Knee replacement waiting time at Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital]
Half of patients at Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital] waited 181 days or less for knee replacement in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Total knee replacement". 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
- 181 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 85 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 11.8%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 128 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 46 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 82 days in 2011–12 to 181 days in 2024–25 — up 121% — while the national median rose from 184 days to 255 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is University Hospital Geelong, about 80 km away, at 113 days. Here, 11.8% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 23.2%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital] | 181 days | 11.8% | 85 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 133 days | 14.9% | 3839 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 255 days | 23.2% | 17987 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 255 days marks the national median.
University Hospital Geelong, VIC · about 80 km away: 113 days
Werribee Mercy Hospital, VIC · about 83 km away: 370 days
Broadmeadows Health Service, VIC · about 95 km away: 198 days
Western Hospital [Footscray], VIC · about 95 km away: 278 days
Williamstown Hospital, VIC · about 98 km away: 131 days
The Bendigo Hospital, VIC · about 98 km away: 86 days
Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus], VIC · about 101 km away: 225 days
St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne], VIC · about 103 km away: 49 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 82 | 123 | 184 |
| 2012–13 | 77 | 141 | 196 |
| 2013–14 | 82 | 160 | 194 |
| 2014–15 | 113 | 147 | 191 |
| 2015–16 | 152 | 148 | 188 |
| 2016–17 | 157 | 97 | 195 |
| 2017–18 | 104 | 114 | 198 |
| 2018–19 | 89 | 111 | 209 |
| 2019–20 | 95 | 125 | 223 |
| 2020–21 | 159 | 180 | 308 |
| 2021–22 | 134 | 163 | 293 |
| 2022–23 | 284 | 221 | 308 |
| 2023–24 | 255 | 181 | 265 |
| 2024–25 | 181 | 133 | 255 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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