Shoulder decompression surgery waiting time at Monash Medical Centre [Moorabbin]
Half of patients at Monash Medical Centre [Moorabbin] waited 84 days or less for shoulder decompression surgery in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression". This public hospital is in the Bentleigh East 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
- 84 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 59 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 10.2%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 43 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 21 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 53 days in 2016–17 to 84 days in 2024–25 — up 58% — while the national median rose from 85 days to 92 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Sandringham Hospital, about 6 km away, at 82 days. Here, 10.2% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 6.3%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monash Medical Centre [Moorabbin] | 84 days | 10.2% | 59 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 79 days | 7.3% | 480 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 92 days | 6.3% | 1418 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 92 days marks the national median.
Sandringham Hospital, VIC · about 6 km away: 82 days
St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne], VIC · about 15 km away: 39 days
Williamstown Hospital, VIC · about 16 km away: 188 days
Austin Hospital [Heidelberg], VIC · about 18 km away: 170 days
Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West], VIC · about 18 km away: 250 days
Frankston Public Surgical Centre, VIC · about 27 km away: 42 days
The Northern Hospital [Epping], VIC · about 30 km away: 83 days
University Hospital Geelong, VIC · about 66 km away: 157 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Monash Medical Centre [Moorabbin]
- VIC
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Monash Medical Centre [Moorabbin] (days) | VIC (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 53 | 75 | 85 |
| 2017–18 | 69 | 84 | 95 |
| 2018–19 | 67 | 82 | 98 |
| 2019–20 | 83 | 89 | 108 |
| 2020–21 | 149 | 133 | 141 |
| 2021–22 | 167 | 117 | 131 |
| 2022–23 | 188 | 193 | 154 |
| 2023–24 | 118 | 104 | 101 |
| 2024–25 | 84 | 79 | 92 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
All surgery at Monash Medical Centre [Moorabbin] · Shoulder decompression surgery across Australia · Shoulder decompression surgery in Victoria · All surgery waits in Victoria