Osteotomy waiting time at Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus]
The median wait for osteotomy at this public hospital in the Carlton area of Victoria was 402 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
- 402 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 79 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 51.9%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 49 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 49 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 88 days in 2016–17 to 402 days in 2024–25 — up 357% — while the national median rose from 76 days to 135 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville], about 1 km away, at 374 days. Here, 51.9% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 19.2%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus] | 402 days | 51.9% | 79 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 206 days | 34.3% | 510 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 135 days | 19.2% | 1866 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 | 88 | 68 | 76 |
| 2017–18 | 115 | 81 | 86 |
| 2018–19 | 87 | 88 | 90 |
| 2019–20 | 112 | 117 | 103 |
| 2020–21 | 398 | 174 | 136 |
| 2021–22 | 392 | 203 | 122 |
| 2022–23 | 687 | 298 | 157 |
| 2023–24 | 687 | 277 | 152 |
| 2024–25 | 402 | 206 | 135 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
All surgery at Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus] · Osteotomy across Australia · Osteotomy in Victoria