Lobectomy/wedge resection/pneumonectomy waiting time at Western Hospital [Footscray]
Half of patients at Western Hospital [Footscray] waited 17 days or less for lobectomy/wedge resection/pneumonectomy in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). This public hospital is in the Footscray 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
- 17 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 37 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 28 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 13 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 15 days in 2016–17 to 17 days in 2024–25 — up 13% — while the national median rose from 13 days to 17 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus], about 6 km away, at 12 days.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Hospital [Footscray] | 17 days | not published | 37 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 15 days | 0.0% | 416 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 17 days | 0.0% | 1875 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 17 days marks the national median.
Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus], VIC · about 6 km away: 12 days
St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne], VIC · about 8 km away: 26 days
The Alfred, VIC · about 10 km away: 13 days
The Northern Hospital [Epping], VIC · about 19 km away: 14 days
Box Hill Hospital, VIC · about 21 km away: 19 days
Frankston Hospital, VIC · about 45 km away: 14 days
Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital], VIC · about 95 km away: 17 days
The Bendigo Hospital, VIC · about 128 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
- Western Hospital [Footscray]
- VIC
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Western Hospital [Footscray] (days) | VIC (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
| 2017–18 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| 2018–19 | 14 | 13 | 15 |
| 2019–20 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 2020–21 | 16 | 12 | 13 |
| 2021–22 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
| 2022–23 | 17 | 13 | 15 |
| 2023–24 | not published | 14 | 16 |
| 2024–25 | 17 | 15 | 17 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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