Blackburn Public Surgical Centre
A public hospital in Victoria.
About this hospital
- State or territory
- Victoria
- Health network
- Eastern Health (Vic)
- Status
- Open
Waiting times by urgency category
Each tile shows one measure for all planned surgery at this hospital in one urgency category.
Your treating specialist gives you an urgency category. You do not choose it. Surgery in category 1 is recommended within 30 days, category 2 within 90 days and category 3 within 365 days.
A rank compares this hospital with the other public hospitals that published the same figure for the same period. The page shows a rank only on a current published figure. It never ranks a withheld or unreported figure. It also never ranks a figure from an earlier period.
- Median wait: Category 1, urgent
- 6 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Rank15th of 234 nationally
Change on the year before-7 days
- Median wait: Category 2, semi-urgent
- 36 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Rank34th of 245 nationally
Change on the year before-22 days
- Median wait: Category 3, non-urgent
- 94 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Rank58th of 246 nationally
Change on the year before-95 days
- Treated within the recommended time: Category 1, urgent
- 100%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Rank1st of 234 nationally
Change on the year before0 percentage points
- Treated within the recommended time: Category 2, semi-urgent
- 85%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Rank114th of 245 nationally
Change on the year before+22 percentage points
- Treated within the recommended time: Category 3, non-urgent
- 86%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Rank143rd of 246 nationally
Change on the year before+13 percentage points
Waiting times by procedure
The shortest median wait comes first. A procedure with no published figure follows, in name order.
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| Procedure | Median wait | Waiting more than 365 days | Patients treated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curettage and evacuation of uterus | 1 dayRank 1st of 81 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 43 nationally | 194 surgeries |
| Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage | 22 daysRank 42nd of 158 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 121 nationally | 645 surgeries |
| Anal fissure - repair of | 23 daysRank 5th of 21 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 14 surgeries |
| Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) | 24 daysRank 15th of 176 nationally | 0.9%Rank 72nd of 123 nationally | 224 surgeries |
| Toenail surgery | 29 daysRank 13th of 43 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 15 surgeries |
| Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy | 32 daysRank 24th of 186 nationally | 0.4%Rank 35th of 123 nationally | 260 surgeries |
| Herniorrhaphy | 35 daysRank 10th of 169 nationally | 0.6%Rank 29th of 105 nationally | 180 surgeries |
| Skin lesion - excision of | 47 daysRank 173rd of 214 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 169 nationally | 165 surgeries |
| Pilonidal sinus surgery | 48 daysRank 13th of 46 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 27 surgeries |
| Haemorrhoidectomy | 49 daysRank 29th of 109 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 21 nationally | 77 surgeries |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy | 50 daysRank 34th of 100 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 40 surgeries |
| Laparoscopy | 53 daysRank 49th of 149 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 70 nationally | 151 surgeries |
| Carpal tunnel release | 60 daysRank 61st of 160 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 80 nationally | 105 surgeries |
| Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic) | 80 daysRank 54th of 126 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 60 nationally | 62 surgeries |
| Breast reduction | 87 daysRank 3rd of 24 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 10 surgeries |
| Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy) | 133 daysRank 40th of 114 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 26 surgeries |
| Varicose veins treatment | 185 daysRank 36th of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 36 surgeries |
| Septoplasty | 690 daysRank 101st of 103 nationally | 78.7%Rank 44th of 47 nationally | 94 surgeries |
| Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 5 surgeries |
| Arthroscopy | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Axillary node dissectionEarlier period | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure2022–23, released 19 August 2026 | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure2022–23, released 19 August 2026 | not published: too few patients2022–23, released 19 August 2026 |
| Bartholin's abscess drainage | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Blepharoplasty | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 5 surgeries |
| Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Breast prosthesis - removal of | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Breast reconstruction | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Circumcision | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Dupytren's contracture release | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Ectropion - correction of | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Endometrial ablation | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Epididymal cyst - removal of | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Female sterilisation | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Functional endoscopic sinus surgery | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 9 surgeries |
| Ganglion - excision of | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 8 surgeries |
| Hydrocele - repair of | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ)Earlier period | 25 days2023–24, released 19 August 2026 | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure2023–24, released 19 August 2026 | 10 surgeries2023–24, released 19 August 2026 |
| Mastectomy | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 6 surgeries |
| Myomectomy | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Myringotomy | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Pressure equalising tubes (grommets) - insertion of | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Pterygium - excision of | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Ptosis - repair of | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Pyogenic granuloma - removal ofEarlier period | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure2022–23, released 19 August 2026 | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure2022–23, released 19 August 2026 | not published: too few patients2022–23, released 19 August 2026 |
| Repair of obstructing hiatus herniaEarlier period | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure2023–24, released 19 August 2026 | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure2023–24, released 19 August 2026 | not published: too few patients2023–24, released 19 August 2026 |
| Trigger finger/thumb release | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Turbinectomy | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 5 surgeries |
Waiting times by specialty
The shortest median wait comes first. A specialty with no published figure follows, in name order.
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| Specialty | Median wait | Waiting more than 365 days | Patients treated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gynaecology | 23 daysRank 34th of 191 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 159 nationally | 1,160 surgeries |
| General surgery | 36 daysRank 107th of 235 nationally | 0.5%Rank 77th of 214 nationally | 1,406 surgeries |
| Orthopaedic surgery | 42 daysRank 26th of 177 nationally | 1.4%Rank 39th of 162 nationally | 73 surgeries |
| Vascular surgery | 176 daysRank 82nd of 88 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 45 surgeries |
| Ophthalmology | 283 daysRank 124th of 141 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 16 surgeries |
| Ear, nose and throat surgery | 504 daysRank 141st of 141 nationally | 55.9%Rank 121st of 123 nationally | 143 surgeries |
| Plastic surgery | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| UrologyEarlier period | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure2022–23, released 19 August 2026 | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure2022–23, released 19 August 2026 | not published: too few patients2022–23, released 19 August 2026 |
How waits have changed
Each chart shows one figure for each year the source published it. A year with no published figure is a gap in the line, and the table under the chart gives the reason.
- Category 1, urgent
- Category 2, semi-urgent
- Category 3, non-urgent
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| Financial year | Category 1, urgent | Category 2, semi-urgent | Category 3, non-urgent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 8 days | 160 days | 267 days |
| 2023–24 | 13 days | 58 days | 189 days |
| 2024–25 | 6 days | 36 days | 94 days |
- Category 1, urgent
- Category 2, semi-urgent
- Category 3, non-urgent
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| Financial year | Category 1, urgent | Category 2, semi-urgent | Category 3, non-urgent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 100% | 30% | 67% |
| 2023–24 | 100% | 63% | 73% |
| 2024–25 | 100% | 85% | 86% |
Hospitals nearby
These are the open public hospitals nearest Blackburn Public Surgical Centre, nearest first. Each distance is measured in a straight line.
- The Peter James Centre [East Burwood]2 kilometres away
- Box Hill Hospital4 kilometres away
- Wantirna Health6 kilometres away
- Mercy Health - O'Connell Family Centre8 kilometres away
- Victorian Heart Hospital9 kilometres away
- Maroondah Hospital [East Ringwood]9 kilometres away
- St George's Health Service- Aged Care9 kilometres away
- Monash Medical Centre [Clayton]10 kilometres away
What this page leaves out
Private hospitals are excluded. This page covers public hospitals only, so it shows no private hospital.
Before you use these figures
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Where this data comes from
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Elective surgery waiting times by hospital and urgency category, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 3 October 2026
- Data released
- 19 August 2026
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, elective surgery waiting times data extract, sourced 3 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-elective-surgery-waiting-times/v/2026-10-03/
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Elective surgery waiting times by hospital and intended procedure, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 20 October 2026
- Data released
- 19 August 2026
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, elective surgery waiting times data extract, sourced 19 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-elective-surgery-waiting-times-by-procedure/v/2026-10-20/
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Elective surgery waiting times by hospital and surgical specialty, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 20 October 2026
- Data released
- 19 August 2026
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, elective surgery waiting times data extract, sourced 19 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-elective-surgery-waiting-times-by-specialty/v/2026-10-20/
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Hospitals, Local Hospital Networks and Primary Health Networks in MyHospitals, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 3 October 2026
- Data released
- 19 August 2026
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, mapping details extract, sourced 3 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-hospitals-myhospitals/v/2026-10-03/
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Reported measures and their codes in MyHospitals, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 27 October 2026
- Data released
- The publisher gives no release date for this dataset.
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, reported measures, sourced 26 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-myhospitals-reported-measures/v/2026-10-27/
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Reporting unit mappings to health networks and states in MyHospitals, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 27 October 2026
- Data released
- The publisher gives no release date for this dataset.
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, reporting units, sourced 26 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-myhospitals-reporting-unit-mappings/v/2026-10-27/
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Reporting unit codes and alternative names in MyHospitals, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 27 October 2026
- Data released
- The publisher gives no release date for this dataset.
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, reporting units, sourced 26 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-myhospitals-reporting-units/v/2026-10-27/