Shoulder joint replacement waiting time at Goulburn Valley Health [Shepparton]
Half of patients at Goulburn Valley Health [Shepparton] waited 163 days or less for shoulder joint replacement in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). This public hospital is in the Shepparton 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
- 163 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 13 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 89 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 43 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 159 days in 2016–17 to 163 days in 2024–25 — up 3% — while the national median rose from 147 days to 174 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Northeast Health Wangaratta, about 81 km away, at 77 days.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goulburn Valley Health [Shepparton] | 163 days | not published | 13 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 116 days | 11.8% | 575 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 174 days | 20.4% | 2417 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 174 days marks the national median.
Northeast Health Wangaratta, VIC · about 81 km away: 77 days
The Bendigo Hospital, VIC · about 109 km away: 148 days
The Northern Hospital [Epping], VIC · about 148 km away: 97 days
Austin Hospital [Heidelberg], VIC · about 158 km away: 203 days
Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West], VIC · about 158 km away: 176 days
Box Hill Hospital, VIC · about 163 km away: 302 days
St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne], VIC · about 165 km away: 75 days
Western Hospital [Footscray], VIC · about 165 km away: 18 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Goulburn Valley Health [Shepparton]
- VIC
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Goulburn Valley Health [Shepparton] (days) | VIC (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 159 | 126 | 147 |
| 2017–18 | not published | 116 | 152 |
| 2018–19 | 102 | 137 | 163 |
| 2019–20 | not published | 108 | 154 |
| 2020–21 | not published | 164 | 246 |
| 2021–22 | not published | 116 | 218 |
| 2022–23 | not published | 225 | 254 |
| 2023–24 | 177 | 156 | 192 |
| 2024–25 | 163 | 116 | 174 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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