Muscle biopsy/temporal artery biopsy waiting time at Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital]
Median wait, long waits and volumes for muscle biopsy/temporal artery biopsy at this public hospital in the Ballarat Central area of Victoria, with the nearest alternatives that published a figure.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released
The source did not publish a median wait for this surgery at this hospital in 2024–25. Reported data did not meet the criteria to calculate this indicator. The hospital is shown here unranked rather than ranked on a number that does not exist.
These figures describe surgery that already happened, not your own wait.
- Median wait
- not published2024–25 · released 28 May 2026 — Reported data did not meet the criteria to calculate this indicator.
- Surgeries completed
- 5 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.
This hospital is not ranked for this surgery.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital] | not published | not published | 5 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 6 days | 0.2% | 837 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 6 days | 0.2% | 961 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital] did not publish a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, so there is no list of nearer alternatives to compare it against.
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 | 6 | 5 |
| 2017–18 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| 2018–19 | not published | 7 | 7 |
| 2019–20 | not published | 6 | 6 |
| 2020–21 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| 2021–22 | not published | 5 | 6 |
| 2022–23 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 2023–24 | not published | 6 | 6 |
| 2024–25 | not published | 6 | 6 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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