Maroondah Hospital [East Ringwood] surgery waiting times
In 2024–25, this public hospital in the Ringwood East area of Victoria published median waits from 6 days for mastectomy to 213 days for circumcision.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released
Maroondah Hospital [East Ringwood] is a public hospital in the Ringwood East area of Victoria. It is part of Eastern Health. It reported 49 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 29 surgery types were last reported in an earlier period; they are listed below, with the period the source last carried them.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mastectomy | 6 days | 85 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy | 9 days | 358 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection | 19 days | 19 surgeries | not published |
| Skin lesion - excision of | 23 days | 461 surgeries | 0.4% |
| Cystoscopy | 27 days | 136 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Prostate biopsy | 27 days | 173 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy | 28 days | 103 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Rotator cuff - repair of | 37 days | 15 surgeries | not published |
| Ganglion - excision of | 40 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction | 49 days | 28 surgeries | not published |
| Arthroscopy | 49 days | 48 surgeries | not published |
| Prostatectomy (transurethral or open) | 51 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| Carpal tunnel release | 52 days | 102 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Breast reconstruction | 56 days | 55 surgeries | 14.5% |
| Dupytren's contracture release | 74 days | 21 surgeries | not published |
| Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy | 84 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Total hip replacement | 112 days | 37 surgeries | not published |
| Haemorrhoidectomy | 130 days | 25 surgeries | not published |
| Total knee replacement | 152 days | 49 surgeries | not published |
| Breast prosthesis - removal of | 153 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of | 171 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Circumcision | 213 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Amputation of limb | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Arthroplasty - revision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Breast reduction | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Carotid endarterectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) | not published | not published | not published |
| Cystectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Dermoid cyst - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Epididymal cyst - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Fracture non-union - treatment of | not published | not published | not published |
| Hammer/claw/mallet toe - correction of | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Herniorrhaphy | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Hydrocele - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Laparoscopy | not published | not published | not published |
| Meniscectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Muscle or tendon length - change of | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Orchidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Osteotomy | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Parathyroidectomy | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Pilonidal sinus surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Scar revision | not published | not published | not published |
| Shoulder joint replacement | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Shoulder reconstruction | not published | not published | not published |
| Tendon release | not published | not published | not published |
| Toenail surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Trigger finger/thumb release | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Urethra - dilatation of | not published | not published | not published |
| Anal fissure - repair of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Arthrodesis last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Axillary node dissection last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Bladder neck incision last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Blepharoplasty last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Branchial apparatus remnant - removal of last reported 2020–21 | 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 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Chalazion - excision of last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Congenital cardiac defect/s - procedure for last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Dialysis access surgery last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ectropion - correction of last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Endometrial ablation last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Lobectomy/wedge resection/pneumonectomy last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Orchidopexy last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pedicle screw fusion last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pleurodesis last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pterygium - excision of last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ptosis - repair of last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Radical neck dissection last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Repair of obstructing hiatus hernia last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Rhinoplasty last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Septoplasty last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Sub-mucosal resection last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Thyroglossal remnant - removal of last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Trabeculectomy last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Varicose veins treatment last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Vitrectomy (including buckling/cryotherapy) last reported 2020–21 | 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. What the categories mean, and how every hospital compares.
| Urgency category | Median wait | Treated within the recommended time | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urgent | 10 days | 100% | 1437 surgeries |
| Semi-urgent | 50 days | 72% | 1033 surgeries |
| Non-urgent | 111 days | 85% | 286 surgeries |
Cite this page
In 2024–25, Maroondah Hospital [East Ringwood] published median planned-surgery waits from 6 days for mastectomy to 213 days for circumcision.
Copy-ready citation
Surgery Waits, "Maroondah Hospital [East Ringwood] waiting list", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/, accessed 28 May 2026.Attribution: Surgery Waits (https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/), from Australian Institute of Health and Welfare MyHospitals data, CC BY 3.0 AU. Reference period 2024–25, released 28 May 2026.
What is not here
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