Heart valve replacement waiting time at Austin Hospital [Heidelberg]
Half of patients at Austin Hospital [Heidelberg] waited 21 days or less for heart valve replacement in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). This public hospital is in the Eaglemont area of Victoria.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026.
These figures describe surgery that already happened, not your own wait.
- Median wait
- 21 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 79 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 2.5%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 25 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 8 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has fallen from 29 days in 2016–17 to 21 days in 2024–25 — down 28% — while the national median rose from 25 days to 33 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus], about 10 km away, at 20 days. Here, 2.5% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 0.9%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Hospital [Heidelberg] | 21 days | 2.5% | 79 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 26 days | 1.2% | 676 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 33 days | 0.9% | 2205 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 33 days marks the national median.
St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne], VIC · about 9 km away: 22 days
Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus], VIC · about 10 km away: 20 days
Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville], VIC · about 11 km away: 227 days
The Alfred, VIC · about 12 km away: 36 days
Victorian Heart Hospital, VIC · about 19 km away: 46 days
University Hospital Geelong, VIC · about 75 km away: 24 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Austin Hospital [Heidelberg]
- VIC
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Austin Hospital [Heidelberg] (days) | VIC (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 29 | 26 | 25 |
| 2017–18 | 61 | 36 | 29 |
| 2018–19 | 49 | 27 | 28 |
| 2019–20 | 42 | 25 | 26 |
| 2020–21 | 22 | 25 | 27 |
| 2021–22 | 20 | 25 | 28 |
| 2022–23 | 23 | 27 | 29 |
| 2023–24 | 27 | 29 | 30 |
| 2024–25 | 21 | 26 | 33 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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