--- title: "Trigger finger release waiting times in Victoria" description: "Public hospitals in Victoria ranked by median wait for Trigger finger release in 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/trigger-finger-release/vic/" --- # Trigger finger release waiting times in Victoria The median wait for trigger finger release in Victoria public hospitals was **58 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **90 days**. The source publishes this surgery as "Trigger finger/thumb release". Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026. 32 public hospitals in Victoria reported trigger finger release 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 "Trigger finger/thumb release" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept. 17 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 90 days marks the national median. - [St Vincent's On the Park](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-on-the-park/trigger-finger-release/): 14 days - [The Northern Hospital \[Epping\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/trigger-finger-release/): 16 days - [Frankston Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-hospital/trigger-finger-release/): 45 days - [Box Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/box-hill-hospital/trigger-finger-release/): 52 days - [University Hospital Geelong](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/university-hospital-geelong/trigger-finger-release/): 56 days - [Frankston Public Surgical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-public-surgical-centre/trigger-finger-release/): 57 days - [The Alfred](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-alfred/trigger-finger-release/): 59 days - [Royal Children's Hospital \[Parkville\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-childrens-hospital-parkville/trigger-finger-release/): 64 days - [Latrobe Regional Hospital \[Traralgon\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/latrobe-regional-hospital-traralgon/trigger-finger-release/): 69 days - [Dandenong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/trigger-finger-release/): 70 days - [St Vincent's Hospital \[Melbourne\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/trigger-finger-release/): 80 days - [Royal Melbourne Hospital \[City Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-melbourne-hospital-city-campus/trigger-finger-release/): 96 days - [Monash Medical Centre \[Clayton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-clayton/trigger-finger-release/): 101 days - [Werribee Mercy Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/werribee-mercy-hospital/trigger-finger-release/): 265 days - [Sunshine Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sunshine-hospital/trigger-finger-release/): 473 days - [Austin Hospital \[Heidelberg\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/austin-hospital-heidelberg/trigger-finger-release/): not published - [Ballarat Health Services \[Base Hospital\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballarat-health-services-base-hospital/trigger-finger-release/): not published - [Bass Coast Health](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bass-coast-health/trigger-finger-release/): not published - [Blackburn Public Surgical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blackburn-public-surgical-centre/trigger-finger-release/): not published - [Casey Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/casey-hospital/trigger-finger-release/): not published - [Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital \[Heidelberg West\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/heidelberg-repatriation-hospital-heidelberg-west/trigger-finger-release/): not published - [Maroondah Hospital \[East Ringwood\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/trigger-finger-release/): not published - [Monash Medical Centre \[Moorabbin\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-moorabbin/trigger-finger-release/): not published - [Northeast Health Wangaratta](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northeast-health-wangaratta/trigger-finger-release/): not published - [Sandringham Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sandringham-hospital/trigger-finger-release/): not published - [South West Healthcare \[Camperdown\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-west-healthcare-camperdown/trigger-finger-release/): not published - [South West Healthcare \[Warrnambool\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-west-healthcare-warrnambool/trigger-finger-release/): not published - [The Bendigo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-bendigo-hospital/trigger-finger-release/): not published - [The Kilmore & District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-kilmore-district-hospital/trigger-finger-release/): not published - [West Gippsland Healthcare Group \[Warragul\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/west-gippsland-healthcare-group-warragul/trigger-finger-release/): not published - [Williamstown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/williamstown-hospital/trigger-finger-release/): not published - [Yarra Ranges Health](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/yarra-ranges-health/trigger-finger-release/): not published Trigger finger/thumb release 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 | [St Vincent's On the Park](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-on-the-park/trigger-finger-release/) | 14 days | not published | 32 surgeries | | 2 | [The Northern Hospital \[Epping\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/trigger-finger-release/) | 16 days | not published | 29 surgeries | | 3 | [Frankston Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-hospital/trigger-finger-release/) | 45 days | not published | 15 surgeries | | 4 | [Box Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/box-hill-hospital/trigger-finger-release/) | 52 days | not published | 12 surgeries | | 5 | [University Hospital Geelong](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/university-hospital-geelong/trigger-finger-release/) | 56 days | not published | 11 surgeries | | 6 | [Frankston Public Surgical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-public-surgical-centre/trigger-finger-release/) | 57 days | not published | 26 surgeries | | 7 | [The Alfred](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-alfred/trigger-finger-release/) | 59 days | not published | 12 surgeries | | 8 | [Royal Children's Hospital \[Parkville\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-childrens-hospital-parkville/trigger-finger-release/) | 64 days | not published | 35 surgeries | | 9 | [Latrobe Regional Hospital \[Traralgon\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/latrobe-regional-hospital-traralgon/trigger-finger-release/) | 69 days | not published | 14 surgeries | | 10 | [Dandenong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/trigger-finger-release/) | 70 days | not published | 33 surgeries | | 11 | [St Vincent's Hospital \[Melbourne\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/trigger-finger-release/) | 80 days | not published | 20 surgeries | | 12 | [Royal Melbourne Hospital \[City Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-melbourne-hospital-city-campus/trigger-finger-release/) | 96 days | not published | 14 surgeries | | 13 | [Monash Medical Centre \[Clayton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-clayton/trigger-finger-release/) | 101 days | not published | 23 surgeries | | 14 | [Werribee Mercy Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/werribee-mercy-hospital/trigger-finger-release/) | 265 days | not published | 10 surgeries | | 15 | [Sunshine Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sunshine-hospital/trigger-finger-release/) | 473 days | not published | 17 surgeries | | unranked | [Austin Hospital \[Heidelberg\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/austin-hospital-heidelberg/trigger-finger-release/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries | | unranked | [Ballarat Health Services \[Base Hospital\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballarat-health-services-base-hospital/trigger-finger-release/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Bass Coast Health](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bass-coast-health/trigger-finger-release/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Blackburn Public Surgical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blackburn-public-surgical-centre/trigger-finger-release/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Casey Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/casey-hospital/trigger-finger-release/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital \[Heidelberg West\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/heidelberg-repatriation-hospital-heidelberg-west/trigger-finger-release/) | not published | not published | 9 surgeries | | unranked | [Maroondah Hospital \[East Ringwood\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/trigger-finger-release/) | not published | not published | 8 surgeries | | unranked | [Monash Medical Centre \[Moorabbin\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-moorabbin/trigger-finger-release/) | not published | not published | 7 surgeries | | unranked | [Northeast Health Wangaratta](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northeast-health-wangaratta/trigger-finger-release/) | not published | not published | 8 surgeries | | unranked | [Sandringham Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sandringham-hospital/trigger-finger-release/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries | | unranked | [South West Healthcare \[Camperdown\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-west-healthcare-camperdown/trigger-finger-release/) | not published | not published | 9 surgeries | | unranked | [South West Healthcare \[Warrnambool\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-west-healthcare-warrnambool/trigger-finger-release/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [The Bendigo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-bendigo-hospital/trigger-finger-release/) | not published | not published | 9 surgeries | | unranked | [The Kilmore & District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-kilmore-district-hospital/trigger-finger-release/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [West Gippsland Healthcare Group \[Warragul\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/west-gippsland-healthcare-group-warragul/trigger-finger-release/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Williamstown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/williamstown-hospital/trigger-finger-release/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Yarra Ranges Health](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/yarra-ranges-health/trigger-finger-release/) | not published | not published | 5 surgeries | Ranked by area in Victoria: [near Clayton](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/trigger-finger-release/near/clayton/) · [near Fitzroy](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/trigger-finger-release/near/fitzroy/) · [near Frankston](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/trigger-finger-release/near/frankston/). **Cite this page** > The median wait for trigger finger release in Victoria public hospitals was 58 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Trigger finger release waiting times in Victoria", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/trigger-finger-release/vic/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/trigger-finger-release/vic/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/trigger-finger-release/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/trigger-finger-release/), 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/trigger-finger-release/vic/.