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title: "St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne] surgery waiting times"
description: "Planned surgery waiting times and waiting list at St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne], a public hospital in the Fitzroy area of Victoria, for 2024–25."
url: "https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/"
---

# St Vincent's Hospital \[Melbourne\] surgery waiting times

In 2024–25, this public hospital in the Fitzroy area of Victoria published median waits from **6 days** for keyhole belly surgery (laparoscopy) to **245 days** for deviated septum surgery.

Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026.

St Vincent's Hospital \[Melbourne\] is a public hospital in the Fitzroy area of Victoria. It is part of [St Vincent's Hospital (Melbourne) Limited](https://surgerywaits.au/health-service/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne-limited/). It reported 99 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 18 surgery types were last reported in an earlier period; they are listed below, with the period the source last carried them.

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## Waiting times by surgery

Shortest median wait first. A surgery the source did not publish a figure for is listed after those, and a surgery it did not report at all this period is listed last. Neither is ranked, and neither shows an older figure in place of a current one.

Planned surgery at St Vincent's Hospital \[Melbourne\], 2024–25. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28.

| Surgery | Median wait | Surgeries | Waited more than 365 days |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Laparoscopy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/laparoscopy/) | 6 days | 30 surgeries | not published |
| [Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/breast-lump-removal/) | 7 days | 133 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/lletz-procedure/) | 7 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| [Breast reconstruction](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/breast-reconstruction/) | 8 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| [Carotid endarterectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/carotid-endarterectomy/) | 8 days | 18 surgeries | not published |
| [Lingual or maxillary frenulum surgery](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/lingual-or-maxillary-frenulum-surgery/) | 11 days | 18 surgeries | not published |
| [Amputation of limb](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/amputation-of-limb/) | 12 days | 20 surgeries | not published |
| [Abdominal or thoracic aortic aneurysm - repair/replacement](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/abdominal-or-thoracic-aortic-aneurysm-repair-replacement/) | 16 days | 39 surgeries | not published |
| [Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | 16 days | 63 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Femoro-popliteal bypass graft](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/femoro-popliteal-bypass-graft/) | 16 days | 24 surgeries | not published |
| [Mastectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/mastectomy/) | 16 days | 29 surgeries | not published |
| [Radical neck dissection](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/radical-neck-dissection/) | 16 days | 26 surgeries | not published |
| [Cystoscopy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/cystoscopy/) | 17 days | 875 surgeries | 1.9% |
| [Removal of intracranial lesion](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/removal-of-intracranial-lesion/) | 17 days | 92 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Coronary artery bypass grafting](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/coronary-artery-bypass-grafting/) | 19 days | 141 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Pleurodesis](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/pleurodesis/) | 19 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| [Skin lesion - excision of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/skin-lesion-removal/) | 20 days | 359 surgeries | 2.5% |
| [Dialysis access surgery](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/dialysis-access-surgery/) | 21 days | 50 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Muscle biopsy/temporal artery biopsy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/muscle-biopsy-temporal-artery-biopsy/) | 21 days | 49 surgeries | not published |
| [Heart valve replacement](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/heart-valve-replacement/) | 22 days | 62 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Tendon release](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/tendon-release/) | 22 days | 24 surgeries | not published |
| [Cranioplasty](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/cranioplasty/) | 25 days | 16 surgeries | not published |
| [Lithotripsy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/lithotripsy/) | 25 days | 337 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Lobectomy/wedge resection/pneumonectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/lobectomy-wedge-resection-pneumonectomy/) | 26 days | 63 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/gallbladder-removal/) | 27 days | 128 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Pyeloplasty/correction of ureteropelvic junction](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/pyeloplasty-correction-of-ureteropelvic-junction/) | 28 days | 47 surgeries | not published |
| [Stone/s urinary tract - removal of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/stone-s-urinary-tract-removal-of/) | 29 days | 26 surgeries | not published |
| [Meniscectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/meniscectomy/) | 30 days | 106 surgeries | 0.9% |
| [Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/acl-reconstruction/) | 31 days | 56 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/bunion-surgery/) | 32 days | 47 surgeries | not published |
| [Craniotomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/craniotomy/) | 34 days | 18 surgeries | not published |
| [Acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/acromioplasty-arthroscopy-shoulder-sub-acromial-decompression/) | 39 days | 32 surgeries | not published |
| [Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | 39 days | 116 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Total hip replacement](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/hip-replacement/) | 41 days | 216 surgeries | 1.9% |
| [Arthroplasty - revision of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/arthroplasty-revision-of/) | 44 days | 22 surgeries | not published |
| [Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | 44 days | 54 surgeries | 11.1% |
| [Arthrodesis](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/arthrodesis/) | 45 days | 61 surgeries | 4.9% |
| [Nephrectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/nephrectomy/) | 49 days | 62 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Total knee replacement](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/knee-replacement/) | 49 days | 288 surgeries | 4.2% |
| [Arthroscopy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/arthroscopy/) | 59 days | 46 surgeries | not published |
| [Fundoplication](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/fundoplication/) | 62 days | 24 surgeries | not published |
| [Parathyroidectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/parathyroidectomy/) | 64 days | 30 surgeries | not published |
| [Carpal tunnel release](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 67 days | 94 surgeries | 4.3% |
| [Shoulder joint replacement](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 75 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| [Ganglion - excision of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/ganglion-excision-of/) | 77 days | 16 surgeries | not published |
| [Trigger finger/thumb release](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/trigger-finger-release/) | 80 days | 20 surgeries | not published |
| [Herniorrhaphy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/hernia-repair/) | 83 days | 181 surgeries | 6.1% |
| [Prostatectomy (transurethral or open)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/prostate-surgery/) | 88 days | 134 surgeries | 6.0% |
| [Osteotomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/osteotomy/) | 92 days | 30 surgeries | not published |
| [Varicose veins treatment](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/varicose-vein-surgery/) | 111 days | 52 surgeries | 25.0% |
| [Myringotomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/myringotomy/) | 114 days | 15 surgeries | not published |
| [Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/myringotomy-without-insertion-of-grommets/) | 114 days | 15 surgeries | not published |
| [Haemorrhoidectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/haemorrhoid-surgery/) | 129 days | 25 surgeries | not published |
| [Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/tonsillectomy/) | 160 days | 35 surgeries | not published |
| [Dupytren's contracture release](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/dupuytrens-contracture-surgery/) | 178 days | 19 surgeries | not published |
| [Mastoidectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/mastoidectomy/) | 193 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| [Functional endoscopic sinus surgery](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | 210 days | 78 surgeries | 19.2% |
| [Septoplasty](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/septoplasty/) | 245 days | 92 surgeries | 18.5% |
| [Adenoidectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/adenoidectomy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Anal fissure - repair of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/anal-fissure-repair-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Axillary node dissection](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/axillary-node-dissection/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Bladder neck incision](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/bladder-neck-incision/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Breast prosthesis - removal of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/breast-prosthesis-removal-of/) | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| [Breast reduction](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/breast-reduction/) | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| [Chiari malformation decompression](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/chiari-malformation-decompression/) | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| [Circumcision](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/circumcision/) | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| [Cleft lip and palate - repair of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/cleft-lip-and-palate-repair-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Congenital cardiac defect/s - procedure for](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/congenital-cardiac-defect-s-procedure-for/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Cystectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/cystectomy/) | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| [Ectropion - correction of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/ectropion-correction-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Epididymal cyst - removal of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/epididymal-cyst-removal-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Fracture non-union - treatment of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/fracture-non-union-treatment-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Hammer/claw/mallet toe - correction of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/hammer-claw-mallet-toe-correction-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Hydrocele - repair of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/hydrocele-repair-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Hypospadias - repair of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/hypospadias-repair-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Insertion of ventricular peritoneal shunt](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/insertion-of-ventricular-peritoneal-shunt/) | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| [Laryngectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/laryngectomy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Meatoplasty](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/meatoplasty/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Microlaryngoscopy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/microlaryngoscopy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Muscle or tendon length - change of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/muscle-or-tendon-length-change-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Myringoplasty/tympanoplasty](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/eardrum-repair/) | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| [Nerve decompression](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/nerve-decompression/) | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| [Orchidectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/orchidectomy/) | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| [Pectus surgery](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/pectus-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Pharyngoplasty](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/pharyngoplasty/) | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| [Pilonidal sinus surgery](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| [Replacement of aortic aneurysm with bifurcation graft](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/replacement-of-aortic-aneurysm-with-bifurcation-graft/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Rhinoplasty](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/rhinoplasty/) | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| [Rotator cuff - repair of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/rotator-cuff-repair/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Scar revision](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/scar-revision/) | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| [Shoulder reconstruction](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/shoulder-reconstruction/) | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| [Stapedectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/stapedectomy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Stress incontinence surgery](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/stress-incontinence-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Sub-mucosal resection](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/sub-mucosal-resection/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Thyroglossal remnant - removal of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/thyroglossal-remnant-removal-of/) | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| [Toenail surgery](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/toenail-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Turbinectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/turbinectomy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Urethra - dilatation of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/urethra-dilatation-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/prolapse-repair/) | not published | not published | not published |

**Not reported for this period**

| Surgery | Median wait | Surgeries | Waited more than 365 days |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Blepharoplasty last reported 2021–22 | not reported |  |  |
| Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) last reported 2011–12 | not reported |  |  |
| Cerebral haematoma - evacuation of last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Curettage and evacuation of uterus last reported 2021–22 | not reported |  |  |
| Discectomy last reported 2019–20 | not reported |  |  |
| Ethmoidectomy last reported 2019–20 | not reported |  |  |
| Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic) last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy last reported 2016–17 | not reported |  |  |
| Laminectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Lymphangioma - surgery for last reported 2022–23 | not reported |  |  |
| Myomectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Nasal polypectomy last reported 2017–18 | not reported |  |  |
| Nerve decompression of spinal cord last reported 2022–23 | not reported |  |  |
| Orchidopexy last reported 2021–22 | not reported |  |  |
| Posterior fossa decompression last reported 2019–20 | not reported |  |  |
| Prostate biopsy last reported 2022–23 | not reported |  |  |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Ureteric stent - insertion of last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |

## Urgency categories

Urgency figures cover all planned surgery at the hospital, not one procedure. They are never combined with the procedure figures. Your treating specialist assigns your urgency category — it is not something you choose. [What the categories mean, and how every hospital compares.](https://surgerywaits.au/urgency/)

All planned surgery at St Vincent's Hospital \[Melbourne\] by urgency category, 2024–25.

| Urgency category | Median wait | Treated within the recommended time | Surgeries |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Urgent](https://surgerywaits.au/urgency/category-1/vic/) | 12 days | 100% | 2501 surgeries |
| [Semi-urgent](https://surgerywaits.au/urgency/category-2/vic/) | 51 days | 71% | 3655 surgeries |
| [Non-urgent](https://surgerywaits.au/urgency/category-3/vic/) | 90 days | 84% | 1090 surgeries |

**Cite this page**

> In 2024–25, St Vincent's Hospital \[Melbourne\] published median planned-surgery waits from 6 days for keyhole belly surgery (laparoscopy) to 245 days for deviated septum surgery (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026).

### Copy-ready citation

```
Surgery Waits, "St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne] waiting list", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/, accessed 28 May 2026.
```

Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/)), from Australian Institute of Health and Welfare MyHospitals data, CC BY 3.0 AU. Reference period 2024–25, released 28 May 2026.

## What is not here

Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.

[How these figures are put together](https://surgerywaits.au/methodology/) · [All surgery waits in Victoria](https://surgerywaits.au/state/vic/) · [All hospitals](https://surgerywaits.au/hospitals/)

## Before you use these figures

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