Joint fusion surgery waiting time at University Hospital Geelong
Half of patients at University Hospital Geelong waited 213 days or less for joint fusion surgery in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Arthrodesis". This public hospital is in the Geelong 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
- 213 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 64 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 18.8%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 51 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 31 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 86 days in 2016–17 to 213 days in 2024–25 — up 148% — while the national median rose from 101 days to 158 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is The Alfred, about 64 km away, at 10 days. Here, 18.8% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 19.3%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Hospital Geelong | 213 days | 18.8% | 64 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 110 days | 16.2% | 334 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 158 days | 19.3% | 1563 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 158 days marks the national median.
Sandringham Hospital, VIC · about 61 km away: 296 days
The Alfred, VIC · about 64 km away: 10 days
Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus], VIC · about 65 km away: 177 days
St Vincent's On the Park, VIC · about 66 km away: 57 days
St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne], VIC · about 66 km away: 45 days
Monash Medical Centre [Moorabbin], VIC · about 66 km away: 297 days
Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West], VIC · about 74 km away: 62 days
Dandenong Hospital, VIC · about 77 km away: 138 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- University Hospital Geelong
- VIC
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | University Hospital Geelong (days) | VIC (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 86 | 60 | 101 |
| 2017–18 | 78 | 69 | 105 |
| 2018–19 | 82 | 64 | 111 |
| 2019–20 | 95 | 55 | 107 |
| 2020–21 | 161 | 71 | 182 |
| 2021–22 | 154 | 113 | 185 |
| 2022–23 | 176 | 147 | 203 |
| 2023–24 | 158 | 123 | 171 |
| 2024–25 | 213 | 110 | 158 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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