Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) waiting times in Victoria

Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026

21 public hospitals in Victoria reported Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) in 2024–25. The state median was 60 days; the national median was 59 days.

12 hospitals have no published median wait for this surgery in this period. They are listed last, marked “not published”, and are never ranked.

Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 59 days marks the national median.

Goulburn Valley Health [Shepparton]23 days
Albury Wodonga Health [Wodonga Campus]31 days
The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital40 days
Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West]51 days
The Northern Hospital [Epping]64 days
University Hospital Geelong69 days
St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne]114 days
Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville]144 days
Northeast Health Wangaratta211 days
Austin Hospital [Heidelberg]not published
Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital]not published
Broadmeadows Health Servicenot published
Casey Hospitalnot published
Frankston Hospitalnot published
Latrobe Regional Hospital [Traralgon]not published
Monash Medical Centre [Clayton]not published
Monash Medical Centre [Moorabbin]not published
Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus]not published
St Vincent's On the Parknot published
Sunshine Hospitalnot published
The Alfrednot published

Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) in Victoria public hospitals, 2024–25. Hospitals with the same median share a rank and the next rank is skipped. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28.
Rank	Hospital	Median wait	Waited more than 365 days	Surgeries
1	Goulburn Valley Health [Shepparton]	23 days	not published	14 surgeries
2	Albury Wodonga Health [Wodonga Campus]	31 days	1.0%	102 surgeries
3	The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital	40 days	11.8%	119 surgeries
4	Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West]	51 days	not published	17 surgeries
5	The Northern Hospital [Epping]	64 days	not published	24 surgeries
6	University Hospital Geelong	69 days	0.0%	177 surgeries
7	St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne]	114 days	not published	15 surgeries
8	Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville]	144 days	not published	25 surgeries
9	Northeast Health Wangaratta	211 days	not published	12 surgeries
unranked	Austin Hospital [Heidelberg]	not published	not published	5 surgeries
unranked	Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital]	not published	not published	9 surgeries
unranked	Broadmeadows Health Service	not published	not published	not published
unranked	Casey Hospital	not published	not published	8 surgeries
unranked	Frankston Hospital	not published	not published	not published
unranked	Latrobe Regional Hospital [Traralgon]	not published	not published	not published
unranked	Monash Medical Centre [Clayton]	not published	not published	9 surgeries
unranked	Monash Medical Centre [Moorabbin]	not published	not published	not published
unranked	Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus]	not published	not published	not published
unranked	St Vincent's On the Park	not published	not published	not published
unranked	Sunshine Hospital	not published	not published	not published
unranked	The Alfred	not published	not published	not published

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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