Spinal bone removal (laminectomy) waiting times in Victoria
The median wait for spinal bone removal (laminectomy) in Victoria public hospitals was 53 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was 66 days. The source publishes this surgery as "Laminectomy".
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026.
7 public hospitals in Victoria reported spinal bone removal (laminectomy) in 2024–25. They are ranked by their published median wait alone, shortest first.
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1 hospital has 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 66 days marks the national median.
The Alfred: 36 days
Austin Hospital [Heidelberg]: 40 days
Monash Medical Centre [Clayton]: 55 days
Western Hospital [Footscray]: 70 days
Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville]: not published
| Rank | Hospital | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Alfred | 36 days | 0.0% | 54 surgeries |
| 2 | Austin Hospital [Heidelberg] | 40 days | 7.9% | 76 surgeries |
| 3 | Monash Medical Centre [Clayton] | 55 days | 4.9% | 61 surgeries |
| 4 | Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West] | 61 days | not published | 18 surgeries |
| 5 | Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus] | 70 days | 3.3% | 211 surgeries |
| 5 | Western Hospital [Footscray] | 70 days | not published | 34 surgeries |
| unranked | Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville] | not published | not published | 5 surgeries |
Ranked by area in Victoria: near Heidelberg.
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The median wait for spinal bone removal (laminectomy) in Victoria public hospitals was 53 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026).
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Surgery Waits, "Spinal bone removal (laminectomy) waiting times in VIC", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/laminectomy/vic/, accessed 28 May 2026.Attribution: Surgery Waits (https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/laminectomy/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.