Undescended testicle surgery waiting time at University Hospital Geelong
Half of patients at University Hospital Geelong waited 73 days or less for undescended testicle surgery in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Orchidopexy". 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
- 73 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 27 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 35 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 18 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 63 days in 2016–17 to 73 days in 2024–25 — up 16% — while the national median rose from 62 days to 78 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Werribee Mercy Hospital, about 41 km away, at 49 days.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Hospital Geelong | 73 days | not published | 27 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 82 days | 4.3% | 679 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 78 days | 4.1% | 1790 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 78 days marks the national median.
Werribee Mercy Hospital, VIC · about 41 km away: 49 days
Sunshine Hospital, VIC · about 59 km away: 38 days
Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville], VIC · about 65 km away: 170 days
Frankston Hospital, VIC · about 67 km away: 119 days
Monash Medical Centre [Clayton], VIC · about 74 km away: 46 days
Box Hill Hospital, VIC · about 76 km away: 55 days
The Northern Hospital [Epping], VIC · about 79 km away: 69 days
Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital], VIC · about 80 km away: 80 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 | 63 | 59 | 62 |
| 2017–18 | 70 | 55 | 61 |
| 2018–19 | 62 | 57 | 62 |
| 2019–20 | 74 | 68 | 76 |
| 2020–21 | 100 | 119 | 86 |
| 2021–22 | 74 | 138 | 91 |
| 2022–23 | 109 | 168 | 114 |
| 2023–24 | 108 | 110 | 84 |
| 2024–25 | 73 | 82 | 78 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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