Laminectomy waiting time at Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus]
The median wait for laminectomy at this public hospital in the Carlton area of Victoria was 70 days in 2024–25.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released
These figures describe surgery that already happened, not your own wait.
- Median wait
- 70 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 211 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 3.3%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 24 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 10 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 42 days in 2016–17 to 70 days in 2024–25 — up 67% — while the national median rose from 57 days to 66 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is The Alfred, about 6 km away, at 36 days. Here, 3.3% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 7.4%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus] | 70 days | 3.3% | 211 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 53 days | 3.7% | 459 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 66 days | 7.4% | 1772 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus]
- VIC
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus] (days) | VIC (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 42 | 40 | 57 |
| 2017–18 | 80 | 78 | 68 |
| 2018–19 | 86 | 73 | 73 |
| 2019–20 | 55 | 72 | 69 |
| 2020–21 | 46 | 59 | 70 |
| 2021–22 | 29 | 28 | 70 |
| 2022–23 | 116 | 100 | 92 |
| 2023–24 | 105 | 86 | 68 |
| 2024–25 | 70 | 53 | 66 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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