Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy waiting time at University Hospital Geelong
The median wait for thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy at this public hospital in the Geelong area of Victoria was 19 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
- 19 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 95 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 0.0%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 3 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has fallen from 37 days in 2016–17 to 19 days in 2024–25 — down 49% — while the national median rose from 52 days to 56 days. No public hospital nearby published a shorter median for this surgery in this period. Here, 0.0% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Hospital Geelong | 19 days | 0.0% | 95 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
- University Hospital Geelong
- VIC
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | University Hospital Geelong (days) | VIC (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 37 | 54 | 52 |
| 2017–18 | 34 | 52 | 54 |
| 2018–19 | 31 | 48 | 50 |
| 2019–20 | 29 | 49 | 52 |
| 2020–21 | 40 | 42 | 53 |
| 2021–22 | 29 | 34 | 49 |
| 2022–23 | 35 | 56 | 63 |
| 2023–24 | 35 | 58 | 58 |
| 2024–25 | 19 | 46 | 56 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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