Cystoscopy waiting time at Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus]
The median wait for cystoscopy at this public hospital in the Carlton area of Victoria was 22 days in 2024–25.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released
These figures describe surgery that already happened, not your own wait.
- Median wait
- 22 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 1621 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 1.1%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 131 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 34 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 13 days in 2011–12 to 22 days in 2024–25 — up 69% — while the national median rose from 25 days to 26 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne], about 2 km away, at 17 days. Here, 1.1% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 1.3%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus] | 22 days | 1.1% | 1621 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 18 days | 0.6% | 23119 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 26 days | 1.3% | 57307 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
- Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus]
- VIC
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus] (days) | VIC (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 13 | 21 | 25 |
| 2012–13 | 12 | 21 | 23 |
| 2013–14 | 14 | 21 | 23 |
| 2014–15 | 11 | 20 | 22 |
| 2015–16 | 3 | 20 | 23 |
| 2016–17 | 9 | 19 | 24 |
| 2017–18 | 11 | 18 | 24 |
| 2018–19 | 16 | 17 | 24 |
| 2019–20 | 13 | 15 | 23 |
| 2020–21 | 13 | 18 | 26 |
| 2021–22 | 15 | 17 | 24 |
| 2022–23 | 18 | 19 | 26 |
| 2023–24 | 18 | 16 | 25 |
| 2024–25 | 22 | 18 | 26 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
All surgery at Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus] · Cystoscopy across Australia · Cystoscopy in Victoria