Lobectomy/wedge resection/pneumonectomy waiting time at The Alfred
Half of patients at The Alfred waited 13 days or less for lobectomy/wedge resection/pneumonectomy in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). 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
- 13 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 65 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 28 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 6 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has fallen from 14 days in 2016–17 to 13 days in 2024–25 — down 7% — while the national median rose from 13 days to 17 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus], about 6 km away, at 12 days. Here, 0.0% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 0.0%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Alfred | 13 days | 0.0% | 65 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 15 days | 0.0% | 416 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 17 days | 0.0% | 1875 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 17 days marks the national median.
St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne], VIC · about 4 km away: 26 days
Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus], VIC · about 6 km away: 12 days
Western Hospital [Footscray], VIC · about 10 km away: 17 days
Box Hill Hospital, VIC · about 13 km away: 19 days
The Northern Hospital [Epping], VIC · about 22 km away: 14 days
Frankston Hospital, VIC · about 36 km away: 14 days
Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital], VIC · about 105 km away: 17 days
The Bendigo Hospital, VIC · about 137 km away: 11 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| 2017–18 | not published | 14 | 13 |
| 2018–19 | not published | 13 | 15 |
| 2019–20 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
| 2020–21 | not published | 12 | 13 |
| 2021–22 | 20 | 13 | 14 |
| 2022–23 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
| 2023–24 | 13 | 14 | 16 |
| 2024–25 | 13 | 15 | 17 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
All surgery at The Alfred · Lobectomy/wedge resection/pneumonectomy across Australia · Lobectomy/wedge resection/pneumonectomy in Victoria · All surgery waits in Victoria