Keyhole belly surgery (laparoscopy) waiting time at Royal Women's Hospital [Parkville]
Half of patients at Royal Women's Hospital [Parkville] waited 51 days or less for keyhole belly surgery (laparoscopy) in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Laparoscopy". This public hospital is in the North Melbourne 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
- 51 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 550 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 0.7%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 149 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 47 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 51 days in 2024–25 — up 21% — while the national median rose from 47 days to 69 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, about 0 km away, at 11 days. Here, 0.7% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 5.4%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Women's Hospital [Parkville] | 51 days | 0.7% | 550 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 53 days | 2.5% | 3279 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 69 days | 5.4% | 9403 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 69 days marks the national median.
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, VIC · about 0 km away: 11 days
Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville], VIC · about 1 km away: 123 days
St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne], VIC · about 2 km away: 6 days
The Alfred, VIC · about 6 km away: 12 days
Western Hospital [Footscray], VIC · about 6 km away: 36 days
Williamstown Hospital, VIC · about 9 km away: 79 days
Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West], VIC · about 9 km away: 13 days
Austin Hospital [Heidelberg], VIC · about 10 km away: 8 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Royal Women's Hospital [Parkville]
- VIC
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Royal Women's Hospital [Parkville] (days) | VIC (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 42 | 41 | 47 |
| 2017–18 | 28 | 43 | 51 |
| 2018–19 | 32 | 48 | 57 |
| 2019–20 | 41 | 53 | 64 |
| 2020–21 | 152 | 89 | 79 |
| 2021–22 | 136 | 83 | 78 |
| 2022–23 | 133 | 103 | 82 |
| 2023–24 | 72 | 67 | 69 |
| 2024–25 | 51 | 53 | 69 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
All surgery at Royal Women's Hospital [Parkville] · Keyhole belly surgery (laparoscopy) across Australia · Keyhole belly surgery (laparoscopy) in Victoria · All surgery waits in Victoria