Cystoscopy waiting time at Western Hospital [Footscray]
The median wait for cystoscopy at this public hospital in the Footscray area of Victoria was 19 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
- 19 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 196 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 3.1%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 131 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 24 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has fallen from 28 days in 2011–12 to 19 days in 2024–25 — down 32% — while the national median rose from 25 days to 26 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Sunshine Hospital, about 7 km away, at 13 days. Here, 3.1% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 1.3%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Hospital [Footscray] | 19 days | 3.1% | 196 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 18 days | 0.6% | 23119 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 26 days | 1.3% | 57307 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Western Hospital [Footscray]
- VIC
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Western Hospital [Footscray] (days) | VIC (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 28 | 21 | 25 |
| 2012–13 | 27 | 21 | 23 |
| 2013–14 | 22 | 21 | 23 |
| 2014–15 | 18 | 20 | 22 |
| 2015–16 | 24 | 20 | 23 |
| 2016–17 | 22 | 19 | 24 |
| 2017–18 | 20 | 18 | 24 |
| 2018–19 | 19 | 17 | 24 |
| 2019–20 | 14 | 15 | 23 |
| 2020–21 | 13 | 18 | 26 |
| 2021–22 | 14 | 17 | 24 |
| 2022–23 | 21 | 19 | 26 |
| 2023–24 | 12 | 16 | 25 |
| 2024–25 | 19 | 18 | 26 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
All surgery at Western Hospital [Footscray] · Cystoscopy across Australia · Cystoscopy in Victoria