Keyhole belly surgery (laparoscopy) waiting time at Mercy Hospital for Women
Half of patients at Mercy Hospital for Women waited 156 days or less for keyhole belly surgery (laparoscopy) in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Laparoscopy". This public hospital is in the Eaglemont 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
- 156 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 220 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 22.3%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 149 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 134 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 72 days in 2016–17 to 156 days in 2024–25 — up 117% — while the national median rose from 47 days to 69 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Austin Hospital [Heidelberg], about 0 km away, at 8 days. Here, 22.3% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 5.4%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital for Women | 156 days | 22.3% | 220 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 53 days | 2.5% | 3279 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 69 days | 5.4% | 9403 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 69 days marks the national median.
Austin Hospital [Heidelberg], VIC · about 0 km away: 8 days
Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West], VIC · about 1 km away: 13 days
Box Hill Hospital, VIC · about 8 km away: 28 days
St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne], VIC · about 9 km away: 6 days
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, VIC · about 10 km away: 11 days
Royal Women's Hospital [Parkville], VIC · about 10 km away: 51 days
Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville], VIC · about 11 km away: 123 days
Blackburn Public Surgical Centre, VIC · about 12 km away: 53 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Mercy Hospital for Women
- VIC
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Mercy Hospital for Women (days) | VIC (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 72 | 41 | 47 |
| 2017–18 | 63 | 43 | 51 |
| 2018–19 | 60 | 48 | 57 |
| 2019–20 | 58 | 53 | 64 |
| 2020–21 | 102 | 89 | 79 |
| 2021–22 | 134 | 83 | 78 |
| 2022–23 | 136 | 103 | 82 |
| 2023–24 | 159 | 67 | 69 |
| 2024–25 | 156 | 53 | 69 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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