Discectomy waiting times in Victoria
Public hospitals in Victoria ranked by their median wait for discectomy.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released
8 public hospitals in Victoria reported discectomy in 2024–25. The state median was 29 days; the national median was 41 days.
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3 hospitals have no published median wait for this surgery in this period. They are listed last, marked "not published", and are never ranked.
| Rank | Hospital | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monash Medical Centre [Clayton] | 21 days | 0.0% | 59 surgeries |
| 2 | Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus] | 30 days | 1.2% | 85 surgeries |
| 3 | The Alfred | 32 days | 0.0% | 50 surgeries |
| 4 | Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West] | 39 days | not published | 18 surgeries |
| 5 | Austin Hospital [Heidelberg] | 41 days | not published | 45 surgeries |
| unranked | Northeast Health Wangaratta | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville] | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | Western Hospital [Footscray] | not published | not published | 5 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, or see every surgery reported in Victoria.