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title: "Keyhole sinus surgery waiting times in Victoria"
description: "Public hospitals in Victoria ranked by median wait for Keyhole sinus surgery in 2024–25."
url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/vic/"
---

# Keyhole sinus surgery waiting times in Victoria

The median wait for keyhole sinus surgery in Victoria public hospitals was **140 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **214 days**. The source publishes this surgery as "Functional endoscopic sinus surgery".

Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026.

27 public hospitals in Victoria reported keyhole sinus 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 "Functional endoscopic sinus surgery" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept.

8 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 214 days marks the national median.

- [University Hospital Geelong](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/university-hospital-geelong/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/): 34 days
- [Austin Hospital \[Heidelberg\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/austin-hospital-heidelberg/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/): 49 days
- [Ballarat Health Services \[Base Hospital\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballarat-health-services-base-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/): 60 days
- [The Alfred](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-alfred/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/): 60 days
- [St Vincent's On the Park](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-on-the-park/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/): 75 days
- [The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-royal-victorian-eye-ear-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/): 82 days
- [The Northern Hospital \[Epping\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/): 87 days
- [Monash Medical Centre \[Clayton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-clayton/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/): 96 days
- [Monash Medical Centre \[Moorabbin\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-moorabbin/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/): 116 days
- [Casey Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/casey-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/): 146 days
- [Royal Melbourne Hospital \[City Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-melbourne-hospital-city-campus/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/): 151 days
- [Sunshine Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sunshine-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/): 185 days
- [Frankston Public Surgical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-public-surgical-centre/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/): 210 days
- [St Vincent's Hospital \[Melbourne\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/): 210 days
- [Box Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/box-hill-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/): 241 days
- [Goulburn Valley Health \[Shepparton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-valley-health-shepparton/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/): 257 days
- [Frankston Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/): 385 days
- [Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital \[Heidelberg West\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/heidelberg-repatriation-hospital-heidelberg-west/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/): 387 days
- [Latrobe Regional Hospital \[Traralgon\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/latrobe-regional-hospital-traralgon/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/): 473 days
- [Blackburn Public Surgical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blackburn-public-surgical-centre/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/): not published
- [Djerriwarrh Health Service \[Bacchus Marsh\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/djerriwarrh-health-service-bacchus-marsh/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/): not published
- [Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/peter-maccallum-cancer-centre/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/): not published
- [Royal Children's Hospital \[Parkville\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-childrens-hospital-parkville/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/): not published
- [South West Healthcare \[Warrnambool\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-west-healthcare-warrnambool/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/): not published
- [West Gippsland Healthcare Group \[Warragul\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/west-gippsland-healthcare-group-warragul/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/): not published
- [Western Hospital \[Footscray\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/western-hospital-footscray/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/): not published
- [Williamstown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/williamstown-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/): not published

Functional endoscopic sinus surgery 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 | [University Hospital Geelong](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/university-hospital-geelong/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | 34 days | not published | 29 surgeries |
| 2 | [Austin Hospital \[Heidelberg\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/austin-hospital-heidelberg/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | 49 days | 36.0% | 50 surgeries |
| 3 | [Ballarat Health Services \[Base Hospital\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballarat-health-services-base-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | 60 days | not published | 48 surgeries |
| 3 | [The Alfred](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-alfred/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | 60 days | 1.1% | 91 surgeries |
| 5 | [St Vincent's On the Park](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-on-the-park/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | 75 days | not published | 41 surgeries |
| 6 | [The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-royal-victorian-eye-ear-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | 82 days | not published | 28 surgeries |
| 7 | [The Northern Hospital \[Epping\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | 87 days | not published | 44 surgeries |
| 8 | [Monash Medical Centre \[Clayton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-clayton/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | 96 days | not published | 27 surgeries |
| 9 | [Monash Medical Centre \[Moorabbin\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-moorabbin/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | 116 days | 20.4% | 98 surgeries |
| 10 | [Casey Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/casey-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | 146 days | not published | 30 surgeries |
| 11 | [Royal Melbourne Hospital \[City Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-melbourne-hospital-city-campus/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | 151 days | 25.0% | 76 surgeries |
| 12 | [Sunshine Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sunshine-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | 185 days | not published | 28 surgeries |
| 13 | [Frankston Public Surgical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-public-surgical-centre/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | 210 days | not published | 26 surgeries |
| 13 | [St Vincent's Hospital \[Melbourne\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | 210 days | 19.2% | 78 surgeries |
| 15 | [Box Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/box-hill-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | 241 days | 33.3% | 54 surgeries |
| 16 | [Goulburn Valley Health \[Shepparton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-valley-health-shepparton/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | 257 days | not published | 13 surgeries |
| 17 | [Frankston Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | 385 days | not published | 34 surgeries |
| 18 | [Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital \[Heidelberg West\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/heidelberg-repatriation-hospital-heidelberg-west/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | 387 days | 52.1% | 73 surgeries |
| 19 | [Latrobe Regional Hospital \[Traralgon\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/latrobe-regional-hospital-traralgon/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | 473 days | 57.4% | 54 surgeries |
| unranked | [Blackburn Public Surgical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blackburn-public-surgical-centre/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | not published | not published | 9 surgeries |
| unranked | [Djerriwarrh Health Service \[Bacchus Marsh\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/djerriwarrh-health-service-bacchus-marsh/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/peter-maccallum-cancer-centre/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Royal Children's Hospital \[Parkville\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-childrens-hospital-parkville/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | not published | not published | 9 surgeries |
| unranked | [South West Healthcare \[Warrnambool\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-west-healthcare-warrnambool/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | not published | not published | 5 surgeries |
| unranked | [West Gippsland Healthcare Group \[Warragul\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/west-gippsland-healthcare-group-warragul/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | not published | not published | 8 surgeries |
| unranked | [Western Hospital \[Footscray\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/western-hospital-footscray/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Williamstown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/williamstown-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries |

Ranked by area in Victoria: [near Clayton](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/near/clayton/) · [near Fitzroy](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/near/fitzroy/) · [near Frankston](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/near/frankston/) · [near Heidelberg](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/near/heidelberg/).

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> The median wait for keyhole sinus surgery in Victoria public hospitals was 140 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026).

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Surgery Waits, "Keyhole sinus surgery waiting times in Victoria", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/vic/, accessed 28 May 2026.
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Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/vic/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/functional-endoscopic-sinus-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/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/), or see [every surgery reported in Victoria](https://surgerywaits.au/state/vic/).

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