Congenital cardiac defect/s - procedure for at Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville]
Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville] is a public hospital in the North Melbourne area, Victoria. This page shows its waiting times for Congenital cardiac defect/s - procedure for in 2024–25, beside the figures for Victoria and for Australia.
Figures for this hospital
Each tile shows one figure for Congenital cardiac defect/s - procedure for at Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville].
A rank compares this hospital with every public hospital in Australia 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, Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville]
- 178 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Rank3rd of 3 nationally
Change on the year before+78 days
- Waiting more than 365 days, Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville]
- 24.3%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Rank2nd of 2 nationally
- Patients treated, Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville]
- 247 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Compared with the state and Australia
The state and national rows cover every public hospital that reported Congenital cardiac defect/s - procedure for. They are never ranked.
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| Who the figures cover | Median wait | Waiting more than 365 days | Patients treated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville] | 178 days | 24.3% | 247 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 151 days | 22.8% | 263 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 74 days | 16.5% | 370 surgeries |
Shorter waits nearby
Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville] has 8 public hospitals on its list of nearby public hospitals. No hospital on that list published a shorter median wait for Congenital cardiac defect/s - procedure for in 2024–25.
How this hospital's wait has changed
The median wait for Congenital cardiac defect/s - procedure for at Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville] has risen from 142 days in 2016–17 to 178 days in 2024–25. The earlier figure is from 2016–17, released 19 August 2026, and the latest is from 2024–25, released 19 August 2026.
How the wait has changed
Each chart shows the median wait 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.
- Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville]
- No figure published for this year. The table gives the reason.
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| Financial year | Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville] |
|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 142 days |
| 2017–18 | 39 days |
| 2018–19 | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure |
| 2019–20 | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure |
| 2020–21 | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure |
| 2022–23 | 101 days |
| 2023–24 | 100 days |
| 2024–25 | 178 days |
- Victoria
- Australia
- No figure published for this year. The table gives the reason.
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| Financial year | Victoria | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 43 days |
| 2017–18 | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 33 days |
| 2018–19 | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 35 days |
| 2019–20 | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 37 days |
| 2020–21 | 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 |
| 2021–22 | 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 |
| 2022–23 | 87 days | 64 days |
| 2023–24 | 97 days | 81 days |
| 2024–25 | 151 days | 74 days |
More on this page's subjects
All planned surgery at Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville]
Congenital cardiac defect/s - procedure for at every public hospital in Australia
What this page leaves out
Private hospitals are excluded. This page covers public hospitals only, so it shows no private hospital.
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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/