Shock wave stone treatment near Heidelberg
Near Heidelberg, Austin Hospital [Heidelberg] had the shortest median wait for shock wave stone treatment in 2024–25: 10 days (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026).
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026.
3 public hospitals are ranked here by the median wait the source published for shock wave stone treatment, shortest first, and by nothing else. Every hospital listed is within 120 km of every other. 1 hospital sits just outside this area, within about 25 km of one of its hospitals, and is included because a referral can cross the line. The source publishes this surgery as "Lithotripsy".
Hospitals in or near Heidelberg
| Rank | Hospital | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Where |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin Hospital [Heidelberg] | 10 days | not published | Heidelberg, VIC. In this area. |
| 2 | Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West] | 21 days | not published | Bellfield, VIC. In this area. |
| 3 | St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne] | 25 days | 0.0% | Fitzroy, VIC. Outside this area, about 8 km from Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West]. |
This area covers Austin Hospital [Heidelberg] and Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West]: the hospitals of the source's Local Hospital Network "Austin Health (Vic)". Distances are straight lines between hospital locations, rounded to the nearest kilometre; they are not travel distances. A shorter median does not mean a hospital will see you sooner: your urgency category and your specialist decide that.
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Near Heidelberg, Austin Hospital [Heidelberg] had the shortest median wait for shock wave stone treatment in 2024–25: 10 days (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026).
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Surgery Waits, "Shock wave stone treatment near Heidelberg", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/lithotripsy/near/heidelberg/, accessed 28 May 2026.Attribution: Surgery Waits (https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/lithotripsy/near/heidelberg/), 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.
See every Victoria hospital for shock wave stone treatment, or every hospital in Austin Health.