Dialysis access surgery waiting times in Victoria
The median wait for dialysis access surgery in Victoria public hospitals was 20 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was 15 days.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026.
16 public hospitals in Victoria reported dialysis access surgery in 2024–25. They are ranked by their published median wait alone, shortest first.
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3 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 15 days marks the national median.
Austin Hospital [Heidelberg]: 15 days
The Alfred: 16 days
Western Hospital [Footscray]: 20 days
Monash Medical Centre [Clayton]: 21 days
St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne]: 21 days
Sunshine Hospital: 21 days
The Northern Hospital [Epping]: 25 days
The Bendigo Hospital: 26 days
Box Hill Hospital: 57 days
Albury Wodonga Health [Wodonga Campus]: not published
Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West]: not published
Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville]: not published
| Rank | Hospital | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital] | 9 days | not published | 34 surgeries |
| 1 | Goulburn Valley Health [Shepparton] | 9 days | not published | 30 surgeries |
| 1 | Latrobe Regional Hospital [Traralgon] | 9 days | not published | 39 surgeries |
| 4 | Austin Hospital [Heidelberg] | 15 days | 1.6% | 61 surgeries |
| 5 | The Alfred | 16 days | 0.0% | 84 surgeries |
| 6 | Western Hospital [Footscray] | 20 days | not published | 23 surgeries |
| 7 | Monash Medical Centre [Clayton] | 21 days | 0.0% | 220 surgeries |
| 7 | St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne] | 21 days | 0.0% | 50 surgeries |
| 7 | Sunshine Hospital | 21 days | 2.4% | 85 surgeries |
| 10 | Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus] | 22 days | 0.5% | 188 surgeries |
| 11 | The Northern Hospital [Epping] | 25 days | 0.0% | 68 surgeries |
| 12 | The Bendigo Hospital | 26 days | not published | 21 surgeries |
| 13 | Box Hill Hospital | 57 days | not published | 32 surgeries |
| unranked | Albury Wodonga Health [Wodonga Campus] | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West] | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville] | not published | not published | 5 surgeries |
Ranked by area in Victoria: near St Albans.
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The median wait for dialysis access surgery in Victoria public hospitals was 20 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026).
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Surgery Waits, "Dialysis access surgery waiting times in Victoria", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/dialysis-access-surgery/vic/, accessed 28 May 2026.Attribution: Surgery Waits (https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/dialysis-access-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. Compare with every other state, or see every surgery reported in Victoria.