Womb lining removal (endometrial ablation) waiting time at Casey Hospital
Half of patients at Casey Hospital waited 141 days or less for womb lining removal (endometrial ablation) in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Endometrial ablation". This public hospital is in the Berwick 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
- 141 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 10 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 27 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 21 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 51 days in 2016–17 to 141 days in 2024–25 — up 176% — while the national median rose from 54 days to 71 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Frankston Public Surgical Centre, about 22 km away, at 35 days.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Casey Hospital | 141 days | not published | 10 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 52 days | 2.1% | 287 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 71 days | 4.9% | 878 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 71 days marks the national median.
Cranbourne Integrated Care Centre, VIC · about 10 km away: 144 days
Frankston Public Surgical Centre, VIC · about 22 km away: 35 days
Mercy Hospital for Women, VIC · about 41 km away: 283 days
Royal Women's Hospital [Parkville], VIC · about 44 km away: 84 days
The Northern Hospital [Epping], VIC · about 52 km away: 46 days
Bass Coast Health, VIC · about 66 km away: 34 days
Latrobe Regional Hospital [Traralgon], VIC · about 100 km away: 45 days
Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital], VIC · about 142 km away: 25 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Casey Hospital
- VIC
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Casey Hospital (days) | VIC (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 51 | 44 | 54 |
| 2017–18 | 64 | 49 | 59 |
| 2018–19 | 65 | 52 | 59 |
| 2019–20 | 51 | 60 | 64 |
| 2020–21 | 170 | 111 | 82 |
| 2021–22 | 181 | 98 | 84 |
| 2022–23 | 216 | 95 | 74 |
| 2023–24 | 87 | 50 | 58 |
| 2024–25 | 141 | 52 | 71 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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