Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy waiting time at Monash Medical Centre [Clayton]
The median wait for thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy at this public hospital in the Springvale area of Victoria was 103 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
- 103 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 88 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 3.4%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 95 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 84 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 78 days in 2016–17 to 103 days in 2024–25 — up 32% — while the national median rose from 52 days to 56 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Monash Medical Centre [Moorabbin], about 8 km away, at 55 days. Here, 3.4% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 3.4%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monash Medical Centre [Clayton] | 103 days | 3.4% | 88 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 46 days | 1.4% | 1646 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 56 days | 3.4% | 5721 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 78 | 54 | 52 |
| 2017–18 | 81 | 52 | 54 |
| 2018–19 | 70 | 48 | 50 |
| 2019–20 | 151 | 49 | 52 |
| 2020–21 | 38 | 42 | 53 |
| 2021–22 | 33 | 34 | 49 |
| 2022–23 | 83 | 56 | 63 |
| 2023–24 | 149 | 58 | 58 |
| 2024–25 | 103 | 46 | 56 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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