Salivary gland removal waiting time at Austin Hospital [Heidelberg]
Half of patients at Austin Hospital [Heidelberg] waited 28 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 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
- 28 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 50 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 4.0%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 54 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 15 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 25 days in 2016–17 to 28 days in 2024–25 — up 12% — while the national median rose from 30 days to 45 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, about 10 km away, at 20 days. Here, 4.0% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 4.1%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Hospital [Heidelberg] | 28 days | 4.0% | 50 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.
Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West], VIC · about 1 km away: 177 days
Box Hill Hospital, VIC · about 8 km away: 37 days
St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne], VIC · about 9 km away: 44 days
Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus], VIC · about 10 km away: 52 days
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, VIC · about 10 km away: 20 days
The Alfred, VIC · about 12 km away: 26 days
Western Hospital [Footscray], VIC · about 16 km away: 92 days
Monash Medical Centre [Moorabbin], VIC · about 18 km away: 69 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 | 25 | 28 | 30 |
| 2017–18 | 70 | 42 | 38 |
| 2018–19 | 37 | 33 | 37 |
| 2019–20 | 28 | 48 | 41 |
| 2020–21 | 58 | 28 | 42 |
| 2021–22 | 15 | 24 | 34 |
| 2022–23 | 20 | 43 | 44 |
| 2023–24 | 19 | 40 | 43 |
| 2024–25 | 28 | 42 | 45 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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