Arthrodesis waiting time at St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne]
The median wait for arthrodesis at this public hospital in the Fitzroy area of Victoria was 45 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
- 45 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 61 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 4.9%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 51 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 2 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 33 days in 2016–17 to 45 days in 2024–25 — up 36% — while the national median rose from 101 days to 158 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is The Alfred, about 4 km away, at 10 days. Here, 4.9% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 19.3%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne] | 45 days | 4.9% | 61 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 110 days | 16.2% | 334 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 158 days | 19.3% | 1563 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
- St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne]
- VIC
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne] (days) | VIC (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 33 | 60 | 101 |
| 2017–18 | 37 | 69 | 105 |
| 2018–19 | 31 | 64 | 111 |
| 2019–20 | 52 | 55 | 107 |
| 2020–21 | 124 | 71 | 182 |
| 2021–22 | 65 | 113 | 185 |
| 2022–23 | 176 | 147 | 203 |
| 2023–24 | 71 | 123 | 171 |
| 2024–25 | 45 | 110 | 158 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
All surgery at St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne] · Arthrodesis across Australia · Arthrodesis in Victoria