Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of waiting time at Flinders Medical Centre
Median wait, long waits and volumes for Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of at this public hospital, with the nearest alternatives that published a figure.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026
- Median wait
- 69 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 30 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- not published2024–25 · released 28 May 2026 — Reported data did not meet the criteria to calculate this indicator.
Half the people who had this surgery here waited less than the median, and half waited longer. Of the 54 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 40 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flinders Medical Centre | 69 days | not published | 30 surgeries |
| South Australia (all public hospitals) | not published | not published | 99 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 42 days | 4.5% | 514 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 45 days | 4.1% | 1742 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 1000 km — the radius was widened because fewer than four hospitals published a figure within 250 km.
Some of these hospitals are in another state. Public hospital referrals can cross state borders. Ask your general practitioner (GP) what that would mean for you — see can my GP refer me to a different hospital?
How the wait has changed
- Flinders Medical Centre
- SA
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Flinders Medical Centre (days) | SA (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 26 | not published | 30 |
| 2017–18 | 16 | not published | 38 |
| 2018–19 | 23 | not published | 37 |
| 2019–20 | 20 | not published | 41 |
| 2020–21 | 81 | not published | 42 |
| 2021–22 | 45 | not published | 34 |
| 2022–23 | 79 | not published | 44 |
| 2023–24 | 115 | not published | 43 |
| 2024–25 | 69 | not published | 45 |
What is not here
Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.
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