Prolapse repair waiting time at Mercy Hospital for Women
Half of patients at Mercy Hospital for Women waited 170 days or less for prolapse repair in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior". 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
- 170 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 68 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 5.9%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 66 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 31 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 109 days in 2016–17 to 170 days in 2024–25 — up 56% — while the national median rose from 96 days to 165 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Box Hill Hospital, about 8 km away, at 122 days. Here, 5.9% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 16.9%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital for Women | 170 days | 5.9% | 68 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 124 days | 6.1% | 642 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 165 days | 16.9% | 2117 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 165 days marks the national median.
Box Hill Hospital, VIC · about 8 km away: 122 days
Royal Women's Hospital [Parkville], VIC · about 10 km away: 91 days
The Northern Hospital [Epping], VIC · about 12 km away: 145 days
Monash Medical Centre [Moorabbin], VIC · about 18 km away: 141 days
Sunshine Hospital, VIC · about 21 km away: 97 days
Sandringham Monash, VIC · about 23 km away: 230 days
Dandenong Hospital, VIC · about 28 km away: 185 days
Casey Hospital, VIC · about 41 km away: 141 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 | 109 | 85 | 96 |
| 2017–18 | 176 | 111 | 126 |
| 2018–19 | 86 | 98 | 111 |
| 2019–20 | 92 | 101 | 119 |
| 2020–21 | 194 | 177 | 217 |
| 2021–22 | 133 | 131 | 183 |
| 2022–23 | 190 | 211 | 220 |
| 2023–24 | 184 | 153 | 176 |
| 2024–25 | 170 | 124 | 165 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
All surgery at Mercy Hospital for Women · Prolapse repair across Australia · Prolapse repair in Victoria · All surgery waits in Victoria