--- title: "Breast reconstruction waiting times in Victoria" description: "Public hospitals in Victoria ranked by median wait for Breast reconstruction in 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/breast-reconstruction/vic/" --- # Breast reconstruction waiting times in Victoria The median wait for breast reconstruction in Victoria public hospitals was **84 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **146 days**. Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026. 22 public hospitals in Victoria reported breast reconstruction 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 "Breast reconstruction" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept. 8 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 146 days marks the national median. - [St Vincent's Hospital \[Melbourne\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/breast-reconstruction/): 8 days - [Frankston Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-hospital/breast-reconstruction/): 12 days - [Austin Hospital \[Heidelberg\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/austin-hospital-heidelberg/breast-reconstruction/): 24 days - [Royal Melbourne Hospital \[City Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-melbourne-hospital-city-campus/breast-reconstruction/): 28 days - [The Northern Hospital \[Epping\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/breast-reconstruction/): 48 days - [Maroondah Hospital \[East Ringwood\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/breast-reconstruction/): 56 days - [Dandenong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/breast-reconstruction/): 69 days - [University Hospital Geelong](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/university-hospital-geelong/breast-reconstruction/): 71 days - [The Alfred](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-alfred/breast-reconstruction/): 86 days - [Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/peter-maccallum-cancer-centre/breast-reconstruction/): 125 days - [Casey Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/casey-hospital/breast-reconstruction/): 184 days - [Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital \[Heidelberg West\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/heidelberg-repatriation-hospital-heidelberg-west/breast-reconstruction/): 212 days - [Sunshine Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sunshine-hospital/breast-reconstruction/): 268 days - [Monash Medical Centre \[Moorabbin\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-moorabbin/breast-reconstruction/): 553 days - [Blackburn Public Surgical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blackburn-public-surgical-centre/breast-reconstruction/): not published - [Box Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/box-hill-hospital/breast-reconstruction/): not published - [Frankston Public Surgical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-public-surgical-centre/breast-reconstruction/): not published - [Monash Medical Centre \[Clayton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-clayton/breast-reconstruction/): not published - [Royal Children's Hospital \[Parkville\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-childrens-hospital-parkville/breast-reconstruction/): not published - [Royal Women's Hospital \[Parkville\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-womens-hospital-parkville/breast-reconstruction/): not published - [South West Healthcare \[Warrnambool\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-west-healthcare-warrnambool/breast-reconstruction/): not published - [The Bendigo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-bendigo-hospital/breast-reconstruction/): not published Breast reconstruction 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 | [St Vincent's Hospital \[Melbourne\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/breast-reconstruction/) | 8 days | not published | 11 surgeries | | 2 | [Frankston Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-hospital/breast-reconstruction/) | 12 days | not published | 19 surgeries | | 3 | [Austin Hospital \[Heidelberg\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/austin-hospital-heidelberg/breast-reconstruction/) | 24 days | not published | 44 surgeries | | 4 | [Royal Melbourne Hospital \[City Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-melbourne-hospital-city-campus/breast-reconstruction/) | 28 days | not published | 28 surgeries | | 5 | [The Northern Hospital \[Epping\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/breast-reconstruction/) | 48 days | not published | 32 surgeries | | 6 | [Maroondah Hospital \[East Ringwood\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/breast-reconstruction/) | 56 days | 14.5% | 55 surgeries | | 7 | [Dandenong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/breast-reconstruction/) | 69 days | 35.9% | 131 surgeries | | 8 | [University Hospital Geelong](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/university-hospital-geelong/breast-reconstruction/) | 71 days | not published | 20 surgeries | | 9 | [The Alfred](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-alfred/breast-reconstruction/) | 86 days | not published | 24 surgeries | | 10 | [Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/peter-maccallum-cancer-centre/breast-reconstruction/) | 125 days | 40.9% | 66 surgeries | | 11 | [Casey Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/casey-hospital/breast-reconstruction/) | 184 days | not published | 41 surgeries | | 12 | [Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital \[Heidelberg West\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/heidelberg-repatriation-hospital-heidelberg-west/breast-reconstruction/) | 212 days | not published | 30 surgeries | | 13 | [Sunshine Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sunshine-hospital/breast-reconstruction/) | 268 days | not published | 19 surgeries | | 14 | [Monash Medical Centre \[Moorabbin\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-moorabbin/breast-reconstruction/) | 553 days | not published | 20 surgeries | | unranked | [Blackburn Public Surgical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blackburn-public-surgical-centre/breast-reconstruction/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Box Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/box-hill-hospital/breast-reconstruction/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Frankston Public Surgical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-public-surgical-centre/breast-reconstruction/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Monash Medical Centre \[Clayton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-clayton/breast-reconstruction/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Royal Children's Hospital \[Parkville\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-childrens-hospital-parkville/breast-reconstruction/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Royal Women's Hospital \[Parkville\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-womens-hospital-parkville/breast-reconstruction/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [South West Healthcare \[Warrnambool\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-west-healthcare-warrnambool/breast-reconstruction/) | not published | not published | 5 surgeries | | unranked | [The Bendigo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-bendigo-hospital/breast-reconstruction/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries | Ranked by area in Victoria: [near Clayton](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/breast-reconstruction/near/clayton/) · [near Heidelberg](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/breast-reconstruction/near/heidelberg/). **Cite this page** > The median wait for breast reconstruction in Victoria public hospitals was 84 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Breast reconstruction waiting times in Victoria", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/breast-reconstruction/vic/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/breast-reconstruction/vic/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/breast-reconstruction/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/breast-reconstruction/), 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/breast-reconstruction/vic/.