--- title: "Unhealed fracture repair waiting times in Victoria" description: "Public hospitals in Victoria ranked by median wait for Unhealed fracture repair in 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/fracture-non-union-treatment-of/vic/" --- # Unhealed fracture repair waiting times in Victoria The median wait for unhealed fracture repair in Victoria public hospitals was **4 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **5 days**. The source publishes this surgery as "Fracture non-union - treatment of". Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026. 19 public hospitals in Victoria reported unhealed fracture repair 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 "Fracture non-union - treatment of" 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 5 days marks the national median. - [Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital \[Heidelberg West\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/heidelberg-repatriation-hospital-heidelberg-west/fracture-non-union-treatment-of/): 3 days - [Sunshine Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sunshine-hospital/fracture-non-union-treatment-of/): 3 days - [Austin Hospital \[Heidelberg\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/austin-hospital-heidelberg/fracture-non-union-treatment-of/): 4 days - [Ballarat Health Services \[Base Hospital\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballarat-health-services-base-hospital/fracture-non-union-treatment-of/): 7 days - [Royal Melbourne Hospital \[City Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-melbourne-hospital-city-campus/fracture-non-union-treatment-of/): 18 days - [Box Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/box-hill-hospital/fracture-non-union-treatment-of/): 28 days - [Albury Wodonga Health \[Wodonga Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/albury-wodonga-health-wodonga-campus/fracture-non-union-treatment-of/): not published - [Dandenong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/fracture-non-union-treatment-of/): not published - [Frankston Public Surgical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-public-surgical-centre/fracture-non-union-treatment-of/): not published - [Goulburn Valley Health \[Shepparton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-valley-health-shepparton/fracture-non-union-treatment-of/): not published - [Latrobe Regional Hospital \[Traralgon\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/latrobe-regional-hospital-traralgon/fracture-non-union-treatment-of/): not published - [Maroondah Hospital \[East Ringwood\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/fracture-non-union-treatment-of/): not published - [Northeast Health Wangaratta](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northeast-health-wangaratta/fracture-non-union-treatment-of/): not published - [Royal Children's Hospital \[Parkville\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-childrens-hospital-parkville/fracture-non-union-treatment-of/): not published - [South West Healthcare \[Warrnambool\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-west-healthcare-warrnambool/fracture-non-union-treatment-of/): not published - [St Vincent's Hospital \[Melbourne\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/fracture-non-union-treatment-of/): not published - [The Alfred](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-alfred/fracture-non-union-treatment-of/): not published - [West Gippsland Healthcare Group \[Warragul\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/west-gippsland-healthcare-group-warragul/fracture-non-union-treatment-of/): not published - [Williamstown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/williamstown-hospital/fracture-non-union-treatment-of/): not published Fracture non-union - treatment 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 | [Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital \[Heidelberg West\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/heidelberg-repatriation-hospital-heidelberg-west/fracture-non-union-treatment-of/) | 3 days | 0.0% | 163 surgeries | | 1 | [Sunshine Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sunshine-hospital/fracture-non-union-treatment-of/) | 3 days | not published | 13 surgeries | | 3 | [Austin Hospital \[Heidelberg\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/austin-hospital-heidelberg/fracture-non-union-treatment-of/) | 4 days | 0.0% | 113 surgeries | | 4 | [Ballarat Health Services \[Base Hospital\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballarat-health-services-base-hospital/fracture-non-union-treatment-of/) | 7 days | not published | 46 surgeries | | 5 | [Royal Melbourne Hospital \[City Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-melbourne-hospital-city-campus/fracture-non-union-treatment-of/) | 18 days | not published | 34 surgeries | | 6 | [Box Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/box-hill-hospital/fracture-non-union-treatment-of/) | 28 days | not published | 11 surgeries | | unranked | [Albury Wodonga Health \[Wodonga Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/albury-wodonga-health-wodonga-campus/fracture-non-union-treatment-of/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Dandenong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/fracture-non-union-treatment-of/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Frankston Public Surgical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-public-surgical-centre/fracture-non-union-treatment-of/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Goulburn Valley Health \[Shepparton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-valley-health-shepparton/fracture-non-union-treatment-of/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Latrobe Regional Hospital \[Traralgon\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/latrobe-regional-hospital-traralgon/fracture-non-union-treatment-of/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Maroondah Hospital \[East Ringwood\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/fracture-non-union-treatment-of/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Northeast Health Wangaratta](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northeast-health-wangaratta/fracture-non-union-treatment-of/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Royal Children's Hospital \[Parkville\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-childrens-hospital-parkville/fracture-non-union-treatment-of/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [South West Healthcare \[Warrnambool\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-west-healthcare-warrnambool/fracture-non-union-treatment-of/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [St Vincent's Hospital \[Melbourne\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/fracture-non-union-treatment-of/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [The Alfred](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-alfred/fracture-non-union-treatment-of/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [West Gippsland Healthcare Group \[Warragul\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/west-gippsland-healthcare-group-warragul/fracture-non-union-treatment-of/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Williamstown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/williamstown-hospital/fracture-non-union-treatment-of/) | not published | not published | not published | Ranked by area in Victoria: [near Heidelberg](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/fracture-non-union-treatment-of/near/heidelberg/). **Cite this page** > The median wait for unhealed fracture repair in Victoria public hospitals was 4 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Unhealed fracture repair waiting times in Victoria", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/fracture-non-union-treatment-of/vic/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/fracture-non-union-treatment-of/vic/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/fracture-non-union-treatment-of/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/fracture-non-union-treatment-of/), 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/fracture-non-union-treatment-of/vic/.