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title: "Maroondah Hospital [East Ringwood] surgery waiting times"
description: "Planned surgery waiting times and waiting list at Maroondah Hospital [East Ringwood], a public hospital in the Ringwood East area of Victoria, for 2024–25."
url: "https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/"
---

# Maroondah Hospital \[East Ringwood\] surgery waiting times

In 2024–25, this public hospital in the Ringwood East area of Victoria published median waits from **6 days** for breast removal to **213 days** for circumcision.

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

Maroondah Hospital \[East Ringwood\] is a public hospital in the Ringwood East area of Victoria. It is part of [Eastern Health](https://surgerywaits.au/health-service/eastern-health/). It reported 49 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 29 surgery types were last reported in an earlier period; they are listed below, with the period the source last carried them.

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## 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 Maroondah Hospital \[East Ringwood\], 2024–25. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28.

| Surgery | Median wait | Surgeries | Waited more than 365 days |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Mastectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/mastectomy/) | 6 days | 85 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/breast-lump-removal/) | 9 days | 358 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | 19 days | 19 surgeries | not published |
| [Skin lesion - excision of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/skin-lesion-removal/) | 23 days | 461 surgeries | 0.4% |
| [Cystoscopy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/cystoscopy/) | 27 days | 136 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Prostate biopsy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/prostate-biopsy/) | 27 days | 173 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | 28 days | 103 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Rotator cuff - repair of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/rotator-cuff-repair/) | 37 days | 15 surgeries | not published |
| [Ganglion - excision of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/ganglion-excision-of/) | 40 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| [Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/acl-reconstruction/) | 49 days | 28 surgeries | not published |
| [Arthroscopy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/arthroscopy/) | 49 days | 48 surgeries | not published |
| [Prostatectomy (transurethral or open)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/prostate-surgery/) | 51 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| [Carpal tunnel release](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 52 days | 102 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Breast reconstruction](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/breast-reconstruction/) | 56 days | 55 surgeries | 14.5% |
| [Dupytren's contracture release](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/dupuytrens-contracture-surgery/) | 74 days | 21 surgeries | not published |
| [Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/inguinal-hernia-repair/) | 84 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| [Total hip replacement](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/hip-replacement/) | 112 days | 37 surgeries | not published |
| [Haemorrhoidectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/haemorrhoid-surgery/) | 130 days | 25 surgeries | not published |
| [Total knee replacement](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/knee-replacement/) | 152 days | 49 surgeries | not published |
| [Breast prosthesis - removal of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/breast-prosthesis-removal-of/) | 153 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| [Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/bunion-surgery/) | 171 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| [Circumcision](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/circumcision/) | 213 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| [Acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/acromioplasty-arthroscopy-shoulder-sub-acromial-decompression/) | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| [Amputation of limb](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/amputation-of-limb/) | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| [Arthroplasty - revision of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/arthroplasty-revision-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Breast reduction](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/breast-reduction/) | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| [Carotid endarterectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/carotid-endarterectomy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/gallbladder-removal/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Cystectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/cystectomy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Dermoid cyst - removal of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/dermoid-cyst-removal-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Epididymal cyst - removal of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/epididymal-cyst-removal-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Fracture non-union - treatment of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/fracture-non-union-treatment-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Hammer/claw/mallet toe - correction of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/hammer-claw-mallet-toe-correction-of/) | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| [Herniorrhaphy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/hernia-repair/) | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| [Hydrocele - repair of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/hydrocele-repair-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Laparoscopy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/laparoscopy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Meniscectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/meniscectomy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Muscle or tendon length - change of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/muscle-or-tendon-length-change-of/) | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| [Orchidectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/orchidectomy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Osteotomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/osteotomy/) | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| [Parathyroidectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/parathyroidectomy/) | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| [Pilonidal sinus surgery](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Scar revision](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/scar-revision/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Shoulder joint replacement](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| [Shoulder reconstruction](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/shoulder-reconstruction/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Tendon release](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/tendon-release/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Toenail surgery](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/toenail-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Trigger finger/thumb release](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/trigger-finger-release/) | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| [Urethra - dilatation of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/urethra-dilatation-of/) | not published | not published | not published |

**Not reported for this period**

| Surgery | Median wait | Surgeries | Waited more than 365 days |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Anal fissure - repair of last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Arthrodesis last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Axillary node dissection last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Bladder neck incision last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Blepharoplasty last reported 2019–20 | not reported |  |  |
| Branchial apparatus remnant - removal of last reported 2020–21 | not reported |  |  |
| Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) last reported 2021–22 | not reported |  |  |
| Chalazion - excision of last reported 2019–20 | not reported |  |  |
| Congenital cardiac defect/s - procedure for last reported 2020–21 | not reported |  |  |
| Dialysis access surgery last reported 2016–17 | not reported |  |  |
| Ectropion - correction of last reported 2020–21 | not reported |  |  |
| Endometrial ablation last reported 2021–22 | not reported |  |  |
| Lobectomy/wedge resection/pneumonectomy last reported 2021–22 | not reported |  |  |
| Orchidopexy last reported 2018–19 | not reported |  |  |
| Pedicle screw fusion last reported 2020–21 | not reported |  |  |
| Pleurodesis last reported 2020–21 | not reported |  |  |
| Pterygium - excision of last reported 2020–21 | not reported |  |  |
| Ptosis - repair of last reported 2020–21 | not reported |  |  |
| Radical neck dissection last reported 2021–22 | not reported |  |  |
| Repair of obstructing hiatus hernia last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Rhinoplasty last reported 2020–21 | not reported |  |  |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy last reported 2016–17 | not reported |  |  |
| Septoplasty last reported 2018–19 | not reported |  |  |
| Sub-mucosal resection last reported 2021–22 | not reported |  |  |
| Thyroglossal remnant - removal of last reported 2020–21 | not reported |  |  |
| Trabeculectomy last reported 2020–21 | not reported |  |  |
| Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior last reported 2016–17 | not reported |  |  |
| Varicose veins treatment last reported 2016–17 | not reported |  |  |
| Vitrectomy (including buckling/cryotherapy) last reported 2020–21 | 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 Maroondah Hospital \[East Ringwood\] by urgency category, 2024–25.

| Urgency category | Median wait | Treated within the recommended time | Surgeries |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Urgent](https://surgerywaits.au/urgency/category-1/vic/) | 10 days | 100% | 1437 surgeries |
| [Semi-urgent](https://surgerywaits.au/urgency/category-2/vic/) | 50 days | 72% | 1033 surgeries |
| [Non-urgent](https://surgerywaits.au/urgency/category-3/vic/) | 111 days | 85% | 286 surgeries |

**Cite this page**

> In 2024–25, Maroondah Hospital \[East Ringwood\] published median planned-surgery waits from 6 days for breast removal to 213 days for circumcision (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026).

### Copy-ready citation

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Surgery Waits, "Maroondah Hospital [East Ringwood] waiting list", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/, accessed 28 May 2026.
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Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/)), 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/)

## Before you use these figures

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