Keyhole sinus surgery waiting time at St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne]
Half of patients at St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne] waited 210 days or less for keyhole sinus surgery in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Functional endoscopic sinus surgery". This public hospital is in the Fitzroy 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
- 210 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 78 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 19.2%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 64 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 30 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 66 days in 2016–17 to 210 days in 2024–25 — up 218% — while the national median rose from 111 days to 214 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital, about 0 km away, at 82 days. Here, 19.2% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 22.7%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne] | 210 days | 19.2% | 78 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 140 days | 24.1% | 967 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 214 days | 22.7% | 2508 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 214 days marks the national median.
The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital, VIC · about 0 km away: 82 days
St Vincent's On the Park, VIC · about 1 km away: 75 days
Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus], VIC · about 2 km away: 151 days
The Alfred, VIC · about 4 km away: 60 days
Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West], VIC · about 8 km away: 387 days
Austin Hospital [Heidelberg], VIC · about 9 km away: 49 days
Box Hill Hospital, VIC · about 13 km away: 241 days
Monash Medical Centre [Moorabbin], VIC · about 15 km away: 116 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne]
- VIC
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne] (days) | VIC (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 66 | 63 | 111 |
| 2017–18 | 74 | 81 | 119 |
| 2018–19 | 104 | 93 | 139 |
| 2019–20 | 153 | 103 | 127 |
| 2020–21 | 512 | 167 | 217 |
| 2021–22 | 429 | 84 | 154 |
| 2022–23 | 165 | 238 | 292 |
| 2023–24 | 254 | 265 | 274 |
| 2024–25 | 210 | 140 | 214 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
All surgery at St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne] · Keyhole sinus surgery across Australia · Keyhole sinus surgery in Victoria · All surgery waits in Victoria