--- title: "Shoulder joint replacement waiting times in Victoria" description: "Public hospitals in Victoria ranked by median wait for Shoulder joint replacement in 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/shoulder-joint-replacement/vic/" --- # Shoulder joint replacement waiting times in Victoria The median wait for shoulder joint replacement in Victoria public hospitals was **116 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **174 days**. Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026. 27 public hospitals in Victoria reported shoulder joint replacement 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 "Shoulder joint replacement" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept. 6 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 174 days marks the national median. - [Western Hospital \[Footscray\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/western-hospital-footscray/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 18 days - [The Alfred](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-alfred/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 52 days - [Frankston Public Surgical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-public-surgical-centre/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 67 days - [Bass Coast Health](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bass-coast-health/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 70 days - [St Vincent's Hospital \[Melbourne\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 75 days - [Northeast Health Wangaratta](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northeast-health-wangaratta/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 77 days - [Frankston Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 88 days - [Ballarat Health Services \[Base Hospital\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballarat-health-services-base-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 90 days - [The Northern Hospital \[Epping\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 97 days - [Sandringham Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sandringham-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 104 days - [Williamstown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/williamstown-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 107 days - [South West Healthcare \[Warrnambool\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-west-healthcare-warrnambool/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 123 days - [West Gippsland Healthcare Group \[Warragul\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/west-gippsland-healthcare-group-warragul/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 136 days - [The Bendigo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-bendigo-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 148 days - [University Hospital Geelong](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/university-hospital-geelong/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 154 days - [Goulburn Valley Health \[Shepparton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-valley-health-shepparton/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 163 days - [Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital \[Heidelberg West\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/heidelberg-repatriation-hospital-heidelberg-west/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 176 days - [Austin Hospital \[Heidelberg\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/austin-hospital-heidelberg/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 203 days - [Latrobe Regional Hospital \[Traralgon\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/latrobe-regional-hospital-traralgon/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 272 days - [Monash Medical Centre \[Moorabbin\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-moorabbin/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 282 days - [Box Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/box-hill-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): 302 days - [Albury Wodonga Health \[Wodonga Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/albury-wodonga-health-wodonga-campus/shoulder-joint-replacement/): not published - [Broadmeadows Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/broadmeadows-health-service/shoulder-joint-replacement/): not published - [Dandenong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): not published - [Maroondah Hospital \[East Ringwood\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/shoulder-joint-replacement/): not published - [Royal Melbourne Hospital \[City Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-melbourne-hospital-city-campus/shoulder-joint-replacement/): not published - [Werribee Mercy Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/werribee-mercy-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/): not published Shoulder joint replacement 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 | [Western Hospital \[Footscray\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/western-hospital-footscray/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 18 days | not published | 10 surgeries | | 2 | [The Alfred](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-alfred/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 52 days | not published | 23 surgeries | | 3 | [Frankston Public Surgical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-public-surgical-centre/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 67 days | not published | 29 surgeries | | 4 | [Bass Coast Health](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bass-coast-health/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 70 days | not published | 26 surgeries | | 5 | [St Vincent's Hospital \[Melbourne\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 75 days | not published | 17 surgeries | | 6 | [Northeast Health Wangaratta](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northeast-health-wangaratta/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 77 days | not published | 16 surgeries | | 7 | [Frankston Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 88 days | not published | 40 surgeries | | 8 | [Ballarat Health Services \[Base Hospital\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballarat-health-services-base-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 90 days | not published | 24 surgeries | | 9 | [The Northern Hospital \[Epping\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 97 days | not published | 26 surgeries | | 10 | [Sandringham Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sandringham-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 104 days | not published | 16 surgeries | | 11 | [Williamstown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/williamstown-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 107 days | not published | 12 surgeries | | 12 | [South West Healthcare \[Warrnambool\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-west-healthcare-warrnambool/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 123 days | not published | 26 surgeries | | 13 | [West Gippsland Healthcare Group \[Warragul\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/west-gippsland-healthcare-group-warragul/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 136 days | not published | 44 surgeries | | 14 | [The Bendigo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-bendigo-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 148 days | not published | 40 surgeries | | 15 | [University Hospital Geelong](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/university-hospital-geelong/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 154 days | not published | 20 surgeries | | 16 | [Goulburn Valley Health \[Shepparton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-valley-health-shepparton/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 163 days | not published | 13 surgeries | | 17 | [Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital \[Heidelberg West\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/heidelberg-repatriation-hospital-heidelberg-west/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 176 days | not published | 43 surgeries | | 18 | [Austin Hospital \[Heidelberg\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/austin-hospital-heidelberg/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 203 days | not published | 25 surgeries | | 19 | [Latrobe Regional Hospital \[Traralgon\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/latrobe-regional-hospital-traralgon/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 272 days | not published | 31 surgeries | | 20 | [Monash Medical Centre \[Moorabbin\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-moorabbin/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 282 days | not published | 32 surgeries | | 21 | [Box Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/box-hill-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 302 days | not published | 28 surgeries | | unranked | [Albury Wodonga Health \[Wodonga Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/albury-wodonga-health-wodonga-campus/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Broadmeadows Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/broadmeadows-health-service/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Dandenong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Maroondah Hospital \[East Ringwood\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | not published | not published | 9 surgeries | | unranked | [Royal Melbourne Hospital \[City Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-melbourne-hospital-city-campus/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | not published | not published | 9 surgeries | | unranked | [Werribee Mercy Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/werribee-mercy-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries | Ranked by area in Victoria: [near Frankston](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/shoulder-joint-replacement/near/frankston/) · [near Heidelberg](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/shoulder-joint-replacement/near/heidelberg/) · [near Prahran](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/shoulder-joint-replacement/near/prahran/) · [near St Albans](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/shoulder-joint-replacement/near/st-albans/). **Cite this page** > The median wait for shoulder joint replacement in Victoria public hospitals was 116 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Shoulder joint replacement waiting times in Victoria", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/shoulder-joint-replacement/vic/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/shoulder-joint-replacement/vic/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/shoulder-joint-replacement/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/shoulder-joint-replacement/), 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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