--- title: "Large bowel surgery (colectomy) waiting times in Victoria" description: "Public hospitals in Victoria ranked by median wait for Large bowel surgery (colectomy) in 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/vic/" --- # Large bowel surgery (colectomy) waiting times in Victoria The median wait for large bowel surgery (colectomy) in Victoria public hospitals was **15 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **18 days**. The source publishes this surgery as "Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection". Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026. 28 public hospitals in Victoria reported large bowel surgery (colectomy) 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 "Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept. 7 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 18 days marks the national median. - [Austin Hospital \[Heidelberg\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/austin-hospital-heidelberg/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): 10 days - [University Hospital Geelong](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/university-hospital-geelong/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): 10 days - [Western Hospital \[Footscray\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/western-hospital-footscray/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): 11 days - [South West Healthcare \[Warrnambool\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-west-healthcare-warrnambool/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): 12 days - [Goulburn Valley Health \[Shepparton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-valley-health-shepparton/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): 13 days - [Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/peter-maccallum-cancer-centre/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): 13 days - [Albury Wodonga Health \[Wodonga Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/albury-wodonga-health-wodonga-campus/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): 14 days - [Latrobe Regional Hospital \[Traralgon\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/latrobe-regional-hospital-traralgon/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): 15 days - [Northeast Health Wangaratta](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northeast-health-wangaratta/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): 15 days - [The Alfred](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-alfred/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): 15 days - [The Bendigo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-bendigo-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): 15 days - [St Vincent's Hospital \[Melbourne\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): 16 days - [Box Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/box-hill-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): 17 days - [Maroondah Hospital \[East Ringwood\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): 19 days - [The Northern Hospital \[Epping\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): 19 days - [Werribee Mercy Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/werribee-mercy-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): 19 days - [Frankston Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): 20 days - [Royal Melbourne Hospital \[City Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-melbourne-hospital-city-campus/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): 20 days - [Ballarat Health Services \[Base Hospital\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballarat-health-services-base-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): 21 days - [Dandenong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): 21 days - [Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital \[Heidelberg West\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/heidelberg-repatriation-hospital-heidelberg-west/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): 84 days - [Angliss Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/angliss-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): not published - [Casey Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/casey-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): not published - [Monash Medical Centre \[Clayton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-clayton/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): not published - [Royal Children's Hospital \[Parkville\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-childrens-hospital-parkville/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): not published - [Sandringham Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sandringham-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): not published - [Sunshine Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sunshine-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): not published - [West Gippsland Healthcare Group \[Warragul\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/west-gippsland-healthcare-group-warragul/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/): not published Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection 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 | [Austin Hospital \[Heidelberg\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/austin-hospital-heidelberg/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | 10 days | 6.4% | 141 surgeries | | 1 | [University Hospital Geelong](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/university-hospital-geelong/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | 10 days | 0.0% | 78 surgeries | | 3 | [Western Hospital \[Footscray\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/western-hospital-footscray/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | 11 days | 3.1% | 96 surgeries | | 4 | [South West Healthcare \[Warrnambool\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-west-healthcare-warrnambool/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | 12 days | not published | 26 surgeries | | 5 | [Goulburn Valley Health \[Shepparton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-valley-health-shepparton/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | 13 days | not published | 31 surgeries | | 5 | [Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/peter-maccallum-cancer-centre/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | 13 days | 2.7% | 220 surgeries | | 7 | [Albury Wodonga Health \[Wodonga Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/albury-wodonga-health-wodonga-campus/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | 14 days | 0.0% | 51 surgeries | | 8 | [Latrobe Regional Hospital \[Traralgon\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/latrobe-regional-hospital-traralgon/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | 15 days | not published | 16 surgeries | | 8 | [Northeast Health Wangaratta](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northeast-health-wangaratta/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | 15 days | not published | 49 surgeries | | 8 | [The Alfred](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-alfred/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | 15 days | 0.0% | 108 surgeries | | 8 | [The Bendigo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-bendigo-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | 15 days | 0.0% | 115 surgeries | | 12 | [St Vincent's Hospital \[Melbourne\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | 16 days | 0.0% | 63 surgeries | | 13 | [Box Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/box-hill-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | 17 days | 0.6% | 171 surgeries | | 14 | [Maroondah Hospital \[East Ringwood\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | 19 days | not published | 19 surgeries | | 14 | [The Northern Hospital \[Epping\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | 19 days | 0.0% | 88 surgeries | | 14 | [Werribee Mercy Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/werribee-mercy-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | 19 days | not published | 43 surgeries | | 17 | [Frankston Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | 20 days | 0.0% | 105 surgeries | | 17 | [Royal Melbourne Hospital \[City Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-melbourne-hospital-city-campus/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | 20 days | not published | 38 surgeries | | 19 | [Ballarat Health Services \[Base Hospital\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballarat-health-services-base-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | 21 days | 0.0% | 87 surgeries | | 19 | [Dandenong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | 21 days | 1.9% | 155 surgeries | | 21 | [Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital \[Heidelberg West\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/heidelberg-repatriation-hospital-heidelberg-west/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | 84 days | not published | 11 surgeries | | unranked | [Angliss Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/angliss-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Casey Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/casey-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | not published | not published | 5 surgeries | | unranked | [Monash Medical Centre \[Clayton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-clayton/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Royal Children's Hospital \[Parkville\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-childrens-hospital-parkville/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Sandringham Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sandringham-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Sunshine Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sunshine-hospital/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [West Gippsland Healthcare Group \[Warragul\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/west-gippsland-healthcare-group-warragul/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | not published | not published | not published | Ranked by area in Victoria: [near Box Hill](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/near/box-hill/) · [near Heidelberg](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/near/heidelberg/). **Cite this page** > The median wait for large bowel surgery (colectomy) in Victoria public hospitals was 15 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Large bowel surgery (colectomy) waiting times in VIC", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/vic/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/vic/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/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/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/), 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. 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