Gallbladder removal waiting time at The Alfred
Half of patients at The Alfred waited 36 days or less for gallbladder removal in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic)". This public hospital is in the South Yarra 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
- 36 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 161 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 176 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 45 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 28 days in 2011–12 to 36 days in 2024–25 — up 29% — while the national median fell from 51 days to 48 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne], about 4 km away, at 27 days. Here, 0.0% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 2.3%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Alfred | 36 days | 0.0% | 161 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 28 days | 1.2% | 4488 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 48 days | 2.3% | 18067 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 48 days marks the national median.
St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne], VIC · about 4 km away: 27 days
Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus], VIC · about 6 km away: 50 days
Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville], VIC · about 6 km away: 129 days
Williamstown Hospital, VIC · about 8 km away: 48 days
Western Hospital [Footscray], VIC · about 10 km away: 50 days
Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West], VIC · about 12 km away: 32 days
Austin Hospital [Heidelberg], VIC · about 12 km away: 20 days
Box Hill Hospital, VIC · about 13 km away: 27 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- The Alfred
- VIC
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | The Alfred (days) | VIC (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 28 | 54 | 51 |
| 2012–13 | 47 | 60 | 50 |
| 2013–14 | 46 | 47 | 46 |
| 2014–15 | 49 | 36 | 43 |
| 2015–16 | 33 | 31 | 42 |
| 2016–17 | 60 | 31 | 41 |
| 2017–18 | 45 | 35 | 45 |
| 2018–19 | 38 | 30 | 45 |
| 2019–20 | 46 | 29 | 48 |
| 2020–21 | 23 | 45 | 56 |
| 2021–22 | 21 | 37 | 53 |
| 2022–23 | 25 | 48 | 59 |
| 2023–24 | 34 | 27 | 46 |
| 2024–25 | 36 | 28 | 48 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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