Haemorrhoid surgery waiting time at Box Hill Hospital
Half of patients at Box Hill Hospital waited 104 days or less for haemorrhoid surgery in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Haemorrhoidectomy". 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
- 104 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 55 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 12.7%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 109 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 81 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 98 days in 2011–12 to 104 days in 2024–25 — up 6% — while the national median rose from 57 days to 63 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Blackburn Public Surgical Centre, about 4 km away, at 49 days. Here, 12.7% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 2.6%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box Hill Hospital | 104 days | 12.7% | 55 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 43 days | 1.7% | 2209 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 63 days | 2.6% | 4759 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 63 days marks the national median.
Blackburn Public Surgical Centre, VIC · about 4 km away: 49 days
Austin Hospital [Heidelberg], VIC · about 8 km away: 8 days
Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West], VIC · about 9 km away: 28 days
Maroondah Hospital [East Ringwood], VIC · about 12 km away: 130 days
St Vincent's On the Park, VIC · about 12 km away: 56 days
The Alfred, VIC · about 13 km away: 29 days
St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne], VIC · about 13 km away: 129 days
Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus], VIC · about 14 km away: 63 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 98 | 63 | 57 |
| 2012–13 | 181 | 79 | 59 |
| 2013–14 | 186 | 69 | 59 |
| 2014–15 | 172 | 58 | 56 |
| 2015–16 | 68 | 55 | 54 |
| 2016–17 | 49 | 41 | 49 |
| 2017–18 | 30 | 37 | 47 |
| 2018–19 | 15 | 34 | 49 |
| 2019–20 | 7 | 38 | 57 |
| 2020–21 | 37 | 70 | 70 |
| 2021–22 | 116 | 99 | 77 |
| 2022–23 | 201 | 127 | 90 |
| 2023–24 | 156 | 53 | 67 |
| 2024–25 | 104 | 43 | 63 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
All surgery at Box Hill Hospital · Haemorrhoid surgery across Australia · Haemorrhoid surgery in Victoria · All surgery waits in Victoria