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Meniscectomy waiting times in Australia

How long public patients wait for meniscectomy, at each public hospital and in each state — official AIHW figures, checked daily.

National median wait (public)57 days2024-07-01 – 2025-06-30

Public hospitals reporting14with a published median

As a public patientFreeunder Medicare

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Median wait by state and territory

State / territory	Median wait
Vic	35 days
NSW	142 days

Shortest waits at public hospitals

The 14 public hospitals with the shortest median wait for meniscectomy, out of 14 reporting.

Hospital	State	Local health network	Median wait	Operations in the year
The Alfred	Vic	Alfred Health (Vic)	16 days	11
The Northern Hospital [Epping]	Vic	Northern Health (Vic)	26 days	21
St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne]	Vic	St Vincent's Hospital (Melbourne) Limited	30 days	106
The Bendigo Hospital	Vic	Bendigo Health Care Group	31 days	16
St Vincent's On the Park	Vic	St Vincent's Hospital (Melbourne) Limited	31 days	20
Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service	Qld	Metro North (Qld)	33 days	11
Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital	NSW	Northern Sydney	36 days	11
University Hospital Geelong	Vic	Barwon Health	42 days	31
Monash Medical Centre [Moorabbin]	Vic	Monash Health	86 days	27
Joondalup Health Campus (Public)	WA	North Metropolitan Health Service (WA)	87 days	23
Hawkesbury Hospital	NSW	Nepean Blue Mountains	228 days	17
Fairfield Hospital	NSW	South Western Sydney	272 days	25
Coffs Harbour Hospital	NSW	Mid North Coast	277 days	11
Wollongong Hospital	NSW	Illawarra Shoalhaven	297 days	10

Common questions

How long is the public waiting list for meniscectomy in Australia?

Half of patients admitted from public hospital waiting lists for meniscectomy waited 57 days or less (national median, 2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30). By state it ranged from 35 days (Vic) to 142 days (NSW).

Can I avoid the wait?

As a private patient you choose your surgeon and usually wait less, but you pay fees, partly covered by Medicare and any private health insurance. Private hospitals don't publish waiting times.

Source: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) — MyHospitals, elective surgery waiting times, 2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30. All data sources.

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