Valley Health [Shepparton]	163 days	not published	13 surgeries
17	Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West]	176 days	not published	43 surgeries
18	Austin Hospital [Heidelberg]	203 days	not published	25 surgeries
19	Latrobe Regional Hospital [Traralgon]	272 days	not published	31 surgeries
20	Monash Medical Centre [Moorabbin]	282 days	not published	32 surgeries
21	Box Hill Hospital	302 days	not published	28 surgeries
unranked	Albury Wodonga Health [Wodonga Campus]	not published	not published	not published
unranked	Broadmeadows Health Service	not published	not published	not published
unranked	Dandenong Hospital	not published	not published	not published
unranked	Maroondah Hospital [East Ringwood]	not published	not published	9 surgeries
unranked	Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus]	not published	not published	9 surgeries
unranked	Werribee Mercy Hospital	not published	not published	6 surgeries

What is not here

Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.

Waiting times differ across state borders, and a referral can cross one — read what that means. Compare with every other state.