Shoulder reconstruction waiting time at University Hospital Geelong
The median wait for shoulder reconstruction at this public hospital in the Geelong area of Victoria was 95 days in 2024–25.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released
These figures describe surgery that already happened, not your own wait.
- Median wait
- 95 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 24 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 32 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 52 days in 2016–17 to 95 days in 2024–25 — up 83% — while the national median rose from 80 days to 88 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is The Alfred, about 64 km away, at 71 days.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Hospital Geelong | 95 days | not published | 24 surgeries |
| New South Wales (all public hospitals) | 272 days | 13.4% | 119 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 54 days | 2.0% | 149 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 88 days | 6.6% | 835 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 500 km — the radius was widened because fewer than four hospitals published a figure within 250 km.
Some of these hospitals are in another state — a public hospital referral can cross the border, so ask your GP what that would mean for you.
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 | 52 | 69 | 80 |
| 2017–18 | 135 | 82 | 84 |
| 2018–19 | 69 | 81 | 84 |
| 2019–20 | 142 | 79 | 90 |
| 2020–21 | 173 | 82 | 92 |
| 2021–22 | not published | not published | 98 |
| 2022–23 | 241 | 89 | 109 |
| 2023–24 | 96 | 85 | 89 |
| 2024–25 | 95 | 54 | 88 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
All surgery at University Hospital Geelong · Shoulder reconstruction across Australia · Shoulder reconstruction in Victoria