Salivary gland removal waiting time at Albury Wodonga Health [Wodonga Campus]
Half of patients at Albury Wodonga Health [Wodonga Campus] waited 41 days or less for salivary gland removal in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of". This public hospital is in the Wodonga area of Victoria.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026.
These figures describe surgery that already happened, not your own wait.
- Median wait
- 41 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 17 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- not published2024–25 · released 28 May 2026 — Reported data did not meet the criteria to calculate this indicator.
Half the people who had this surgery here waited less than the median, and half waited longer. Of the 54 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 25 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 14 days in 2016–17 to 41 days in 2024–25 — up 193% — while the national median rose from 30 days to 45 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is The Canberra Hospital, about 219 km away, at 26 days.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albury Wodonga Health [Wodonga Campus] | 41 days | not published | 17 surgeries |
| Australian Capital Territory (all public hospitals) | not published | not published | 16 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 42 days | 4.5% | 514 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 45 days | 4.1% | 1742 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 45 days marks the national median.
The Canberra Hospital, ACT · about 219 km away: 26 days
Austin Hospital [Heidelberg], VIC · about 242 km away: 28 days
Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West], VIC · about 243 km away: 177 days
Box Hill Hospital, VIC · about 244 km away: 37 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
Some of these hospitals are in another state — a public hospital referral can cross the border, so ask your GP what that would mean for you. See also where crossing a border cuts the wait most.
How the wait has changed
- Albury Wodonga Health [Wodonga Campus]
- VIC
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Albury Wodonga Health [Wodonga Campus] (days) | VIC (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 14 | 28 | 30 |
| 2017–18 | 18 | 42 | 38 |
| 2018–19 | 12 | 33 | 37 |
| 2019–20 | 10 | 48 | 41 |
| 2020–21 | 13 | 28 | 42 |
| 2021–22 | 14 | 24 | 34 |
| 2022–23 | 18 | 43 | 44 |
| 2023–24 | 27 | 40 | 43 |
| 2024–25 | 41 | 42 | 45 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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