Skin lesion removal waiting time at Austin Hospital [Heidelberg]
Half of patients at Austin Hospital [Heidelberg] waited 21 days or less for skin lesion removal in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Skin lesion - excision of". 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
- 212 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 0.9%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 214 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 38 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 19 days in 2016–17 to 21 days in 2024–25 — up 11% — while the national median rose from 25 days to 26 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West], about 1 km away, at 20 days. Here, 0.9% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Hospital [Heidelberg] | 21 days | 0.9% | 212 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 20 days | 1.6% | 15465 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 26 days | 1.3% | 59852 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 26 days marks the national median.
Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West], VIC · about 1 km away: 20 days
Box Hill Hospital, VIC · about 8 km away: 23 days
St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne], VIC · about 9 km away: 20 days
The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital, VIC · about 9 km away: 35 days
St Vincent's On the Park, VIC · about 9 km away: 17 days
Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus], VIC · about 10 km away: 21 days
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, VIC · about 10 km away: 15 days
Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville], VIC · about 11 km away: 67 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 | 19 | 22 | 25 |
| 2017–18 | 20 | 21 | 25 |
| 2018–19 | 26 | 20 | 25 |
| 2019–20 | 22 | 20 | 24 |
| 2020–21 | 19 | 20 | 25 |
| 2021–22 | 18 | 18 | 23 |
| 2022–23 | 19 | 20 | 26 |
| 2023–24 | 20 | 19 | 26 |
| 2024–25 | 21 | 20 | 26 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
All surgery at Austin Hospital [Heidelberg] · Skin lesion removal across Australia · Skin lesion removal in Victoria · All surgery waits in Victoria