Prolapse repair waiting time at The Bendigo Hospital
Half of patients at The Bendigo Hospital waited 138 days or less for prolapse repair in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior". This public hospital is in the Bendigo 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
- 138 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 58 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 5.2%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 66 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 25 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 77 days in 2016–17 to 138 days in 2024–25 — up 79% — while the national median rose from 96 days to 165 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital], about 98 km away, at 125 days. Here, 5.2% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 16.9%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Bendigo Hospital | 138 days | 5.2% | 58 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 124 days | 6.1% | 642 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 165 days | 16.9% | 2117 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 165 days marks the national median.
Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital], VIC · about 98 km away: 125 days
The Northern Hospital [Epping], VIC · about 120 km away: 145 days
Sunshine Hospital, VIC · about 122 km away: 97 days
Royal Women's Hospital [Parkville], VIC · about 131 km away: 91 days
Mercy Hospital for Women, VIC · about 131 km away: 170 days
Box Hill Hospital, VIC · about 140 km away: 122 days
Monash Medical Centre [Moorabbin], VIC · about 147 km away: 141 days
Sandringham Monash, VIC · about 150 km away: 230 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- The Bendigo Hospital
- VIC
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | The Bendigo Hospital (days) | VIC (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 77 | 85 | 96 |
| 2017–18 | 116 | 111 | 126 |
| 2018–19 | 75 | 98 | 111 |
| 2019–20 | 76 | 101 | 119 |
| 2020–21 | 143 | 177 | 217 |
| 2021–22 | 305 | 131 | 183 |
| 2022–23 | 162 | 211 | 220 |
| 2023–24 | 148 | 153 | 176 |
| 2024–25 | 138 | 124 | 165 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
All surgery at The Bendigo Hospital · Prolapse repair across Australia · Prolapse repair in Victoria · All surgery waits in Victoria