Parathyroid gland removal waiting time at Austin Hospital [Heidelberg]
Half of patients at Austin Hospital [Heidelberg] waited 97 days or less for parathyroid gland removal in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Parathyroidectomy". This public hospital is in the Eaglemont 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
- 97 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 26 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 47 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 95 days in 2016–17 to 97 days in 2024–25 — up 2% — while the national median rose from 56 days to 82 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne], about 9 km away, at 64 days.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Hospital [Heidelberg] | 97 days | not published | 26 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 75 days | 1.4% | 355 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 82 days | 4.0% | 1304 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 82 days marks the national median.
St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne], VIC · about 9 km away: 64 days
Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus], VIC · about 10 km away: 71 days
The Alfred, VIC · about 12 km away: 49 days
The Northern Hospital [Epping], VIC · about 12 km away: 75 days
Western Hospital [Footscray], VIC · about 16 km away: 117 days
Monash Medical Centre [Clayton], VIC · about 21 km away: 148 days
Frankston Hospital, VIC · about 44 km away: 120 days
The Bendigo Hospital, VIC · about 131 km away: 125 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Austin Hospital [Heidelberg]
- VIC
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Austin Hospital [Heidelberg] (days) | VIC (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 95 | 56 | 56 |
| 2017–18 | 70 | 64 | 63 |
| 2018–19 | 53 | 60 | 57 |
| 2019–20 | 33 | 58 | 63 |
| 2020–21 | 37 | 70 | 69 |
| 2021–22 | 22 | 80 | 73 |
| 2022–23 | 150 | 104 | 84 |
| 2023–24 | 202 | 106 | 87 |
| 2024–25 | 97 | 75 | 82 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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