Myringotomy waiting time at Monash Medical Centre [Clayton]
The median wait for myringotomy at this public hospital in the Springvale area of Victoria was 56 days in 2024–25.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released
These figures describe surgery that already happened, not your own wait.
- Median wait
- 56 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 229 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 0.4%2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
Half the people who had this surgery here waited less than the median, and half waited longer. Of the 80 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 21 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has fallen from 74 days in 2011–12 to 56 days in 2024–25 — down 24% — while the national median rose from 49 days to 80 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital, about 21 km away, at 40 days. Here, 0.4% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 5.6%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monash Medical Centre [Clayton] | 56 days | 0.4% | 229 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 69 days | 4.7% | 1610 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 80 days | 5.6% | 5479 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Monash Medical Centre [Clayton]
- VIC
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Monash Medical Centre [Clayton] (days) | VIC (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 74 | 49 | 49 |
| 2012–13 | 98 | 51 | 49 |
| 2013–14 | 161 | 61 | 55 |
| 2014–15 | 67 | 47 | 56 |
| 2015–16 | 69 | 52 | 57 |
| 2016–17 | 51 | 50 | 56 |
| 2017–18 | not published | 60 | 66 |
| 2018–19 | 65 | 42 | 62 |
| 2019–20 | 48 | 42 | 65 |
| 2020–21 | 60 | 63 | 76 |
| 2021–22 | 95 | 57 | 72 |
| 2022–23 | 76 | 78 | 82 |
| 2023–24 | 92 | 79 | 88 |
| 2024–25 | 56 | 69 | 80 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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