Functional endoscopic sinus surgery waiting time at Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus]
The median wait for functional endoscopic sinus surgery at this public hospital in the Carlton area of Victoria was 151 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
- 151 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 76 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 25.0%2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
Half the people who had this surgery here waited less than the median, and half waited longer. Of the 64 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 23 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 63 days in 2016–17 to 151 days in 2024–25 — up 140% — while the national median rose from 111 days to 214 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital, about 2 km away, at 82 days. Here, 25.0% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 22.7%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus] | 151 days | 25.0% | 76 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 140 days | 24.1% | 967 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 214 days | 22.7% | 2508 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus]
- VIC
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus] (days) | VIC (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 63 | 63 | 111 |
| 2017–18 | 118 | 81 | 119 |
| 2018–19 | 189 | 93 | 139 |
| 2019–20 | 172 | 103 | 127 |
| 2020–21 | 431 | 167 | 217 |
| 2021–22 | 473 | 84 | 154 |
| 2022–23 | 257 | 238 | 292 |
| 2023–24 | 495 | 265 | 274 |
| 2024–25 | 151 | 140 | 214 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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