--- title: "Bunion surgery waiting times in Victoria" description: "Public hospitals in Victoria ranked by median wait for Bunion surgery in 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/bunion-surgery/vic/" --- # Bunion surgery waiting times in Victoria The median wait for bunion surgery in Victoria public hospitals was **95 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **183 days**. The source publishes this surgery as "Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of". Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026. 22 public hospitals in Victoria reported bunion 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 "Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept. 14 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 183 days marks the national median. - [St Vincent's Hospital \[Melbourne\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/bunion-surgery/): 32 days - [Frankston Public Surgical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-public-surgical-centre/bunion-surgery/): 95 days - [Box Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/box-hill-hospital/bunion-surgery/): 102 days - [Maroondah Hospital \[East Ringwood\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/bunion-surgery/): 171 days - [University Hospital Geelong](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/university-hospital-geelong/bunion-surgery/): 173 days - [Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital \[Heidelberg West\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/heidelberg-repatriation-hospital-heidelberg-west/bunion-surgery/): 182 days - [Royal Melbourne Hospital \[City Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-melbourne-hospital-city-campus/bunion-surgery/): 194 days - [Monash Medical Centre \[Moorabbin\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-moorabbin/bunion-surgery/): 278 days - [Austin Hospital \[Heidelberg\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/austin-hospital-heidelberg/bunion-surgery/): not published - [Ballarat Health Services \[Base Hospital\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballarat-health-services-base-hospital/bunion-surgery/): not published - [Broadmeadows Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/broadmeadows-health-service/bunion-surgery/): not published - [Frankston Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-hospital/bunion-surgery/): not published - [Latrobe Regional Hospital \[Traralgon\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/latrobe-regional-hospital-traralgon/bunion-surgery/): not published - [Northeast Health Wangaratta](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northeast-health-wangaratta/bunion-surgery/): not published - [Sandringham Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sandringham-hospital/bunion-surgery/): not published - [St Vincent's On the Park](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-on-the-park/bunion-surgery/): not published - [The Alfred](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-alfred/bunion-surgery/): not published - [The Bendigo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-bendigo-hospital/bunion-surgery/): not published - [The Northern Hospital \[Epping\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/bunion-surgery/): not published - [Werribee Mercy Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/werribee-mercy-hospital/bunion-surgery/): not published - [Western Hospital \[Footscray\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/western-hospital-footscray/bunion-surgery/): not published - [Williamstown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/williamstown-hospital/bunion-surgery/): not published Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of 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/bunion-surgery/) | 32 days | not published | 47 surgeries | | 2 | [Frankston Public Surgical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-public-surgical-centre/bunion-surgery/) | 95 days | not published | 14 surgeries | | 3 | [Box Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/box-hill-hospital/bunion-surgery/) | 102 days | not published | 13 surgeries | | 4 | [Maroondah Hospital \[East Ringwood\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/bunion-surgery/) | 171 days | not published | 13 surgeries | | 5 | [University Hospital Geelong](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/university-hospital-geelong/bunion-surgery/) | 173 days | not published | 17 surgeries | | 6 | [Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital \[Heidelberg West\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/heidelberg-repatriation-hospital-heidelberg-west/bunion-surgery/) | 182 days | not published | 18 surgeries | | 7 | [Royal Melbourne Hospital \[City Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-melbourne-hospital-city-campus/bunion-surgery/) | 194 days | not published | 14 surgeries | | 8 | [Monash Medical Centre \[Moorabbin\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-moorabbin/bunion-surgery/) | 278 days | not published | 11 surgeries | | unranked | [Austin Hospital \[Heidelberg\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/austin-hospital-heidelberg/bunion-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Ballarat Health Services \[Base Hospital\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballarat-health-services-base-hospital/bunion-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Broadmeadows Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/broadmeadows-health-service/bunion-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Frankston Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-hospital/bunion-surgery/) | not published | not published | 8 surgeries | | unranked | [Latrobe Regional Hospital \[Traralgon\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/latrobe-regional-hospital-traralgon/bunion-surgery/) | not published | not published | 9 surgeries | | unranked | [Northeast Health Wangaratta](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northeast-health-wangaratta/bunion-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Sandringham Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sandringham-hospital/bunion-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [St Vincent's On the Park](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-on-the-park/bunion-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [The Alfred](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-alfred/bunion-surgery/) | not published | not published | 5 surgeries | | unranked | [The Bendigo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-bendigo-hospital/bunion-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [The Northern Hospital \[Epping\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/bunion-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Werribee Mercy Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/werribee-mercy-hospital/bunion-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Western Hospital \[Footscray\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/western-hospital-footscray/bunion-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Williamstown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/williamstown-hospital/bunion-surgery/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries | Ranked by area in Victoria: [near Box Hill](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/bunion-surgery/near/box-hill/). **Cite this page** > The median wait for bunion surgery in Victoria public hospitals was 95 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Bunion surgery waiting times in Victoria", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/bunion-surgery/vic/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/bunion-surgery/vic/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/bunion-surgery/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/bunion-surgery/), 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/bunion-surgery/vic/.