Knee replacement waiting time at Northeast Health Wangaratta
Half of patients at Northeast Health Wangaratta waited 154 days or less for knee replacement in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Total knee replacement". This public hospital is in the Wangaratta 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
- 154 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 250 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 7.2%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 128 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 35 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has fallen from 221 days in 2011–12 to 154 days in 2024–25 — down 30% — while the national median rose from 184 days to 255 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Goulburn Valley Health [Shepparton], about 81 km away, at 71 days. Here, 7.2% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 23.2%.
Compare this near you → On the compare page, pick "Total knee replacement" 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast Health Wangaratta | 154 days | 7.2% | 250 surgeries |
| New South Wales (all public hospitals) | 340 days | 31.3% | 7172 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 133 days | 14.9% | 3839 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 255 days | 23.2% | 17987 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 255 days marks the national median.
Albury Wodonga Health [Wodonga Campus], VIC · about 56 km away: 667 days
Goulburn Valley Health [Shepparton], VIC · about 81 km away: 71 days
Wagga Wagga Hospital, NSW · about 167 km away: 354 days
The Northern Hospital [Epping], VIC · about 185 km away: 205 days
The Bendigo Hospital, VIC · about 187 km away: 86 days
Maroondah Hospital [East Ringwood], VIC · about 187 km away: 152 days
Austin Hospital [Heidelberg], VIC · about 192 km away: 344 days
Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West], VIC · about 192 km away: 313 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
- Northeast Health Wangaratta
- VIC
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Northeast Health Wangaratta (days) | VIC (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 221 | 123 | 184 |
| 2012–13 | 358 | 141 | 196 |
| 2013–14 | 334 | 160 | 194 |
| 2014–15 | 164 | 147 | 191 |
| 2015–16 | 171 | 148 | 188 |
| 2016–17 | 189 | 97 | 195 |
| 2017–18 | 190 | 114 | 198 |
| 2018–19 | 209 | 111 | 209 |
| 2019–20 | 190 | 125 | 223 |
| 2020–21 | 148 | 180 | 308 |
| 2021–22 | 125 | 163 | 293 |
| 2022–23 | 129 | 221 | 308 |
| 2023–24 | 164 | 181 | 265 |
| 2024–25 | 154 | 133 | 255 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
All surgery at Northeast Health Wangaratta · Knee replacement across Australia · Knee replacement in Victoria · All surgery waits in Victoria