ACL reconstruction waiting time at Frankston Public Surgical Centre
Half of patients at Frankston Public Surgical Centre waited 56 days or less for ACL reconstruction in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction". This public hospital is in the Frankston 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
- 56 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 55 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 0.0%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 108 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 26 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 43 days in 2022–23 to 56 days in 2024–25 — up 30% — while the national median fell from 95 days to 81 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Dandenong Hospital, about 21 km away, at 19 days. Here, 0.0% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 5.7%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frankston Public Surgical Centre | 56 days | 0.0% | 55 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 68 days | 4.7% | 944 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 81 days | 5.7% | 4122 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 81 days marks the national median.
Dandenong Hospital, VIC · about 21 km away: 19 days
Sandringham Hospital, VIC · about 24 km away: 240 days
Monash Medical Centre [Clayton], VIC · about 25 km away: 169 days
Monash Medical Centre [Moorabbin], VIC · about 27 km away: 93 days
The Alfred, VIC · about 37 km away: 86 days
Box Hill Hospital, VIC · about 38 km away: 54 days
Williamstown Hospital, VIC · about 39 km away: 92 days
Maroondah Hospital [East Ringwood], VIC · about 40 km away: 49 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Frankston Public Surgical Centre
- VIC
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Frankston Public Surgical Centre (days) | VIC (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | not reported for this period | 56 | 78 |
| 2017–18 | not reported for this period | 56 | 78 |
| 2018–19 | not reported for this period | 69 | 82 |
| 2019–20 | not reported for this period | 69 | 82 |
| 2020–21 | not reported for this period | 126 | 97 |
| 2021–22 | not reported for this period | 84 | 89 |
| 2022–23 | 43 | 84 | 95 |
| 2023–24 | 36 | 74 | 82 |
| 2024–25 | 56 | 68 | 81 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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