--- title: "Ganglion cyst removal waiting times in Victoria" description: "Public hospitals in Victoria ranked by median wait for Ganglion cyst removal in 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/ganglion-excision-of/vic/" --- # Ganglion cyst removal waiting times in Victoria The median wait for ganglion cyst removal in Victoria public hospitals was **56 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **105 days**. The source publishes this surgery as "Ganglion - excision of". Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026. 36 public hospitals in Victoria reported ganglion cyst removal 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 "Ganglion - excision of" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept. 23 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 105 days marks the national median. - [Ballarat Health Services \[Base Hospital\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballarat-health-services-base-hospital/ganglion-excision-of/): 7 days - [The Northern Hospital \[Epping\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/ganglion-excision-of/): 19 days - [St Vincent's On the Park](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-on-the-park/ganglion-excision-of/): 29 days - [Maroondah Hospital \[East Ringwood\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/ganglion-excision-of/): 40 days - [Frankston Public Surgical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-public-surgical-centre/ganglion-excision-of/): 49 days - [South West Healthcare \[Camperdown\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-west-healthcare-camperdown/ganglion-excision-of/): 58 days - [St Vincent's Hospital \[Melbourne\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/ganglion-excision-of/): 77 days - [Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital \[Heidelberg West\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/heidelberg-repatriation-hospital-heidelberg-west/ganglion-excision-of/): 81 days - [Dandenong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/ganglion-excision-of/): 82 days - [Latrobe Regional Hospital \[Traralgon\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/latrobe-regional-hospital-traralgon/ganglion-excision-of/): 85 days - [University Hospital Geelong](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/university-hospital-geelong/ganglion-excision-of/): 92 days - [Box Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/box-hill-hospital/ganglion-excision-of/): 94 days - [Monash Medical Centre \[Moorabbin\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-moorabbin/ganglion-excision-of/): 166 days - [Albury Wodonga Health \[Wodonga Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/albury-wodonga-health-wodonga-campus/ganglion-excision-of/): not published - [Angliss Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/angliss-hospital/ganglion-excision-of/): not published - [Bass Coast Health](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bass-coast-health/ganglion-excision-of/): not published - [Blackburn Public Surgical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blackburn-public-surgical-centre/ganglion-excision-of/): not published - [Casey Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/casey-hospital/ganglion-excision-of/): not published - [Cranbourne Integrated Care Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cranbourne-integrated-care-centre/ganglion-excision-of/): not published - [Djerriwarrh Health Service \[Bacchus Marsh\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/djerriwarrh-health-service-bacchus-marsh/ganglion-excision-of/): not published - [Frankston Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-hospital/ganglion-excision-of/): not published - [Goulburn Valley Health \[Shepparton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-valley-health-shepparton/ganglion-excision-of/): not published - [Healesville Hospital and Yarra Valley Health](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/healesville-hospital-and-yarra-valley-health/ganglion-excision-of/): not published - [Monash Medical Centre \[Clayton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-clayton/ganglion-excision-of/): not published - [Northeast Health Wangaratta](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northeast-health-wangaratta/ganglion-excision-of/): not published - [Royal Children's Hospital \[Parkville\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-childrens-hospital-parkville/ganglion-excision-of/): not published - [Royal Melbourne Hospital \[City Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-melbourne-hospital-city-campus/ganglion-excision-of/): not published - [Sandringham Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sandringham-hospital/ganglion-excision-of/): not published - [South West Healthcare \[Warrnambool\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-west-healthcare-warrnambool/ganglion-excision-of/): not published - [Sunshine Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sunshine-hospital/ganglion-excision-of/): not published - [The Alfred](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-alfred/ganglion-excision-of/): not published - [The Bendigo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-bendigo-hospital/ganglion-excision-of/): not published - [West Gippsland Healthcare Group \[Warragul\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/west-gippsland-healthcare-group-warragul/ganglion-excision-of/): not published - [Western Hospital \[Footscray\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/western-hospital-footscray/ganglion-excision-of/): not published - [Williamstown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/williamstown-hospital/ganglion-excision-of/): not published - [Yarra Ranges Health](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/yarra-ranges-health/ganglion-excision-of/): not published Ganglion - excision 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 | [Ballarat Health Services \[Base Hospital\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballarat-health-services-base-hospital/ganglion-excision-of/) | 7 days | not published | 14 surgeries | | 2 | [The Northern Hospital \[Epping\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/ganglion-excision-of/) | 19 days | not published | 17 surgeries | | 3 | [St Vincent's On the Park](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-on-the-park/ganglion-excision-of/) | 29 days | not published | 19 surgeries | | 4 | [Maroondah Hospital \[East Ringwood\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/ganglion-excision-of/) | 40 days | not published | 14 surgeries | | 5 | [Frankston Public Surgical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-public-surgical-centre/ganglion-excision-of/) | 49 days | not published | 23 surgeries | | 6 | [South West Healthcare \[Camperdown\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-west-healthcare-camperdown/ganglion-excision-of/) | 58 days | not published | 15 surgeries | | 7 | [St Vincent's Hospital \[Melbourne\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/ganglion-excision-of/) | 77 days | not published | 16 surgeries | | 8 | [Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital \[Heidelberg West\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/heidelberg-repatriation-hospital-heidelberg-west/ganglion-excision-of/) | 81 days | not published | 14 surgeries | | 9 | [Dandenong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/ganglion-excision-of/) | 82 days | not published | 19 surgeries | | 10 | [Latrobe Regional Hospital \[Traralgon\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/latrobe-regional-hospital-traralgon/ganglion-excision-of/) | 85 days | not published | 29 surgeries | | 11 | [University Hospital Geelong](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/university-hospital-geelong/ganglion-excision-of/) | 92 days | not published | 15 surgeries | | 12 | [Box Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/box-hill-hospital/ganglion-excision-of/) | 94 days | not published | 17 surgeries | | 13 | [Monash Medical Centre \[Moorabbin\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-moorabbin/ganglion-excision-of/) | 166 days | not published | 10 surgeries | | unranked | [Albury Wodonga Health \[Wodonga Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/albury-wodonga-health-wodonga-campus/ganglion-excision-of/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Angliss Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/angliss-hospital/ganglion-excision-of/) | not published | not published | 9 surgeries | | unranked | [Bass Coast Health](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bass-coast-health/ganglion-excision-of/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries | | unranked | [Blackburn Public Surgical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blackburn-public-surgical-centre/ganglion-excision-of/) | not published | not published | 8 surgeries | | unranked | [Casey Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/casey-hospital/ganglion-excision-of/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Cranbourne Integrated Care Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cranbourne-integrated-care-centre/ganglion-excision-of/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Djerriwarrh Health Service \[Bacchus Marsh\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/djerriwarrh-health-service-bacchus-marsh/ganglion-excision-of/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Frankston Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-hospital/ganglion-excision-of/) | not published | not published | 7 surgeries | | unranked | [Goulburn Valley Health \[Shepparton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-valley-health-shepparton/ganglion-excision-of/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Healesville Hospital and Yarra Valley Health](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/healesville-hospital-and-yarra-valley-health/ganglion-excision-of/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Monash Medical Centre \[Clayton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-clayton/ganglion-excision-of/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Northeast Health Wangaratta](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northeast-health-wangaratta/ganglion-excision-of/) | not published | not published | 8 surgeries | | unranked | [Royal Children's Hospital \[Parkville\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-childrens-hospital-parkville/ganglion-excision-of/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Royal Melbourne Hospital \[City Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-melbourne-hospital-city-campus/ganglion-excision-of/) | not published | not published | 9 surgeries | | unranked | [Sandringham Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sandringham-hospital/ganglion-excision-of/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [South West Healthcare \[Warrnambool\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-west-healthcare-warrnambool/ganglion-excision-of/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Sunshine Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sunshine-hospital/ganglion-excision-of/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries | | unranked | [The Alfred](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-alfred/ganglion-excision-of/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [The Bendigo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-bendigo-hospital/ganglion-excision-of/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [West Gippsland Healthcare Group \[Warragul\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/west-gippsland-healthcare-group-warragul/ganglion-excision-of/) | not published | not published | 7 surgeries | | unranked | [Western Hospital \[Footscray\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/western-hospital-footscray/ganglion-excision-of/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Williamstown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/williamstown-hospital/ganglion-excision-of/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Yarra Ranges Health](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/yarra-ranges-health/ganglion-excision-of/) | not published | not published | not published | Ranked by area in Victoria: [near Box Hill](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/ganglion-excision-of/near/box-hill/) · [near Clayton](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/ganglion-excision-of/near/clayton/) · [near Fitzroy](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/ganglion-excision-of/near/fitzroy/). **Cite this page** > The median wait for ganglion cyst removal in Victoria public hospitals was 56 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Ganglion cyst removal waiting times in Victoria", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/ganglion-excision-of/vic/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/ganglion-excision-of/vic/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/ganglion-excision-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/ganglion-excision-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. 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