Stapedectomy waiting time at Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West]
The median wait for stapedectomy at this public hospital in the Bellfield area of Victoria was 553 days in 2024–25.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released
These figures describe surgery that already happened, not your own wait.
- Median wait
- 553 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 13 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- not published2024–25 · released 28 May 2026 — Reported data did not meet the criteria to calculate this indicator.
Half the people who had this surgery here waited less than the median, and half waited longer. Of the 4 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 4 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital, about 9 km away, at 119 days.
Compare this near you → On the compare page, pick "Stapedectomy" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept.
How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West] | 553 days | not published | 13 surgeries |
| New South Wales (all public hospitals) | not published | not published | 52 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | not published | not published | 40 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 357 days | 47.2% | 144 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 1000 km — the radius was widened because fewer than four hospitals published a figure within 250 km.
Some of these hospitals are in another state — a public hospital referral can cross the border, so ask your GP what that would mean for you.
How the wait has changed
- Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West]
- VIC
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West] (days) | VIC (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not published | 212 |
| 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not published | 284 |
| 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not published | 285 |
| 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not published | 275 |
| 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not published | 366 |
| 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not published | 332 |
| 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not published | 392 |
| 2023–24 | not published | not published | 354 |
| 2024–25 | 553 | not published | 357 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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