Prostate biopsy waiting time at Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital]
Half of patients at Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital] waited 84 days or less for prostate biopsy in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). 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
- 84 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 148 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 0.0%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 90 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 83 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 30 days in 2016–17 to 84 days in 2024–25 — up 180% — while the national median rose from 27 days to 33 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is University Hospital Geelong, about 80 km away, at 22 days. Here, 0.0% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 0.4%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital] | 84 days | 0.0% | 148 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 27 days | 0.1% | 2876 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 33 days | 0.4% | 11402 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 33 days marks the national median.
University Hospital Geelong, VIC · about 80 km away: 22 days
Williamstown Hospital, VIC · about 98 km away: 17 days
The Bendigo Hospital, VIC · about 98 km away: 83 days
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, VIC · about 101 km away: 17 days
Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus], VIC · about 101 km away: 26 days
The Northern Hospital [Epping], VIC · about 103 km away: 39 days
The Alfred, VIC · about 105 km away: 20 days
Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West], VIC · about 108 km away: 22 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 | 30 | 24 | 27 |
| 2017–18 | 38 | 27 | 29 |
| 2018–19 | 33 | 27 | 29 |
| 2019–20 | 36 | 25 | 28 |
| 2020–21 | 42 | 26 | 29 |
| 2021–22 | 28 | 26 | 28 |
| 2022–23 | 46 | 27 | 30 |
| 2023–24 | 133 | 26 | 29 |
| 2024–25 | 84 | 27 | 33 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
All surgery at Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital] · Prostate biopsy across Australia · Prostate biopsy in Victoria · All surgery waits in Victoria