Lobectomy/wedge resection/pneumonectomy waiting time at Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus]
The median wait for lobectomy/wedge resection/pneumonectomy at this public hospital in the Carlton area of Victoria was 12 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
- 12 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 123 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 0.0%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 28 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 median wait here has risen from 7 days in 2016–17 to 12 days in 2024–25 — up 71% — while the national median rose from 13 days to 17 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is The Bendigo Hospital, about 131 km away, at 11 days. Here, 0.0% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 0.0%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus] | 12 days | 0.0% | 123 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 15 days | 0.0% | 416 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 17 days | 0.0% | 1875 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 | 7 | 14 | 13 |
| 2017–18 | 9 | 14 | 13 |
| 2018–19 | 10 | 13 | 15 |
| 2019–20 | 8 | 13 | 14 |
| 2020–21 | 7 | 12 | 13 |
| 2021–22 | 11 | 13 | 14 |
| 2022–23 | 10 | 13 | 15 |
| 2023–24 | 13 | 14 | 16 |
| 2024–25 | 12 | 15 | 17 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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