Skin lesion removal waiting time at Goulburn Valley Health [Shepparton]
Half of patients at Goulburn Valley Health [Shepparton] waited 15 days or less for skin lesion removal in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Skin lesion - excision of". 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
- 15 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 186 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 214 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 8 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here is unchanged from 2016–17 (15 days) — while the national median rose from 25 days to 26 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is The Northern Hospital [Epping], about 148 km away, at 14 days. Here, 0.0% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 1.3%.
Compare this near you → On the compare page, pick "Skin lesion - excision of" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept.
How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goulburn Valley Health [Shepparton] | 15 days | 0.0% | 186 surgeries |
| New South Wales (all public hospitals) | 30 days | 1.4% | 14673 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 20 days | 1.6% | 15465 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 26 days | 1.3% | 59852 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 26 days marks the national median.
Northeast Health Wangaratta, VIC · about 81 km away: 24 days
Deniliquin Hospital, NSW · about 101 km away: 28 days
The Bendigo Hospital, VIC · about 109 km away: 20 days
Albury Wodonga Health [Wodonga Campus], VIC · about 135 km away: 22 days
Healesville Hospital and Yarra Valley Health, VIC · about 143 km away: 25 days
The Northern Hospital [Epping], VIC · about 148 km away: 14 days
Broadmeadows Health Service, VIC · about 153 km away: 88 days
Yarra Ranges Health, VIC · about 155 km away: 35 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
Some of these hospitals are in another state — a public hospital referral can cross the border, so ask your GP what that would mean for you. See also where crossing a border cuts the wait most.
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 | 15 | 22 | 25 |
| 2017–18 | 14 | 21 | 25 |
| 2018–19 | 13 | 20 | 25 |
| 2019–20 | 13 | 20 | 24 |
| 2020–21 | 21 | 20 | 25 |
| 2021–22 | 15 | 18 | 23 |
| 2022–23 | 20 | 20 | 26 |
| 2023–24 | 42 | 19 | 26 |
| 2024–25 | 15 | 20 | 26 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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