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title: "Dandenong Hospital surgery waiting times"
description: "Planned surgery waiting times and waiting list at Dandenong Hospital, a public hospital in the Dandenong area of Victoria, for 2024–25."
url: "https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/"
---

# Dandenong Hospital surgery waiting times

In 2024–25, this public hospital in the Dandenong area of Victoria published median waits from **2 days** for curettage and evacuation of uterus to **849 days** for breast reduction.

Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026.

Dandenong Hospital is a public hospital in the Dandenong area of Victoria. It is part of [Monash Health](https://surgerywaits.au/health-service/monash-health/). It reported 66 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 33 surgery types were last reported in an earlier period; they are listed below, with the period the source last carried them.

**[Compare this near you →](https://surgerywaits.au/)** On the compare page, pick a surgery and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept.

## Waiting times by surgery

Shortest median wait first. A surgery the source did not publish a figure for is listed after those, and a surgery it did not report at all this period is listed last. Neither is ranked, and neither shows an older figure in place of a current one.

Planned surgery at Dandenong Hospital, 2024–25. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28.

| Surgery | Median wait | Surgeries | Waited more than 365 days |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Curettage and evacuation of uterus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/curettage-and-evacuation-of-uterus/) | 2 days | 67 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Tendon release](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/tendon-release/) | 4 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| [Amputation of limb](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/amputation-of-limb/) | 8 days | 18 surgeries | not published |
| [Radical neck dissection](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/radical-neck-dissection/) | 17 days | 31 surgeries | not published |
| [Skin lesion - excision of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/) | 18 days | 880 surgeries | 2.0% |
| [Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/acl-reconstruction/) | 19 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| [Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | 21 days | 155 surgeries | 1.9% |
| [Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/dilatation-and-curettage/) | 23 days | 220 surgeries | 0.5% |
| [Anal fissure - repair of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/anal-fissure-repair-of/) | 26 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| [Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | 45 days | 50 surgeries | 6.0% |
| [Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 47 days | 91 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Arthroscopy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 50 days | 32 surgeries | not published |
| [Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/inguinal-hernia-repair/) | 58 days | 89 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Carpal tunnel release](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 65 days | 145 surgeries | 4.1% |
| [Cystoscopy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/cystoscopy/) | 65 days | 24 surgeries | not published |
| [Breast reconstruction](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/breast-reconstruction/) | 69 days | 131 surgeries | 35.9% |
| [Trigger finger/thumb release](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/trigger-finger-release/) | 70 days | 33 surgeries | not published |
| [Herniorrhaphy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/hernia-repair/) | 80 days | 96 surgeries | 3.1% |
| [Ganglion - excision of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/ganglion-excision-of/) | 82 days | 19 surgeries | not published |
| [Haemorrhoidectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/haemorrhoid-surgery/) | 89 days | 36 surgeries | not published |
| [Pilonidal sinus surgery](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | 94 days | 26 surgeries | not published |
| [Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/salpingo-oophorectomy-oophorectomy-ovarian-cystectomy/) | 100 days | 41 surgeries | not published |
| [Total hip replacement](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/hip-replacement/) | 122 days | 31 surgeries | not published |
| [Varicose veins treatment](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/) | 124 days | 70 surgeries | 10.0% |
| [Arthrodesis](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/arthrodesis/) | 138 days | 18 surgeries | not published |
| [Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/hysterectomy/) | 141 days | 51 surgeries | 5.9% |
| [Stress incontinence surgery](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/stress-incontinence-surgery/) | 164 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| [Scar revision](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/scar-revision/) | 173 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| [Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/prolapse-repair/) | 185 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| [Laparoscopy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/laparoscopy/) | 191 days | 65 surgeries | 9.2% |
| [Dupytren's contracture release](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/dupuytrens-contracture-surgery/) | 201 days | 33 surgeries | not published |
| [Total knee replacement](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/knee-replacement/) | 213 days | 47 surgeries | not published |
| [Osteotomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/osteotomy/) | 356 days | 56 surgeries | 48.2% |
| [Breast reduction](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/breast-reduction/) | 849 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| [Abdominal or thoracic aortic aneurysm - repair/replacement](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/abdominal-or-thoracic-aortic-aneurysm-repair-replacement/) | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| [Acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/acromioplasty-arthroscopy-shoulder-sub-acromial-decompression/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Arthroplasty - revision of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/arthroplasty-revision-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Axillary node dissection](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/axillary-node-dissection/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Blepharoplasty](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/blepharoplasty/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Breast prosthesis - removal of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/breast-prosthesis-removal-of/) | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| [Circumcision](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/circumcision/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Cleft lip and palate - repair of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/cleft-lip-and-palate-repair-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Craniotomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/craniotomy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Dermoid cyst - removal of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/dermoid-cyst-removal-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Ectropion - correction of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/ectropion-correction-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Endometrial ablation](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/endometrial-ablation/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Female sterilisation](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Fracture non-union - treatment of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/fracture-non-union-treatment-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Hydrocele - repair of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Laryngectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/laryngectomy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Lingual or maxillary frenulum surgery](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/lingual-or-maxillary-frenulum-surgery/) | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| [Mastectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/mastectomy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Meniscectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/meniscectomy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Muscle biopsy/temporal artery biopsy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/muscle-biopsy-temporal-artery-biopsy/) | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| [Muscle or tendon length - change of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/muscle-or-tendon-length-change-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Myomectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/myomectomy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Nerve decompression](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/nerve-decompression/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Pyogenic granuloma - removal of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/pyogenic-granuloma-removal-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Replacement of aortic aneurysm with bifurcation graft](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/replacement-of-aortic-aneurysm-with-bifurcation-graft/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Rhinoplasty](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/rhinoplasty/) | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| [Rotator cuff - repair of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/rotator-cuff-repair/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Shoulder joint replacement](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Thyroglossal remnant - removal of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/thyroglossal-remnant-removal-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| [Toenail surgery](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/toenail-surgery/) | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |

**Not reported for this period**

| Surgery | Median wait | Surgeries | Waited more than 365 days |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bartholin's abscess drainage last reported 2017–18 | not reported |  |  |
| Branchial apparatus remnant - removal of last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Cone biopsy last reported 2022–23 | not reported |  |  |
| Coronary artery bypass grafting last reported 2013–14 | not reported |  |  |
| Cranioplasty last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Cystectomy last reported 2021–22 | not reported |  |  |
| Dacryocystorhinostomy last reported 2018–19 | not reported |  |  |
| Dialysis access surgery last reported 2021–22 | not reported |  |  |
| Discectomy last reported 2016–17 | not reported |  |  |
| Exostosis - excision of last reported 2018–19 | not reported |  |  |
| Femoro-popliteal bypass graft last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Functional endoscopic sinus surgery last reported 2021–22 | not reported |  |  |
| Hammer/claw/mallet toe - correction of last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ) last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Lobectomy/wedge resection/pneumonectomy last reported 2021–22 | not reported |  |  |
| Mastoidectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Myringotomy last reported 2022–23 | not reported |  |  |
| Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) last reported 2022–23 | not reported |  |  |
| Nephrectomy last reported 2016–17 | not reported |  |  |
| Orchidopexy last reported 2018–19 | not reported |  |  |
| Parathyroidectomy last reported 2021–22 | not reported |  |  |
| Prostatectomy (transurethral or open) last reported 2014–15 | not reported |  |  |
| Pterygium - excision of last reported 2017–18 | not reported |  |  |
| Ptosis - repair of last reported 2020–21 | not reported |  |  |
| Repair of obstructing hiatus hernia last reported 2021–22 | not reported |  |  |
| Septoplasty last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Shoulder reconstruction last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Sub-mucosal resection last reported 2021–22 | not reported |  |  |
| Tenotomy of hip last reported 2017–18 | not reported |  |  |
| Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy) last reported 2020–21 | not reported |  |  |
| Vitrectomy (including buckling/cryotherapy) last reported 2017–18 | not reported |  |  |

## Urgency categories

Urgency figures cover all planned surgery at the hospital, not one procedure. They are never combined with the procedure figures. Your treating specialist assigns your urgency category — it is not something you choose. [What the categories mean, and how every hospital compares.](https://surgerywaits.au/urgency/)

All planned surgery at Dandenong Hospital by urgency category, 2024–25.

| Urgency category | Median wait | Treated within the recommended time | Surgeries |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Urgent](https://surgerywaits.au/urgency/category-1/vic/) | 5 days | 100% | 3343 surgeries |
| [Semi-urgent](https://surgerywaits.au/urgency/category-2/vic/) | 76 days | 57% | 1723 surgeries |
| [Non-urgent](https://surgerywaits.au/urgency/category-3/vic/) | 315 days | 61% | 340 surgeries |

**Cite this page**

> In 2024–25, Dandenong Hospital published median planned-surgery waits from 2 days for curettage and evacuation of uterus to 849 days for breast reduction (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026).

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Surgery Waits, "Dandenong Hospital surgery wait times and waiting list", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/, accessed 28 May 2026.
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Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/)), from Australian Institute of Health and Welfare MyHospitals data, CC BY 3.0 AU. Reference period 2024–25, released 28 May 2026.

## What is not here

Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.

[How these figures are put together](https://surgerywaits.au/methodology/) · [All surgery waits in Victoria](https://surgerywaits.au/state/vic/) · [All hospitals](https://surgerywaits.au/hospitals/)

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