--- title: "Prostate surgery waiting times in Victoria" description: "Public hospitals in Victoria ranked by median wait for Prostate surgery in 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/prostate-surgery/vic/" --- # Prostate surgery waiting times in Victoria The median wait for prostate surgery in Victoria public hospitals was **42 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **55 days**. The source publishes this surgery as "Prostatectomy (transurethral or open)". Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026. 27 public hospitals in Victoria reported prostate 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 "Prostatectomy (transurethral or open)" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept. 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 55 days marks the national median. - [The Alfred](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-alfred/prostate-surgery/): 21 days - [Monash Medical Centre \[Moorabbin\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-moorabbin/prostate-surgery/): 23 days - [Casey Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/casey-hospital/prostate-surgery/): 24 days - [Frankston Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-hospital/prostate-surgery/): 24 days - [Bass Coast Health](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bass-coast-health/prostate-surgery/): 25 days - [Northeast Health Wangaratta](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northeast-health-wangaratta/prostate-surgery/): 25 days - [St Vincent's On the Park](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-on-the-park/prostate-surgery/): 27 days - [Austin Hospital \[Heidelberg\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/austin-hospital-heidelberg/prostate-surgery/): 28 days - [Box Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/box-hill-hospital/prostate-surgery/): 31 days - [Frankston Public Surgical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-public-surgical-centre/prostate-surgery/): 34 days - [The Northern Hospital \[Epping\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/prostate-surgery/): 37 days - [Western Hospital \[Footscray\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/western-hospital-footscray/prostate-surgery/): 41 days - [Williamstown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/williamstown-hospital/prostate-surgery/): 44 days - [Maroondah Hospital \[East Ringwood\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/prostate-surgery/): 51 days - [University Hospital Geelong](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/university-hospital-geelong/prostate-surgery/): 51 days - [Royal Melbourne Hospital \[City Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-melbourne-hospital-city-campus/prostate-surgery/): 54 days - [Albury Wodonga Health \[Wodonga Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/albury-wodonga-health-wodonga-campus/prostate-surgery/): 55 days - [Latrobe Regional Hospital \[Traralgon\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/latrobe-regional-hospital-traralgon/prostate-surgery/): 55 days - [Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital \[Heidelberg West\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/heidelberg-repatriation-hospital-heidelberg-west/prostate-surgery/): 64 days - [West Gippsland Healthcare Group \[Warragul\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/west-gippsland-healthcare-group-warragul/prostate-surgery/): 69 days - [Ballarat Health Services \[Base Hospital\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballarat-health-services-base-hospital/prostate-surgery/): 73 days - [The Bendigo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-bendigo-hospital/prostate-surgery/): 78 days - [Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/peter-maccallum-cancer-centre/prostate-surgery/): 82 days - [Werribee Mercy Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/werribee-mercy-hospital/prostate-surgery/): 86 days - [St Vincent's Hospital \[Melbourne\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/prostate-surgery/): 88 days - [Goulburn Valley Health \[Shepparton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-valley-health-shepparton/prostate-surgery/): 94 days - [South West Healthcare \[Warrnambool\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-west-healthcare-warrnambool/prostate-surgery/): not published Prostatectomy (transurethral or open) 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 | [The Alfred](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-alfred/prostate-surgery/) | 21 days | 0.0% | 103 surgeries | | 2 | [Monash Medical Centre \[Moorabbin\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-moorabbin/prostate-surgery/) | 23 days | 0.0% | 60 surgeries | | 3 | [Casey Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/casey-hospital/prostate-surgery/) | 24 days | 2.4% | 169 surgeries | | 3 | [Frankston Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-hospital/prostate-surgery/) | 24 days | 0.0% | 107 surgeries | | 5 | [Bass Coast Health](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bass-coast-health/prostate-surgery/) | 25 days | not published | 42 surgeries | | 5 | [Northeast Health Wangaratta](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northeast-health-wangaratta/prostate-surgery/) | 25 days | 0.0% | 89 surgeries | | 7 | [St Vincent's On the Park](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-on-the-park/prostate-surgery/) | 27 days | not published | 12 surgeries | | 8 | [Austin Hospital \[Heidelberg\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/austin-hospital-heidelberg/prostate-surgery/) | 28 days | 0.0% | 153 surgeries | | 9 | [Box Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/box-hill-hospital/prostate-surgery/) | 31 days | 2.5% | 161 surgeries | | 10 | [Frankston Public Surgical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-public-surgical-centre/prostate-surgery/) | 34 days | not published | 32 surgeries | | 11 | [The Northern Hospital \[Epping\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/prostate-surgery/) | 37 days | 0.0% | 292 surgeries | | 12 | [Western Hospital \[Footscray\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/western-hospital-footscray/prostate-surgery/) | 41 days | 12.6% | 159 surgeries | | 13 | [Williamstown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/williamstown-hospital/prostate-surgery/) | 44 days | 7.3% | 123 surgeries | | 14 | [Maroondah Hospital \[East Ringwood\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/prostate-surgery/) | 51 days | not published | 17 surgeries | | 14 | [University Hospital Geelong](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/university-hospital-geelong/prostate-surgery/) | 51 days | 0.7% | 153 surgeries | | 16 | [Royal Melbourne Hospital \[City Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-melbourne-hospital-city-campus/prostate-surgery/) | 54 days | 6.5% | 123 surgeries | | 17 | [Albury Wodonga Health \[Wodonga Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/albury-wodonga-health-wodonga-campus/prostate-surgery/) | 55 days | 25.0% | 120 surgeries | | 17 | [Latrobe Regional Hospital \[Traralgon\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/latrobe-regional-hospital-traralgon/prostate-surgery/) | 55 days | not published | 30 surgeries | | 19 | [Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital \[Heidelberg West\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/heidelberg-repatriation-hospital-heidelberg-west/prostate-surgery/) | 64 days | 0.6% | 160 surgeries | | 20 | [West Gippsland Healthcare Group \[Warragul\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/west-gippsland-healthcare-group-warragul/prostate-surgery/) | 69 days | not published | 40 surgeries | | 21 | [Ballarat Health Services \[Base Hospital\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballarat-health-services-base-hospital/prostate-surgery/) | 73 days | 0.0% | 128 surgeries | | 22 | [The Bendigo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-bendigo-hospital/prostate-surgery/) | 78 days | 24.1% | 116 surgeries | | 23 | [Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/peter-maccallum-cancer-centre/prostate-surgery/) | 82 days | 0.0% | 114 surgeries | | 24 | [Werribee Mercy Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/werribee-mercy-hospital/prostate-surgery/) | 86 days | not published | 20 surgeries | | 25 | [St Vincent's Hospital \[Melbourne\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/prostate-surgery/) | 88 days | 6.0% | 134 surgeries | | 26 | [Goulburn Valley Health \[Shepparton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-valley-health-shepparton/prostate-surgery/) | 94 days | not published | 39 surgeries | | unranked | [South West Healthcare \[Warrnambool\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-west-healthcare-warrnambool/prostate-surgery/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries | Ranked by area in Victoria: [near Box Hill](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/prostate-surgery/near/box-hill/) · [near Clayton](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/prostate-surgery/near/clayton/) · [near Fitzroy](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/prostate-surgery/near/fitzroy/) · [near Frankston](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/prostate-surgery/near/frankston/) · [near Heidelberg](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/prostate-surgery/near/heidelberg/) · [near St Albans](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/prostate-surgery/near/st-albans/). **Cite this page** > The median wait for prostate surgery in Victoria public hospitals was 42 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Prostate surgery waiting times in Victoria", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/prostate-surgery/vic/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/prostate-surgery/vic/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/prostate-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/prostate-surgery/), 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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