Bunion surgery waiting time at University Hospital Geelong
Half of patients at University Hospital Geelong waited 173 days or less for bunion surgery in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of". 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
- 173 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 17 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- not published2024–25 · released 28 May 2026 — Reported data did not meet the criteria to calculate this indicator.
Half the people who had this surgery here waited less than the median, and half waited longer. Of the 19 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 9 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 113 days in 2016–17 to 173 days in 2024–25 — up 53% — while the national median rose from 137 days to 183 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne], about 66 km away, at 32 days.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Hospital Geelong | 173 days | not published | 17 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 95 days | 14.3% | 189 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 183 days | 16.2% | 616 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 183 days marks the national median.
Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus], VIC · about 65 km away: 194 days
St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne], VIC · about 66 km away: 32 days
Monash Medical Centre [Moorabbin], VIC · about 66 km away: 278 days
Frankston Public Surgical Centre, VIC · about 67 km away: 95 days
Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West], VIC · about 74 km away: 182 days
Box Hill Hospital, VIC · about 76 km away: 102 days
Maroondah Hospital [East Ringwood], VIC · about 87 km away: 171 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 | 113 | 67 | 137 |
| 2017–18 | 64 | 69 | 121 |
| 2018–19 | 69 | 71 | 142 |
| 2019–20 | 90 | 94 | 137 |
| 2020–21 | 156 | 203 | 262 |
| 2021–22 | 256 | 162 | 231 |
| 2022–23 | 379 | 181 | 222 |
| 2023–24 | 93 | 159 | 206 |
| 2024–25 | 173 | 95 | 183 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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