Box Hill Hospital surgery waiting times
In 2024–25, this public hospital in the Box Hill area of Victoria published median waits from 3 days for amputation of limb to 1236 days for rhinoplasty.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released
Box Hill Hospital is a public hospital in the Box Hill area of Victoria. It is part of Eastern Health. It reported 103 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 16 surgery types were last reported in an earlier period; they are listed below, with the period the source last carried them.
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Waiting times by surgery
Shortest median wait first. A surgery the source did not publish a figure for is listed after those, and a surgery it did not report at all this period is listed last. Neither is ranked, and neither shows an older figure in place of a current one.
| Surgery | Median wait | Surgeries | Waited more than 365 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amputation of limb | 3 days | 35 surgeries | not published |
| Curettage and evacuation of uterus | 5 days | 56 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Orchidectomy | 7 days | 15 surgeries | not published |
| Mastectomy | 8 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy | 9 days | 18 surgeries | not published |
| Radical neck dissection | 10 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| Abdominal or thoracic aortic aneurysm - repair/replacement | 13 days | 25 surgeries | not published |
| Carotid endarterectomy | 13 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Microlaryngoscopy | 13 days | 48 surgeries | not published |
| Femoro-popliteal bypass graft | 14 days | 16 surgeries | not published |
| Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection | 17 days | 171 surgeries | 0.6% |
| Lobectomy/wedge resection/pneumonectomy | 19 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage | 20 days | 275 surgeries | 0.4% |
| Cone biopsy | 22 days | 15 surgeries | not published |
| Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ) | 22 days | 35 surgeries | not published |
| Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy | 22 days | 59 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Cystoscopy | 23 days | 699 surgeries | 0.3% |
| Lingual or maxillary frenulum surgery | 23 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| Skin lesion - excision of | 23 days | 605 surgeries | 1.5% |
| Pyeloplasty/correction of ureteropelvic junction | 25 days | 16 surgeries | not published |
| Nephrectomy | 26 days | 36 surgeries | not published |
| Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) | 27 days | 155 surgeries | 3.2% |
| Fracture non-union - treatment of | 28 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Laparoscopy | 28 days | 87 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic) | 29 days | 154 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy | 29 days | 27 surgeries | not published |
| Prostatectomy (transurethral or open) | 31 days | 161 surgeries | 2.5% |
| Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of | 37 days | 33 surgeries | not published |
| Arthroscopy | 39 days | 110 surgeries | 3.6% |
| Trigger finger/thumb release | 52 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction | 54 days | 79 surgeries | 3.8% |
| Circumcision | 55 days | 43 surgeries | not published |
| Orchidopexy | 55 days | 29 surgeries | not published |
| Carpal tunnel release | 56 days | 43 surgeries | not published |
| Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy | 56 days | 96 surgeries | 8.3% |
| Dialysis access surgery | 57 days | 32 surgeries | not published |
| Hydrocele - repair of | 58 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Rotator cuff - repair of | 64 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Toenail surgery | 67 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Osteotomy | 68 days | 15 surgeries | not published |
| Herniorrhaphy | 77 days | 127 surgeries | 6.3% |
| Total hip replacement | 90 days | 196 surgeries | 4.6% |
| Myringotomy | 91 days | 37 surgeries | not published |
| Pressure equalising tubes (grommets) - insertion of | 91 days | 37 surgeries | not published |
| Ganglion - excision of | 94 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of | 102 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Haemorrhoidectomy | 104 days | 55 surgeries | 12.7% |
| Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior | 122 days | 23 surgeries | not published |
| Total knee replacement | 124 days | 221 surgeries | 14.9% |
| Adenoidectomy | 173 days | 26 surgeries | not published |
| Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy) | 230 days | 253 surgeries | 1.2% |
| Functional endoscopic sinus surgery | 241 days | 54 surgeries | 33.3% |
| Shoulder joint replacement | 302 days | 28 surgeries | not published |
| Turbinectomy | 388 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| Myringoplasty/tympanoplasty | 415 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| Septoplasty | 910 days | 75 surgeries | 78.7% |
| Rhinoplasty | 1236 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Anal fissure - repair of | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Arthrodesis | not published | not published | not published |
| Arthroplasty - revision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Bartholin's abscess drainage | not published | not published | not published |
| Bladder neck incision | not published | not published | not published |
| Blepharoplasty | not published | not published | not published |
| Breast prosthesis - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Breast reconstruction | not published | not published | not published |
| Breast reduction | not published | not published | not published |
| Cleft lip and palate - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Cystectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Dermoid cyst - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Dupytren's contracture release | not published | not published | not published |
| Endometrial ablation | not published | not published | not published |
| Epididymal cyst - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Ethmoidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Exostosis - excision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Female sterilisation | not published | not published | not published |
| Fundoplication | not published | not published | not published |
| Hammer/claw/mallet toe - correction of | not published | not published | not published |
| Hypospadias - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Insertion of ventricular peritoneal shunt | not published | not published | not published |
| Laryngectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Mastoidectomy | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Meatoplasty | not published | not published | not published |
| Meniscectomy | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Muscle biopsy/temporal artery biopsy | not published | not published | not published |
| Muscle or tendon length - change of | not published | not published | not published |
| Myomectomy | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Nasal cautery | not published | not published | not published |
| Nasendoscopy | not published | not published | not published |
| Nerve decompression | not published | not published | not published |
| Parathyroidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Pharyngoplasty | not published | not published | not published |
| Pharynx - excision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Pilonidal sinus surgery | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Pleurodesis | not published | not published | not published |
| Prostate biopsy | not published | not published | not published |
| Repair of obstructing hiatus hernia | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Shoulder reconstruction | not published | not published | not published |
| Sub-mucosal resection | not published | not published | not published |
| Tendon release | not published | not published | not published |
| Thyroglossal remnant - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Urethra - dilatation of | not published | not published | not published |
| Varicose veins treatment | not published | not published | not published |
| Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cerebral haematoma - evacuation of last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Chalazion - excision of last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Congenital cardiac defect/s - procedure for last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Corneal graft last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Coronary artery bypass grafting last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Lithotripsy last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nasal polypectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nerve decompression of spinal cord last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pterygium - excision of last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Scar revision last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Stapedectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Stress incontinence surgery last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ureteric stent - insertion of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Vitrectomy (including buckling/cryotherapy) last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
Urgency categories
Urgency figures cover all planned surgery at the hospital, not one procedure. They are never combined with the procedure figures. Your treating specialist assigns your urgency category — it is not something you choose. What the categories mean, and how every hospital compares.
| Urgency category | Median wait | Treated within the recommended time | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urgent | 14 days | 100% | 3074 surgeries |
| Semi-urgent | 70 days | 59% | 2810 surgeries |
| Non-urgent | 113 days | 79% | 947 surgeries |
Cite this page
In 2024–25, Box Hill Hospital published median planned-surgery waits from 3 days for amputation of limb to 1236 days for rhinoplasty.
Copy-ready citation
SurgeryWaits, "Box Hill Hospital surgery wait times and waiting list", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/box-hill-hospital/, accessed 28 May 2026.Attribution: SurgeryWaits (https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/box-hill-hospital/), from Australian Institute of Health and Welfare MyHospitals data, CC BY 3.0 AU. Reference period 2024–25, released 28 May 2026.
What is not here
Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.