Pterygium (eye growth) removal waiting time at University Hospital Geelong
Half of patients at University Hospital Geelong waited 50 days or less for pterygium (eye growth) removal in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Pterygium - excision 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
- 50 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 41 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 65 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 6 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has fallen from 62 days in 2016–17 to 50 days in 2024–25 — down 19% — while the national median rose from 128 days to 197 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Bass Coast Health, about 118 km away, at 11 days.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Hospital Geelong | 50 days | not published | 41 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 90 days | 3.4% | 348 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 197 days | 15.7% | 2442 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 197 days marks the national median.
The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital, VIC · about 66 km away: 77 days
Broadmeadows Health Service, VIC · about 71 km away: 106 days
Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West], VIC · about 74 km away: 130 days
Cranbourne Integrated Care Centre, VIC · about 80 km away: 127 days
Yarra Ranges Health, VIC · about 97 km away: 225 days
Bass Coast Health, VIC · about 118 km away: 11 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 | 62 | 74 | 128 |
| 2017–18 | 60 | 70 | 152 |
| 2018–19 | 35 | 49 | 125 |
| 2019–20 | 40 | 50 | 155 |
| 2020–21 | 68 | 147 | 230 |
| 2021–22 | not published | 140 | 238 |
| 2022–23 | not published | 197 | 241 |
| 2023–24 | 70 | 132 | 191 |
| 2024–25 | 50 | 90 | 197 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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