--- title: "Womb lining removal (endometrial ablation) waiting times in Victoria" description: "Public hospitals in Victoria ranked by median wait for Womb lining removal (endometrial ablation) in 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/endometrial-ablation/vic/" --- # Womb lining removal (endometrial ablation) waiting times in Victoria The median wait for womb lining removal (endometrial ablation) in Victoria public hospitals was **52 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **71 days**. The source publishes this surgery as "Endometrial ablation". Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026. 25 public hospitals in Victoria reported womb lining removal (endometrial ablation) 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 "Endometrial ablation" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept. 13 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 71 days marks the national median. - [Ballarat Health Services \[Base Hospital\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballarat-health-services-base-hospital/endometrial-ablation/): 25 days - [Bass Coast Health](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bass-coast-health/endometrial-ablation/): 34 days - [Frankston Public Surgical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-public-surgical-centre/endometrial-ablation/): 35 days - [Latrobe Regional Hospital \[Traralgon\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/latrobe-regional-hospital-traralgon/endometrial-ablation/): 45 days - [The Northern Hospital \[Epping\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/endometrial-ablation/): 46 days - [The Bendigo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-bendigo-hospital/endometrial-ablation/): 49 days - [South West Healthcare \[Warrnambool\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-west-healthcare-warrnambool/endometrial-ablation/): 63 days - [Royal Women's Hospital \[Parkville\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-womens-hospital-parkville/endometrial-ablation/): 84 days - [Albury Wodonga Health \[Wodonga Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/albury-wodonga-health-wodonga-campus/endometrial-ablation/): 125 days - [Casey Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/casey-hospital/endometrial-ablation/): 141 days - [Cranbourne Integrated Care Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cranbourne-integrated-care-centre/endometrial-ablation/): 144 days - [Mercy Hospital for Women](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mercy-hospital-for-women/endometrial-ablation/): 283 days - [Angliss Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/angliss-hospital/endometrial-ablation/): not published - [Blackburn Public Surgical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blackburn-public-surgical-centre/endometrial-ablation/): not published - [Box Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/box-hill-hospital/endometrial-ablation/): not published - [Dandenong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/endometrial-ablation/): not published - [Djerriwarrh Health Service \[Bacchus Marsh\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/djerriwarrh-health-service-bacchus-marsh/endometrial-ablation/): not published - [Frankston Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-hospital/endometrial-ablation/): not published - [Monash Medical Centre \[Moorabbin\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-moorabbin/endometrial-ablation/): not published - [Sandringham Monash](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sandringham-monash/endometrial-ablation/): not published - [South West Healthcare \[Camperdown\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-west-healthcare-camperdown/endometrial-ablation/): not published - [Sunshine Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sunshine-hospital/endometrial-ablation/): not published - [Werribee Mercy Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/werribee-mercy-hospital/endometrial-ablation/): not published - [West Gippsland Healthcare Group \[Warragul\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/west-gippsland-healthcare-group-warragul/endometrial-ablation/): not published - [Yarra Ranges Health](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/yarra-ranges-health/endometrial-ablation/): not published Endometrial ablation 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 | [Ballarat Health Services \[Base Hospital\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballarat-health-services-base-hospital/endometrial-ablation/) | 25 days | not published | 15 surgeries | | 2 | [Bass Coast Health](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bass-coast-health/endometrial-ablation/) | 34 days | not published | 11 surgeries | | 3 | [Frankston Public Surgical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-public-surgical-centre/endometrial-ablation/) | 35 days | not published | 30 surgeries | | 4 | [Latrobe Regional Hospital \[Traralgon\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/latrobe-regional-hospital-traralgon/endometrial-ablation/) | 45 days | not published | 25 surgeries | | 5 | [The Northern Hospital \[Epping\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/endometrial-ablation/) | 46 days | not published | 25 surgeries | | 6 | [The Bendigo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-bendigo-hospital/endometrial-ablation/) | 49 days | not published | 29 surgeries | | 7 | [South West Healthcare \[Warrnambool\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-west-healthcare-warrnambool/endometrial-ablation/) | 63 days | not published | 44 surgeries | | 8 | [Royal Women's Hospital \[Parkville\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-womens-hospital-parkville/endometrial-ablation/) | 84 days | not published | 28 surgeries | | 9 | [Albury Wodonga Health \[Wodonga Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/albury-wodonga-health-wodonga-campus/endometrial-ablation/) | 125 days | not published | 10 surgeries | | 10 | [Casey Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/casey-hospital/endometrial-ablation/) | 141 days | not published | 10 surgeries | | 11 | [Cranbourne Integrated Care Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cranbourne-integrated-care-centre/endometrial-ablation/) | 144 days | not published | 12 surgeries | | 12 | [Mercy Hospital for Women](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mercy-hospital-for-women/endometrial-ablation/) | 283 days | not published | 12 surgeries | | unranked | [Angliss Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/angliss-hospital/endometrial-ablation/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries | | unranked | [Blackburn Public Surgical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blackburn-public-surgical-centre/endometrial-ablation/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Box Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/box-hill-hospital/endometrial-ablation/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Dandenong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/endometrial-ablation/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Djerriwarrh Health Service \[Bacchus Marsh\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/djerriwarrh-health-service-bacchus-marsh/endometrial-ablation/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Frankston Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-hospital/endometrial-ablation/) | not published | not published | 5 surgeries | | unranked | [Monash Medical Centre \[Moorabbin\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-moorabbin/endometrial-ablation/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Sandringham Monash](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sandringham-monash/endometrial-ablation/) | not published | not published | 7 surgeries | | unranked | [South West Healthcare \[Camperdown\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-west-healthcare-camperdown/endometrial-ablation/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Sunshine Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sunshine-hospital/endometrial-ablation/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Werribee Mercy Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/werribee-mercy-hospital/endometrial-ablation/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [West Gippsland Healthcare Group \[Warragul\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/west-gippsland-healthcare-group-warragul/endometrial-ablation/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Yarra Ranges Health](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/yarra-ranges-health/endometrial-ablation/) | not published | not published | not published | Ranked by area in Victoria: [near Clayton](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/endometrial-ablation/near/clayton/). **Cite this page** > The median wait for womb lining removal (endometrial ablation) in Victoria public hospitals was 52 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Womb lining removal (endometrial ablation) in VIC", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/endometrial-ablation/vic/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/endometrial-ablation/vic/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/endometrial-ablation/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/endometrial-ablation/), 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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