Hip replacement waiting time at Box Hill Hospital
Half of patients at Box Hill Hospital waited 90 days or less for hip replacement in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Total hip replacement". 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
- 90 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 196 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 4.6%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 123 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 31 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has fallen from 185 days in 2011–12 to 90 days in 2024–25 — down 51% — while the national median rose from 116 days to 130 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is The Alfred, about 13 km away, at 78 days. Here, 4.6% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 13.0%.
Compare this near you → On the compare page, pick "Total hip replacement" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept.
How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box Hill Hospital | 90 days | 4.6% | 196 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 89 days | 6.6% | 3160 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 130 days | 13.0% | 12180 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 130 days marks the national median.
Austin Hospital [Heidelberg], VIC · about 8 km away: 242 days
Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West], VIC · about 9 km away: 187 days
Maroondah Hospital [East Ringwood], VIC · about 12 km away: 112 days
The Alfred, VIC · about 13 km away: 78 days
St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne], VIC · about 13 km away: 41 days
Monash Medical Centre [Moorabbin], VIC · about 13 km away: 151 days
Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus], VIC · about 14 km away: 193 days
Sandringham Hospital, VIC · about 19 km away: 261 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 | 185 | 99 | 116 |
| 2012–13 | 211 | 105 | 116 |
| 2013–14 | 182 | 111 | 106 |
| 2014–15 | 105 | 105 | 109 |
| 2015–16 | 132 | 115 | 114 |
| 2016–17 | 54 | 83 | 110 |
| 2017–18 | 47 | 89 | 119 |
| 2018–19 | 49 | 85 | 119 |
| 2019–20 | 37 | 92 | 120 |
| 2020–21 | 99 | 119 | 179 |
| 2021–22 | 101 | 122 | 153 |
| 2022–23 | 181 | 138 | 175 |
| 2023–24 | 130 | 107 | 135 |
| 2024–25 | 90 | 89 | 130 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
All surgery at Box Hill Hospital · Hip replacement across Australia · Hip replacement in Victoria · All surgery waits in Victoria