ACL reconstruction waiting time at Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital]
Half of patients at Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital] waited 247 days or less for ACL reconstruction in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction". This public hospital is in the Ballarat Central 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
- 247 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 34 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- not published2024–25 · released 28 May 2026 — Reported data did not meet the criteria to calculate this indicator.
Half the people who had this surgery here waited less than the median, and half waited longer. Of the 108 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 94 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 79 days in 2017–18 to 247 days in 2024–25 — up 213% — while the national median rose from 78 days to 81 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is University Hospital Geelong, about 80 km away, at 65 days.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital] | 247 days | not published | 34 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 68 days | 4.7% | 944 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 81 days | 5.7% | 4122 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 81 days marks the national median.
University Hospital Geelong, VIC · about 80 km away: 65 days
Werribee Mercy Hospital, VIC · about 83 km away: 66 days
Williamstown Hospital, VIC · about 98 km away: 92 days
The Bendigo Hospital, VIC · about 98 km away: 57 days
Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus], VIC · about 101 km away: 109 days
St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne], VIC · about 103 km away: 31 days
The Northern Hospital [Epping], VIC · about 103 km away: 52 days
St Vincent's On the Park, VIC · about 103 km away: 37 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital]
- VIC
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital] (days) | VIC (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | not published | 56 | 78 |
| 2017–18 | 79 | 56 | 78 |
| 2018–19 | 69 | 69 | 82 |
| 2019–20 | 107 | 69 | 82 |
| 2020–21 | 84 | 126 | 97 |
| 2021–22 | 106 | 84 | 89 |
| 2022–23 | 100 | 84 | 95 |
| 2023–24 | 92 | 74 | 82 |
| 2024–25 | 247 | 68 | 81 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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