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Shoulder decompression surgery in Victoria

Shoulder decompression surgery in Victoria: planned surgery waiting times at public hospitals, with the national figures beside them. Public hospitals in Victoria that published a median wait in 2024–25: 16.

Figures for Victoria

Each tile shows the state figure and the national figure for the same measure. A state figure is never ranked.

Median wait, Victoria
79 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Median wait, Australia
92 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Waiting more than 365 days, Victoria
7.3%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Waiting more than 365 days, Australia
6.3%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Patients treated, Victoria
480 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Patients treated, Australia
1,418 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026

Hospitals in Victoria

The shortest median wait comes first. A hospital with no published median wait follows, in name order, and has no rank.

A rank compares a 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.

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Shoulder decompression surgery: public hospitals in Victoria2024–25, released 19 August 2026
HospitalMedian waitWaiting more than 365 daysPatients treated
Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital]20 daysRank 2nd of 43 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure10 surgeries
West Gippsland Healthcare Group [Warragul]35 daysRank 5th of 43 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure21 surgeries
St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne]39 daysRank 6th of 43 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure32 surgeries
Frankston Public Surgical Centre42 daysRank 8th of 43 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure45 surgeries
Latrobe Regional Hospital [Traralgon]59 daysRank 12th of 43 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure10 surgeries
Northeast Health Wangaratta64 daysRank 13th of 43 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure13 surgeries
Bass Coast Health65 daysRank 14th of 43 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure33 surgeries
Sandringham Hospital82 daysRank 19th of 43 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure12 surgeries
The Northern Hospital [Epping]83 daysRank 20th of 43 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure41 surgeries
Monash Medical Centre [Moorabbin]84 daysRank 21st of 43 nationally10.2%Rank 4th of 4 nationally59 surgeries
Goulburn Valley Health [Shepparton]99 daysRank 24th of 43 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure15 surgeries
South West Healthcare [Warrnambool]99 daysRank 24th of 43 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure39 surgeries
University Hospital Geelong157 daysRank 37th of 43 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure32 surgeries
Austin Hospital [Heidelberg]170 daysRank 39th of 43 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure10 surgeries
Williamstown Hospital188 daysRank 40th of 43 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure17 surgeries
Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West]250 daysRank 41st of 43 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure36 surgeries
Albury Wodonga Health [Wodonga Campus]not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure6 surgeries
Box Hill Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure7 surgeries
Broadmeadows Health Servicenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure6 surgeries
Dandenong Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
Frankston Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure9 surgeries
Maroondah Hospital [East Ringwood]not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure5 surgeries
Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus]not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure6 surgeries
Sunshine Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
The Alfrednot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
The Bendigo Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure9 surgeries
Western Hospital [Footscray]not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients

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.

The charts show Australia and Victoria.

Shoulder decompression surgery: median wait by financial year2016–17 to 2024–25, released 19 August 2026
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Shoulder decompression surgery: median wait by financial year2016–17 to 2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Financial yearAustraliaVictoria
2016–1785 days75 days
2017–1895 days84 days
2018–1998 days82 days
2019–20108 days89 days
2020–21141 days133 days
2021–22131 days117 days
2022–23154 days193 days
2023–24101 days104 days
2024–2592 days79 days

All of Australia: Shoulder decompression surgery

Other states and territories

The same surgery in each state or territory with hospital figures.

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 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
    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/