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title: "The Northern Hospital [Epping] surgery waiting times"
description: "Planned surgery waiting times and waiting list at The Northern Hospital [Epping], a public hospital in the Lalor area of Victoria, for 2024–25."
url: "https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/"
---

# The Northern Hospital \[Epping\] surgery waiting times

In 2024–25, this public hospital in the Lalor area of Victoria published median waits from **4 days** for curettage and evacuation of uterus to **205 days** for knee replacement.

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

The Northern Hospital \[Epping\] is a public hospital in the Lalor area of Victoria. It is part of [Northern Health](https://surgerywaits.au/health-service/northern-health/). It reported 97 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 23 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 The Northern Hospital \[Epping\], 2024–25. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28.

| Surgery | Median wait | Surgeries | Waited more than 365 days |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Curettage and evacuation of uterus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/curettage-and-evacuation-of-uterus/) | 4 days | 32 surgeries | not published |
| [Muscle biopsy/temporal artery biopsy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/muscle-biopsy-temporal-artery-biopsy/) | 7 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| [Lobectomy/wedge resection/pneumonectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/lobectomy-wedge-resection-pneumonectomy/) | 14 days | 27 surgeries | not published |
| [Orchidectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/orchidectomy/) | 14 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| [Skin lesion - excision of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/skin-lesion-removal/) | 14 days | 989 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Abdominal or thoracic aortic aneurysm - repair/replacement](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/abdominal-or-thoracic-aortic-aneurysm-repair-replacement/) | 15 days | 19 surgeries | not published |
| [Cystoscopy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/cystoscopy/) | 15 days | 905 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Amputation of limb](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/amputation-of-limb/) | 16 days | 16 surgeries | not published |
| [Trigger finger/thumb release](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/trigger-finger-release/) | 16 days | 29 surgeries | not published |
| [Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/gallbladder-removal/) | 19 days | 445 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | 19 days | 88 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Ganglion - excision of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/ganglion-excision-of/) | 19 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| [Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/breast-lump-removal/) | 20 days | 242 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/dilatation-and-curettage/) | 20 days | 681 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Microlaryngoscopy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/microlaryngoscopy/) | 20 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| [Femoro-popliteal bypass graft](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/femoro-popliteal-bypass-graft/) | 21 days | 15 surgeries | not published |
| [Carpal tunnel release](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 22 days | 151 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Mastectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/mastectomy/) | 22 days | 36 surgeries | not published |
| [Toenail surgery](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/toenail-surgery/) | 22 days | 29 surgeries | not published |
| [Stone/s urinary tract - removal of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/stone-s-urinary-tract-removal-of/) | 24 days | 201 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Dialysis access surgery](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/dialysis-access-surgery/) | 25 days | 68 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Lingual or maxillary frenulum surgery](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/lingual-or-maxillary-frenulum-surgery/) | 25 days | 31 surgeries | not published |
| [Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/inguinal-hernia-repair/) | 26 days | 473 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Meniscectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/meniscectomy/) | 26 days | 21 surgeries | not published |
| [Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/salpingo-oophorectomy-oophorectomy-ovarian-cystectomy/) | 27 days | 427 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Anal fissure - repair of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/anal-fissure-repair-of/) | 29 days | 227 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Herniorrhaphy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/hernia-repair/) | 30 days | 354 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Nephrectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/nephrectomy/) | 30 days | 35 surgeries | not published |
| [Haemorrhoidectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/haemorrhoid-surgery/) | 33 days | 197 surgeries | 0.5% |
| [Lithotripsy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/lithotripsy/) | 33 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| [Arthroscopy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/arthroscopy/) | 34 days | 85 surgeries | 1.2% |
| [Urethra - dilatation of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/urethra-dilatation-of/) | 36 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| [Prostatectomy (transurethral or open)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/prostate-surgery/) | 37 days | 292 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Circumcision](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/circumcision/) | 39 days | 75 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Prostate biopsy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/prostate-biopsy/) | 39 days | 139 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Laparoscopy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/laparoscopy/) | 40 days | 70 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Dupytren's contracture release](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/dupuytrens-contracture-surgery/) | 44 days | 33 surgeries | not published |
| [Pilonidal sinus surgery](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | 44 days | 62 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Endometrial ablation](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/endometrial-ablation/) | 46 days | 25 surgeries | not published |
| [Breast reconstruction](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/breast-reconstruction/) | 48 days | 32 surgeries | not published |
| [Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/acl-reconstruction/) | 52 days | 86 surgeries | 4.7% |
| [Fundoplication](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/fundoplication/) | 52 days | 27 surgeries | not published |
| [Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/hysterectomy/) | 59 days | 138 surgeries | 3.6% |
| [Breast reduction](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/breast-reduction/) | 61 days | 22 surgeries | not published |
| [Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | 63 days | 146 surgeries | 0.7% |
| [Hydrocele - repair of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/hydrocele-repair-of/) | 64 days | 25 surgeries | not published |
| [Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/myringotomy-without-insertion-of-grommets/) | 64 days | 24 surgeries | not published |
| [Orchidopexy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/orchidopexy/) | 69 days | 65 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Myringotomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/myringotomy/) | 71 days | 114 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Parathyroidectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/parathyroidectomy/) | 75 days | 28 surgeries | not published |
| [Pressure equalising tubes (grommets) - insertion of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/grommets/) | 76 days | 90 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/lletz-procedure/) | 79 days | 65 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/acromioplasty-arthroscopy-shoulder-sub-acromial-decompression/) | 83 days | 41 surgeries | not published |
| [Functional endoscopic sinus surgery](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | 87 days | 44 surgeries | not published |
| [Adenoidectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/adenoidectomy/) | 88 days | 65 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/cataract-surgery/) | 88 days | 21 surgeries | not published |
| [Varicose veins treatment](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/varicose-vein-surgery/) | 93 days | 154 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/tonsillectomy/) | 95 days | 276 surgeries | 0.7% |
| [Shoulder joint replacement](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 97 days | 26 surgeries | not published |
| [Septoplasty](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/septoplasty/) | 102 days | 99 surgeries | 1.0% |
| [Total hip replacement](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/hip-replacement/) | 104 days | 87 surgeries | 3.4% |
| [Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/prolapse-repair/) | 145 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| [Total knee replacement](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/knee-replacement/) | 205 days | 90 surgeries | 16.7% |
| [Arthroplasty - revision of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/arthroplasty-revision-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Bartholin's abscess drainage](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/bartholins-abscess-drainage/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Bartholin's cyst - removal of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/bartholins-cyst-removal-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Bladder neck incision](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/bladder-neck-incision/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Breast prosthesis - removal of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/breast-prosthesis-removal-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/bunion-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Carotid endarterectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/carotid-endarterectomy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Cleft lip and palate - repair of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/cleft-lip-and-palate-repair-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Cystectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/cystectomy/) | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| [Ectropion - correction of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/ectropion-correction-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Epididymal cyst - removal of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/epididymal-cyst-removal-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Female sterilisation](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/female-sterilisation/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Hammer/claw/mallet toe - correction of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/hammer-claw-mallet-toe-correction-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Hypospadias - repair of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/hypospadias-repair-of/) | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| [Mastoidectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/mastoidectomy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Meatoplasty](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/meatoplasty/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Muscle or tendon length - change of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/muscle-or-tendon-length-change-of/) | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| [Myomectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/myomectomy/) | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| [Myringoplasty/tympanoplasty](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/eardrum-repair/) | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| [Nasal cautery](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/nasal-cautery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Osteotomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/osteotomy/) | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| [Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Pleurodesis](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/pleurodesis/) | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| [Probing of naso-lacrimal duct](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/probing-of-naso-lacrimal-duct/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Pyeloplasty/correction of ureteropelvic junction](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/pyeloplasty-correction-of-ureteropelvic-junction/) | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| [Rhinoplasty](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/rhinoplasty/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Rotator cuff - repair of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/rotator-cuff-repair/) | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| [Scar revision](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/scar-revision/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Shoulder reconstruction](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/shoulder-reconstruction/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Stapedectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/stapedectomy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Stress incontinence surgery](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/stress-incontinence-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Thyroglossal remnant - removal of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/thyroglossal-remnant-removal-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Turbinectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/turbinectomy/) | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| [Ureteric stent - insertion of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/ureteric-stent-insertion-of/) | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |

**Not reported for this period**

| Surgery | Median wait | Surgeries | Waited more than 365 days |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Arthrodesis last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Axillary node dissection last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Blepharoplasty last reported 2022–23 | not reported |  |  |
| Cone biopsy last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Coronary artery bypass grafting last reported 2018–19 | not reported |  |  |
| Dermoid cyst - removal of last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Diathermy of wart/s last reported 2020–21 | not reported |  |  |
| Ethmoidectomy last reported 2022–23 | not reported |  |  |
| Exostosis - excision of last reported 2017–18 | not reported |  |  |
| Fracture non-union - treatment of last reported 2019–20 | not reported |  |  |
| Laryngectomy last reported 2022–23 | not reported |  |  |
| Lymphangioma - surgery for last reported 2019–20 | not reported |  |  |
| Nasal polypectomy last reported 2018–19 | not reported |  |  |
| Nasendoscopy last reported 2018–19 | not reported |  |  |
| Pedicle screw fusion last reported 2018–19 | not reported |  |  |
| Ptosis - repair of last reported 2019–20 | not reported |  |  |
| Pyogenic granuloma - removal of last reported 2017–18 | not reported |  |  |
| Radical neck dissection last reported 2019–20 | not reported |  |  |
| Repair of obstructing hiatus hernia last reported 2021–22 | not reported |  |  |
| Sub-mucosal resection last reported 2022–23 | not reported |  |  |
| Tendon release last reported 2019–20 | not reported |  |  |
| Tenotomy of hip last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Ureteric - reimplantation last reported 2019–20 | 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 The Northern Hospital \[Epping\] by urgency category, 2024–25.

| Urgency category | Median wait | Treated within the recommended time | Surgeries |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Urgent](https://surgerywaits.au/urgency/category-1/vic/) | 13 days | 100% | 2799 surgeries |
| [Semi-urgent](https://surgerywaits.au/urgency/category-2/vic/) | 35 days | 88% | 5463 surgeries |
| [Non-urgent](https://surgerywaits.au/urgency/category-3/vic/) | 65 days | 98% | 1844 surgeries |

**Cite this page**

> In 2024–25, The Northern Hospital \[Epping\] published median planned-surgery waits from 4 days for curettage and evacuation of uterus to 205 days for knee replacement (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026).

### Copy-ready citation

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Surgery Waits, "The Northern Hospital [Epping] waiting list", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/, accessed 28 May 2026.
```

Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/)), 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/)

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