--- title: "Turbinate surgery (inside the nose) waiting times in Victoria" description: "Public hospitals in Victoria ranked by median wait for Turbinate surgery (inside the nose) in 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/turbinectomy/vic/" --- # Turbinate surgery (inside the nose) waiting times in Victoria The median wait for turbinate surgery (inside the nose) in Victoria public hospitals was **157 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **269 days**. The source publishes this surgery as "Turbinectomy". Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026. 27 public hospitals in Victoria reported turbinate surgery (inside the nose) 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 "Turbinectomy" 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 269 days marks the national median. - [Ballarat Health Services \[Base Hospital\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballarat-health-services-base-hospital/turbinectomy/): 45 days - [Monash Medical Centre \[Clayton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-clayton/turbinectomy/): 70 days - [Casey Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/casey-hospital/turbinectomy/): 97 days - [Royal Melbourne Hospital \[City Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-melbourne-hospital-city-campus/turbinectomy/): 159 days - [The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-royal-victorian-eye-ear-hospital/turbinectomy/): 195 days - [Angliss Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/angliss-hospital/turbinectomy/): 241 days - [Monash Medical Centre \[Moorabbin\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-moorabbin/turbinectomy/): 355 days - [Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital \[Heidelberg West\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/heidelberg-repatriation-hospital-heidelberg-west/turbinectomy/): 369 days - [Box Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/box-hill-hospital/turbinectomy/): 388 days - [Albury Wodonga Health \[Wodonga Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/albury-wodonga-health-wodonga-campus/turbinectomy/): 729 days - [Austin Hospital \[Heidelberg\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/austin-hospital-heidelberg/turbinectomy/): not published - [Blackburn Public Surgical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blackburn-public-surgical-centre/turbinectomy/): not published - [Broadmeadows Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/broadmeadows-health-service/turbinectomy/): not published - [Frankston Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-hospital/turbinectomy/): not published - [Frankston Public Surgical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-public-surgical-centre/turbinectomy/): not published - [Goulburn Valley Health \[Shepparton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-valley-health-shepparton/turbinectomy/): not published - [Latrobe Regional Hospital \[Traralgon\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/latrobe-regional-hospital-traralgon/turbinectomy/): not published - [Northeast Health Wangaratta](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northeast-health-wangaratta/turbinectomy/): not published - [Royal Children's Hospital \[Parkville\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-childrens-hospital-parkville/turbinectomy/): not published - [St Vincent's Hospital \[Melbourne\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/turbinectomy/): not published - [Sunshine Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sunshine-hospital/turbinectomy/): not published - [The Alfred](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-alfred/turbinectomy/): not published - [The Kilmore & District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-kilmore-district-hospital/turbinectomy/): not published - [The Northern Hospital \[Epping\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/turbinectomy/): not published - [University Hospital Geelong](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/university-hospital-geelong/turbinectomy/): not published - [West Gippsland Healthcare Group \[Warragul\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/west-gippsland-healthcare-group-warragul/turbinectomy/): not published - [Williamstown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/williamstown-hospital/turbinectomy/): not published Turbinectomy 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 | [Ballarat Health Services \[Base Hospital\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballarat-health-services-base-hospital/turbinectomy/) | 45 days | not published | 37 surgeries | | 2 | [Monash Medical Centre \[Clayton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-clayton/turbinectomy/) | 70 days | not published | 38 surgeries | | 3 | [Casey Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/casey-hospital/turbinectomy/) | 97 days | 12.6% | 95 surgeries | | 4 | [Royal Melbourne Hospital \[City Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-melbourne-hospital-city-campus/turbinectomy/) | 159 days | not published | 14 surgeries | | 5 | [The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-royal-victorian-eye-ear-hospital/turbinectomy/) | 195 days | not published | 40 surgeries | | 6 | [Angliss Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/angliss-hospital/turbinectomy/) | 241 days | not published | 20 surgeries | | 7 | [Monash Medical Centre \[Moorabbin\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-moorabbin/turbinectomy/) | 355 days | not published | 24 surgeries | | 8 | [Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital \[Heidelberg West\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/heidelberg-repatriation-hospital-heidelberg-west/turbinectomy/) | 369 days | not published | 28 surgeries | | 9 | [Box Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/box-hill-hospital/turbinectomy/) | 388 days | not published | 17 surgeries | | 10 | [Albury Wodonga Health \[Wodonga Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/albury-wodonga-health-wodonga-campus/turbinectomy/) | 729 days | not published | 26 surgeries | | unranked | [Austin Hospital \[Heidelberg\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/austin-hospital-heidelberg/turbinectomy/) | not published | not published | 9 surgeries | | unranked | [Blackburn Public Surgical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blackburn-public-surgical-centre/turbinectomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Broadmeadows Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/broadmeadows-health-service/turbinectomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Frankston Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-hospital/turbinectomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Frankston Public Surgical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-public-surgical-centre/turbinectomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Goulburn Valley Health \[Shepparton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-valley-health-shepparton/turbinectomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Latrobe Regional Hospital \[Traralgon\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/latrobe-regional-hospital-traralgon/turbinectomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Northeast Health Wangaratta](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northeast-health-wangaratta/turbinectomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Royal Children's Hospital \[Parkville\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-childrens-hospital-parkville/turbinectomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [St Vincent's Hospital \[Melbourne\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/turbinectomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Sunshine Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sunshine-hospital/turbinectomy/) | not published | not published | 5 surgeries | | unranked | [The Alfred](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-alfred/turbinectomy/) | not published | not published | 5 surgeries | | unranked | [The Kilmore & District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-kilmore-district-hospital/turbinectomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [The Northern Hospital \[Epping\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/turbinectomy/) | not published | not published | 8 surgeries | | unranked | [University Hospital Geelong](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/university-hospital-geelong/turbinectomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [West Gippsland Healthcare Group \[Warragul\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/west-gippsland-healthcare-group-warragul/turbinectomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Williamstown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/williamstown-hospital/turbinectomy/) | not published | not published | not published | Ranked by area in Victoria: [near Box Hill](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/turbinectomy/near/box-hill/) · [near Clayton](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/turbinectomy/near/clayton/). **Cite this page** > The median wait for turbinate surgery (inside the nose) in Victoria public hospitals was 157 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Turbinate surgery (inside the nose) in VIC", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/turbinectomy/vic/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/turbinectomy/vic/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/turbinectomy/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/turbinectomy/), 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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