--- title: "Varicose vein surgery waiting times in Victoria" description: "Public hospitals in Victoria ranked by median wait for Varicose vein surgery in 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/varicose-vein-surgery/vic/" --- # Varicose vein surgery waiting times in Victoria The median wait for varicose vein surgery in Victoria public hospitals was **80 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **133 days**. The source publishes this surgery as "Varicose veins treatment". Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026. 27 public hospitals in Victoria reported varicose vein 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 "Varicose veins treatment" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept. 10 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 133 days marks the national median. - [Austin Hospital \[Heidelberg\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/austin-hospital-heidelberg/varicose-vein-surgery/): 17 days - [Monash Medical Centre \[Clayton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-clayton/varicose-vein-surgery/): 34 days - [Ballarat Health Services \[Base Hospital\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballarat-health-services-base-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/): 64 days - [The Alfred](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-alfred/varicose-vein-surgery/): 64 days - [Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital \[Heidelberg West\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/heidelberg-repatriation-hospital-heidelberg-west/varicose-vein-surgery/): 69 days - [Frankston Public Surgical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-public-surgical-centre/varicose-vein-surgery/): 76 days - [St Vincent's On the Park](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-on-the-park/varicose-vein-surgery/): 76 days - [Royal Melbourne Hospital \[City Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-melbourne-hospital-city-campus/varicose-vein-surgery/): 92 days - [The Northern Hospital \[Epping\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/varicose-vein-surgery/): 93 days - [St Vincent's Hospital \[Melbourne\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/varicose-vein-surgery/): 111 days - [Frankston Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/): 116 days - [Dandenong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/): 124 days - [University Hospital Geelong](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/university-hospital-geelong/varicose-vein-surgery/): 176 days - [Blackburn Public Surgical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blackburn-public-surgical-centre/varicose-vein-surgery/): 185 days - [Latrobe Regional Hospital \[Traralgon\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/latrobe-regional-hospital-traralgon/varicose-vein-surgery/): 200 days - [South West Healthcare \[Warrnambool\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-west-healthcare-warrnambool/varicose-vein-surgery/): 223 days - [Albury Wodonga Health \[Wodonga Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/albury-wodonga-health-wodonga-campus/varicose-vein-surgery/): 714 days - [Box Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/box-hill-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/): not published - [Broadmeadows Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/broadmeadows-health-service/varicose-vein-surgery/): not published - [Goulburn Valley Health \[Shepparton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-valley-health-shepparton/varicose-vein-surgery/): not published - [Northeast Health Wangaratta](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northeast-health-wangaratta/varicose-vein-surgery/): not published - [Sandringham Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sandringham-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/): not published - [South West Healthcare \[Camperdown\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-west-healthcare-camperdown/varicose-vein-surgery/): not published - [Sunshine Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sunshine-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/): not published - [Werribee Mercy Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/werribee-mercy-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/): not published - [West Gippsland Healthcare Group \[Warragul\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/west-gippsland-healthcare-group-warragul/varicose-vein-surgery/): not published - [Western Hospital \[Footscray\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/western-hospital-footscray/varicose-vein-surgery/): not published Varicose veins treatment 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/varicose-vein-surgery/) | 17 days | 1.3% | 159 surgeries | | 2 | [Monash Medical Centre \[Clayton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-clayton/varicose-vein-surgery/) | 34 days | 5.7% | 122 surgeries | | 3 | [Ballarat Health Services \[Base Hospital\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballarat-health-services-base-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/) | 64 days | not published | 37 surgeries | | 3 | [The Alfred](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-alfred/varicose-vein-surgery/) | 64 days | 0.0% | 105 surgeries | | 5 | [Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital \[Heidelberg West\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/heidelberg-repatriation-hospital-heidelberg-west/varicose-vein-surgery/) | 69 days | 1.5% | 67 surgeries | | 6 | [Frankston Public Surgical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-public-surgical-centre/varicose-vein-surgery/) | 76 days | 7.0% | 114 surgeries | | 6 | [St Vincent's On the Park](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-on-the-park/varicose-vein-surgery/) | 76 days | 5.4% | 74 surgeries | | 8 | [Royal Melbourne Hospital \[City Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-melbourne-hospital-city-campus/varicose-vein-surgery/) | 92 days | not published | 24 surgeries | | 9 | [The Northern Hospital \[Epping\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/varicose-vein-surgery/) | 93 days | 0.0% | 154 surgeries | | 10 | [St Vincent's Hospital \[Melbourne\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/varicose-vein-surgery/) | 111 days | 25.0% | 52 surgeries | | 11 | [Frankston Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/) | 116 days | not published | 28 surgeries | | 12 | [Dandenong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/) | 124 days | 10.0% | 70 surgeries | | 13 | [University Hospital Geelong](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/university-hospital-geelong/varicose-vein-surgery/) | 176 days | not published | 48 surgeries | | 14 | [Blackburn Public Surgical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blackburn-public-surgical-centre/varicose-vein-surgery/) | 185 days | not published | 36 surgeries | | 15 | [Latrobe Regional Hospital \[Traralgon\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/latrobe-regional-hospital-traralgon/varicose-vein-surgery/) | 200 days | 35.9% | 78 surgeries | | 16 | [South West Healthcare \[Warrnambool\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-west-healthcare-warrnambool/varicose-vein-surgery/) | 223 days | not published | 12 surgeries | | 17 | [Albury Wodonga Health \[Wodonga Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/albury-wodonga-health-wodonga-campus/varicose-vein-surgery/) | 714 days | not published | 18 surgeries | | unranked | [Box Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/box-hill-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Broadmeadows Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/broadmeadows-health-service/varicose-vein-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Goulburn Valley Health \[Shepparton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-valley-health-shepparton/varicose-vein-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Northeast Health Wangaratta](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northeast-health-wangaratta/varicose-vein-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Sandringham Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sandringham-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [South West Healthcare \[Camperdown\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-west-healthcare-camperdown/varicose-vein-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Sunshine Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sunshine-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/) | not published | not published | 8 surgeries | | unranked | [Werribee Mercy Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/werribee-mercy-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [West Gippsland Healthcare Group \[Warragul\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/west-gippsland-healthcare-group-warragul/varicose-vein-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Western Hospital \[Footscray\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/western-hospital-footscray/varicose-vein-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published | Ranked by area in Victoria: [near Clayton](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/varicose-vein-surgery/near/clayton/) · [near Fitzroy](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/varicose-vein-surgery/near/fitzroy/) · [near Frankston](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/varicose-vein-surgery/near/frankston/) · [near Heidelberg](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/varicose-vein-surgery/near/heidelberg/). **Cite this page** > The median wait for varicose vein surgery in Victoria public hospitals was 80 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Varicose vein surgery waiting times in Victoria", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/varicose-vein-surgery/vic/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/varicose-vein-surgery/vic/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/varicose-vein-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/varicose-vein-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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