Scar revision waiting time at Dandenong Hospital
Half of patients at Dandenong Hospital waited 173 days or less for scar revision in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). This public hospital is in the Dandenong 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
- 173 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 11 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 29 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 22 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has fallen from 279 days in 2018–19 to 173 days in 2024–25 — down 38% — while the national median rose from 73 days to 83 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Frankston Hospital, about 21 km away, at 170 days.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dandenong Hospital | 173 days | not published | 11 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 50 days | 9.1% | 364 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 83 days | 9.5% | 1239 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 83 days marks the national median.
Frankston Hospital, VIC · about 21 km away: 170 days
The Alfred, VIC · about 25 km away: 5 days
Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus], VIC · about 30 km away: 100 days
Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville], VIC · about 31 km away: 216 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Dandenong Hospital
- VIC
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Dandenong Hospital (days) | VIC (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | not published | 58 | 65 |
| 2017–18 | not published | 74 | 67 |
| 2018–19 | 279 | 80 | 73 |
| 2019–20 | 95 | 108 | 83 |
| 2020–21 | not published | 177 | 84 |
| 2021–22 | not published | not published | 121 |
| 2022–23 | not published | 178 | 133 |
| 2023–24 | 282 | 83 | 103 |
| 2024–25 | 173 | 50 | 83 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
All surgery at Dandenong Hospital · Scar revision across Australia · Scar revision in Victoria · All surgery waits in Victoria