Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of waiting times in Victoria

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

24 public hospitals in Victoria reported Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of in 2024–25. The state median was 42 days; the national median was 45 days.

9 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 45 days marks the national median.

Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre20 days
University Hospital Geelong24 days
The Alfred26 days
Austin Hospital [Heidelberg]28 days
Box Hill Hospital37 days
Albury Wodonga Health [Wodonga Campus]41 days
St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne]44 days
Dandenong Hospital45 days
Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus]52 days
Monash Medical Centre [Moorabbin]69 days
Western Hospital [Footscray]92 days
Frankston Hospital108 days
Sunshine Hospital112 days
Monash Medical Centre [Clayton]122 days
Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West]177 days
Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital]not published
Casey Hospitalnot published
Goulburn Valley Health [Shepparton]not published
Latrobe Regional Hospital [Traralgon]not published
Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville]not published
St Vincent's On the Parknot published
The Bendigo Hospitalnot published
The Northern Hospital [Epping]not published
The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospitalnot published

Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of 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	Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre	20 days	not published	43 surgeries
2	University Hospital Geelong	24 days	not published	30 surgeries
3	The Alfred	26 days	not published	24 surgeries
4	Austin Hospital [Heidelberg]	28 days	4.0%	50 surgeries
5	Box Hill Hospital	37 days	not published	33 surgeries
6	Albury Wodonga Health [Wodonga Campus]	41 days	not published	17 surgeries
7	St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne]	44 days	11.1%	54 surgeries
8	Dandenong Hospital	45 days	6.0%	50 surgeries
9	Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus]	52 days	not published	36 surgeries
10	Monash Medical Centre [Moorabbin]	69 days	1.8%	57 surgeries
11	Western Hospital [Footscray]	92 days	not published	15 surgeries
12	Frankston Hospital	108 days	not published	13 surgeries
13	Sunshine Hospital	112 days	not published	12 surgeries
14	Monash Medical Centre [Clayton]	122 days	not published	31 surgeries
15	Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West]	177 days	not published	12 surgeries
unranked	Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital]	not published	not published	8 surgeries
unranked	Casey Hospital	not published	not published	9 surgeries
unranked	Goulburn Valley Health [Shepparton]	not published	not published	not published
unranked	Latrobe Regional Hospital [Traralgon]	not published	not published	not published
unranked	Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville]	not published	not published	not published
unranked	St Vincent's On the Park	not published	not published	not published
unranked	The Bendigo Hospital	not published	not published	6 surgeries
unranked	The Northern Hospital [Epping]	not published	not published	not published
unranked	The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital	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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