Bone realignment surgery waiting time at Box Hill Hospital
Half of patients at Box Hill Hospital waited 68 days or less for bone realignment surgery in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Osteotomy". 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
- 68 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 15 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 49 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 9 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 46 days in 2017–18 to 68 days in 2024–25 — up 48% — while the national median rose from 86 days to 135 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is The Alfred, about 13 km away, at 20 days.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box Hill Hospital | 68 days | not published | 15 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 206 days | 34.3% | 510 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 135 days | 19.2% | 1866 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 135 days marks the national median.
Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West], VIC · about 9 km away: 140 days
The Alfred, VIC · about 13 km away: 20 days
St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne], VIC · about 13 km away: 92 days
Monash Medical Centre [Moorabbin], VIC · about 13 km away: 183 days
Monash Medical Centre [Clayton], VIC · about 13 km away: 191 days
Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus], VIC · about 14 km away: 402 days
Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville], VIC · about 15 km away: 374 days
Sandringham Hospital, VIC · about 19 km away: 224 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 | not published | 68 | 76 |
| 2017–18 | 46 | 81 | 86 |
| 2018–19 | 49 | 88 | 90 |
| 2019–20 | 28 | 117 | 103 |
| 2020–21 | not published | 174 | 136 |
| 2021–22 | not published | 203 | 122 |
| 2022–23 | 251 | 298 | 157 |
| 2023–24 | not published | 277 | 152 |
| 2024–25 | 68 | 206 | 135 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
All surgery at Box Hill Hospital · Bone realignment surgery across Australia · Bone realignment surgery in Victoria · All surgery waits in Victoria