Myomectomy waiting time at Royal Women's Hospital [Parkville]
Half of patients at Royal Women's Hospital [Parkville] waited 49 days or less for myomectomy in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). 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
- 49 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 62 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 0.0%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 11 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 2 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 49 days in 2024–25 — up 17% — while the national median rose from 52 days to 73 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, about 710 km away, at 34 days. Here, 0.0% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 3.9%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Women's Hospital [Parkville] | 49 days | 0.0% | 62 surgeries |
| New South Wales (all public hospitals) | 82 days | 7.4% | 163 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 56 days | 2.5% | 157 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 73 days | 3.9% | 457 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 73 days marks the national median.
Sunshine Hospital, VIC · about 13 km away: 53 days
Monash Medical Centre [Moorabbin], VIC · about 17 km away: 125 days
Liverpool Hospital, NSW · about 690 km away: 67 days
Westmead Hospital, NSW · about 702 km away: 105 days
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, NSW · about 710 km away: 34 days
Royal Hospital for Women, NSW · about 712 km away: 84 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 1000 km — the radius was widened because fewer than four hospitals published a figure within 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
- 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 | not published | 52 |
| 2017–18 | 27 | 47 | 50 |
| 2018–19 | 43 | 62 | 61 |
| 2019–20 | 39 | 53 | 62 |
| 2020–21 | 127 | 101 | 77 |
| 2021–22 | 143 | 122 | 96 |
| 2022–23 | 140 | 141 | 105 |
| 2023–24 | 77 | 89 | 84 |
| 2024–25 | 49 | 56 | 73 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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