Surgery Waits

Cystoscopy waiting time at Williamstown Hospital

The median wait for cystoscopy at this public hospital in the Williamstown area of Victoria was 21 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
21 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
Surgeries completed
289 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
Waited more than 365 days
3.8%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 131 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 29 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.

The median wait here has risen from 17 days in 2011–12 to 21 days in 2024–25 — up 24% — while the national median rose from 25 days to 26 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Western Hospital [Footscray], about 8 km away, at 19 days. Here, 3.8% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 1.3%.

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How this compares

Median wait, long waits and volume for Cystoscopy, 2024–25.
Where Median wait Waited more than 365 days Surgeries
Williamstown Hospital21 days3.8%289 surgeries
Victoria (all public hospitals)18 days0.6%23119 surgeries
Australia (all public hospitals)26 days1.3%57307 surgeries

Where the wait is shorter nearby

Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 26 days marks the national median.

Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.

How the wait has changed

Median wait for cystoscopy by financial year at Williamstown Hospital, compared with Victoria and Australiadays081523302011–122014–152017–182020–212023–242024–25Williamstown Hospital 21VIC 18Australia 26
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View these numbers as a table
Median wait in days for Cystoscopy, by financial year. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28.
Reference periodWilliamstown Hospital (days)VIC (days)Australia (days)
2011–12172125
2012–13182123
2013–14152123
2014–15202022
2015–16242023
2016–17201924
2017–18181824
2018–19211724
2019–20171523
2020–21151826
2021–22211724
2022–23261926
2023–24161625
2024–25211826

Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.

All surgery at Williamstown Hospital · Cystoscopy across Australia · Cystoscopy in Victoria