--- title: "Shock wave stone treatment waiting times in Victoria" description: "Public hospitals in Victoria ranked by median wait for Shock wave stone treatment in 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/lithotripsy/vic/" --- # Shock wave stone treatment waiting times in Victoria The median wait for shock wave stone treatment in Victoria public hospitals was **26 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **28 days**. The source publishes this surgery as "Lithotripsy". Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026. 17 public hospitals in Victoria reported shock wave stone treatment 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 "Lithotripsy" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept. 5 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 28 days marks the national median. - [Austin Hospital \[Heidelberg\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/austin-hospital-heidelberg/lithotripsy/): 10 days - [The Alfred](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-alfred/lithotripsy/): 19 days - [Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital \[Heidelberg West\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/heidelberg-repatriation-hospital-heidelberg-west/lithotripsy/): 21 days - [Ballarat Health Services \[Base Hospital\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballarat-health-services-base-hospital/lithotripsy/): 22 days - [St Vincent's On the Park](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-on-the-park/lithotripsy/): 22 days - [St Vincent's Hospital \[Melbourne\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/lithotripsy/): 25 days - [The Northern Hospital \[Epping\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/lithotripsy/): 33 days - [Royal Melbourne Hospital \[City Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-melbourne-hospital-city-campus/lithotripsy/): 43 days - [Goulburn Valley Health \[Shepparton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-valley-health-shepparton/lithotripsy/): 62 days - [Werribee Mercy Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/werribee-mercy-hospital/lithotripsy/): 151 days - [Williamstown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/williamstown-hospital/lithotripsy/): 155 days - [The Bendigo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-bendigo-hospital/lithotripsy/): 176 days - [Casey Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/casey-hospital/lithotripsy/): not published - [Northeast Health Wangaratta](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northeast-health-wangaratta/lithotripsy/): not published - [Royal Children's Hospital \[Parkville\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-childrens-hospital-parkville/lithotripsy/): not published - [Sunshine Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sunshine-hospital/lithotripsy/): not published - [Western Hospital \[Footscray\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/western-hospital-footscray/lithotripsy/): not published Lithotripsy 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 | [Austin Hospital \[Heidelberg\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/austin-hospital-heidelberg/lithotripsy/) | 10 days | not published | 12 surgeries | | 2 | [The Alfred](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-alfred/lithotripsy/) | 19 days | not published | 19 surgeries | | 3 | [Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital \[Heidelberg West\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/heidelberg-repatriation-hospital-heidelberg-west/lithotripsy/) | 21 days | not published | 32 surgeries | | 4 | [Ballarat Health Services \[Base Hospital\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballarat-health-services-base-hospital/lithotripsy/) | 22 days | not published | 16 surgeries | | 4 | [St Vincent's On the Park](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-on-the-park/lithotripsy/) | 22 days | 0.0% | 129 surgeries | | 6 | [St Vincent's Hospital \[Melbourne\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/lithotripsy/) | 25 days | 0.0% | 337 surgeries | | 7 | [The Northern Hospital \[Epping\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/lithotripsy/) | 33 days | not published | 13 surgeries | | 8 | [Royal Melbourne Hospital \[City Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-melbourne-hospital-city-campus/lithotripsy/) | 43 days | not published | 25 surgeries | | 9 | [Goulburn Valley Health \[Shepparton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-valley-health-shepparton/lithotripsy/) | 62 days | not published | 11 surgeries | | 10 | [Werribee Mercy Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/werribee-mercy-hospital/lithotripsy/) | 151 days | not published | 18 surgeries | | 11 | [Williamstown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/williamstown-hospital/lithotripsy/) | 155 days | not published | 30 surgeries | | 12 | [The Bendigo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-bendigo-hospital/lithotripsy/) | 176 days | not published | 26 surgeries | | unranked | [Casey Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/casey-hospital/lithotripsy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Northeast Health Wangaratta](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northeast-health-wangaratta/lithotripsy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Royal Children's Hospital \[Parkville\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-childrens-hospital-parkville/lithotripsy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Sunshine Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sunshine-hospital/lithotripsy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Western Hospital \[Footscray\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/western-hospital-footscray/lithotripsy/) | not published | not published | not published | Ranked by area in Victoria: [near Fitzroy](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/lithotripsy/near/fitzroy/) · [near Heidelberg](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/lithotripsy/near/heidelberg/). **Cite this page** > The median wait for shock wave stone treatment in Victoria public hospitals was 26 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Shock wave stone treatment waiting times in Victoria", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/lithotripsy/vic/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/lithotripsy/vic/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/lithotripsy/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/lithotripsy/), 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/lithotripsy/vic/.