--- title: "Joint fusion surgery waiting times in Victoria" description: "Public hospitals in Victoria ranked by median wait for Joint fusion surgery in 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/arthrodesis/vic/" --- # Joint fusion surgery waiting times in Victoria The median wait for joint fusion surgery in Victoria public hospitals was **110 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **158 days**. The source publishes this surgery as "Arthrodesis". Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026. 23 public hospitals in Victoria reported joint fusion surgery in 2024–25. They are ranked by their published median wait alone, shortest first. **[Compare this near you →](https://surgerywaits.au/)** On the compare page, pick "Arthrodesis" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept. 12 hospitals have no published median wait for this surgery in this period. They are listed last, marked "not published", and are never ranked. Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 158 days marks the national median. - [The Alfred](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-alfred/arthrodesis/): 10 days - [St Vincent's Hospital \[Melbourne\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/arthrodesis/): 45 days - [St Vincent's On the Park](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-on-the-park/arthrodesis/): 57 days - [Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital \[Heidelberg West\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/heidelberg-repatriation-hospital-heidelberg-west/arthrodesis/): 62 days - [Northeast Health Wangaratta](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northeast-health-wangaratta/arthrodesis/): 88 days - [Ballarat Health Services \[Base Hospital\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballarat-health-services-base-hospital/arthrodesis/): 109 days - [Dandenong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/arthrodesis/): 138 days - [Royal Melbourne Hospital \[City Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-melbourne-hospital-city-campus/arthrodesis/): 177 days - [University Hospital Geelong](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/university-hospital-geelong/arthrodesis/): 213 days - [Sandringham Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sandringham-hospital/arthrodesis/): 296 days - [Monash Medical Centre \[Moorabbin\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-moorabbin/arthrodesis/): 297 days - [Austin Hospital \[Heidelberg\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/austin-hospital-heidelberg/arthrodesis/): not published - [Box Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/box-hill-hospital/arthrodesis/): not published - [Frankston Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-hospital/arthrodesis/): not published - [Frankston Public Surgical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-public-surgical-centre/arthrodesis/): not published - [Latrobe Regional Hospital \[Traralgon\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/latrobe-regional-hospital-traralgon/arthrodesis/): not published - [Royal Children's Hospital \[Parkville\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-childrens-hospital-parkville/arthrodesis/): not published - [South West Healthcare \[Warrnambool\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-west-healthcare-warrnambool/arthrodesis/): not published - [Sunshine Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sunshine-hospital/arthrodesis/): not published - [The Bendigo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-bendigo-hospital/arthrodesis/): not published - [Werribee Mercy Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/werribee-mercy-hospital/arthrodesis/): not published - [Western Hospital \[Footscray\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/western-hospital-footscray/arthrodesis/): not published - [Williamstown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/williamstown-hospital/arthrodesis/): not published Arthrodesis in Victoria public hospitals, 2024–25. Hospitals with the same median share a rank and the next rank is skipped. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28. | Rank | Hospital | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | [The Alfred](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-alfred/arthrodesis/) | 10 days | not published | 26 surgeries | | 2 | [St Vincent's Hospital \[Melbourne\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/arthrodesis/) | 45 days | 4.9% | 61 surgeries | | 3 | [St Vincent's On the Park](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-on-the-park/arthrodesis/) | 57 days | not published | 10 surgeries | | 4 | [Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital \[Heidelberg West\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/heidelberg-repatriation-hospital-heidelberg-west/arthrodesis/) | 62 days | not published | 15 surgeries | | 5 | [Northeast Health Wangaratta](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northeast-health-wangaratta/arthrodesis/) | 88 days | not published | 17 surgeries | | 6 | [Ballarat Health Services \[Base Hospital\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballarat-health-services-base-hospital/arthrodesis/) | 109 days | not published | 14 surgeries | | 7 | [Dandenong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/arthrodesis/) | 138 days | not published | 18 surgeries | | 8 | [Royal Melbourne Hospital \[City Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-melbourne-hospital-city-campus/arthrodesis/) | 177 days | not published | 30 surgeries | | 9 | [University Hospital Geelong](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/university-hospital-geelong/arthrodesis/) | 213 days | 18.8% | 64 surgeries | | 10 | [Sandringham Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sandringham-hospital/arthrodesis/) | 296 days | not published | 11 surgeries | | 11 | [Monash Medical Centre \[Moorabbin\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-moorabbin/arthrodesis/) | 297 days | not published | 21 surgeries | | unranked | [Austin Hospital \[Heidelberg\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/austin-hospital-heidelberg/arthrodesis/) | not published | not published | 8 surgeries | | unranked | [Box Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/box-hill-hospital/arthrodesis/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Frankston Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-hospital/arthrodesis/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Frankston Public Surgical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-public-surgical-centre/arthrodesis/) | not published | not published | 8 surgeries | | unranked | [Latrobe Regional Hospital \[Traralgon\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/latrobe-regional-hospital-traralgon/arthrodesis/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Royal Children's Hospital \[Parkville\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-childrens-hospital-parkville/arthrodesis/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [South West Healthcare \[Warrnambool\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-west-healthcare-warrnambool/arthrodesis/) | not published | not published | 5 surgeries | | unranked | [Sunshine Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sunshine-hospital/arthrodesis/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [The Bendigo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-bendigo-hospital/arthrodesis/) | not published | not published | 7 surgeries | | unranked | [Werribee Mercy Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/werribee-mercy-hospital/arthrodesis/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Western Hospital \[Footscray\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/western-hospital-footscray/arthrodesis/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Williamstown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/williamstown-hospital/arthrodesis/) | not published | not published | not published | Ranked by area in Victoria: [near Clayton](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/arthrodesis/near/clayton/) · [near Fitzroy](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/arthrodesis/near/fitzroy/) · [near Prahran](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/arthrodesis/near/prahran/). **Cite this page** > The median wait for joint fusion surgery in Victoria public hospitals was 110 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Joint fusion surgery waiting times in Victoria", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/arthrodesis/vic/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/arthrodesis/vic/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/arthrodesis/vic/)), from Australian Institute of Health and Welfare MyHospitals data, CC BY 3.0 AU. Reference period 2024–25, released 28 May 2026. ## What is not here Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here. Waiting times differ across state borders, and a referral can cross one — [read what that means](https://surgerywaits.au/guides/referral-to-another-hospital/). Compare with [every other state](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/arthrodesis/), or see [every surgery reported in Victoria](https://surgerywaits.au/state/vic/). ## Before you use these figures Surgery Waits is not medical advice. It republishes official statistics about waiting times that have already happened, and it does not recommend any hospital, doctor or treatment. Your general practitioner (GP) and your treating specialist are the right people to help you decide what is appropriate for you. **In an emergency call 000.** Waiting-time figures: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare MyHospitals, licensed under [CC BY 3.0 AU](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/). Quarterly state figures: Queensland Health. Suburb and locality data: Australian Bureau of Statistics. Both licensed under [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Surgery Waits is not connected with any of these organisations. Surgery Waits is published by [National Digital](https://nationaldigital.com.au/). * * * This is the Markdown copy of https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/arthrodesis/vic/.