Circumcision waiting time at Box Hill Hospital
Half of patients at Box Hill Hospital waited 55 days or less for circumcision in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). This public hospital is in the Box Hill 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
- 55 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 43 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 102 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 27 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has fallen from 77 days in 2016–17 to 55 days in 2024–25 — down 29% — while the national median rose from 60 days to 80 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is St Vincent's On the Park, about 12 km away, at 26 days.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box Hill Hospital | 55 days | not published | 43 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 55 days | 3.2% | 816 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 80 days | 9.1% | 3291 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 80 days marks the national median.
Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West], VIC · about 9 km away: 83 days
Maroondah Hospital [East Ringwood], VIC · about 12 km away: 213 days
St Vincent's On the Park, VIC · about 12 km away: 26 days
The Alfred, VIC · about 13 km away: 28 days
Monash Medical Centre [Moorabbin], VIC · about 13 km away: 147 days
Monash Medical Centre [Clayton], VIC · about 13 km away: 35 days
Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus], VIC · about 14 km away: 70 days
Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville], VIC · about 15 km away: 132 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Box Hill Hospital
- VIC
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Box Hill Hospital (days) | VIC (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 77 | 47 | 60 |
| 2017–18 | 48 | 42 | 57 |
| 2018–19 | 21 | 39 | 60 |
| 2019–20 | 19 | 45 | 63 |
| 2020–21 | 161 | 84 | 85 |
| 2021–22 | 358 | 78 | 84 |
| 2022–23 | 355 | 112 | 95 |
| 2023–24 | 118 | 63 | 78 |
| 2024–25 | 55 | 55 | 80 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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