Thyroid gland removal waiting time at Casey Hospital
Half of patients at Casey Hospital waited 93 days or less for thyroid gland removal in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy". This public hospital is in the Berwick 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
- 93 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 66 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 79 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 74 days in 2016–17 to 93 days in 2024–25 — up 26% — while the national median rose from 52 days to 56 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Maroondah Hospital [East Ringwood], about 28 km away, at 28 days. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Casey Hospital | 93 days | 0.0% | 66 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
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 56 days marks the national median.
Monash Medical Centre [Clayton], VIC · about 21 km away: 103 days
Frankston Hospital, VIC · about 22 km away: 105 days
Maroondah Hospital [East Ringwood], VIC · about 28 km away: 28 days
Monash Medical Centre [Moorabbin], VIC · about 28 km away: 55 days
Box Hill Hospital, VIC · about 33 km away: 22 days
The Alfred, VIC · about 39 km away: 38 days
Austin Hospital [Heidelberg], VIC · about 41 km away: 42 days
St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne], VIC · about 42 km away: 39 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Casey Hospital
- VIC
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Casey Hospital (days) | VIC (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 74 | 54 | 52 |
| 2017–18 | 99 | 52 | 54 |
| 2018–19 | 82 | 48 | 50 |
| 2019–20 | 65 | 49 | 52 |
| 2020–21 | 34 | 42 | 53 |
| 2021–22 | 26 | 34 | 49 |
| 2022–23 | 93 | 56 | 63 |
| 2023–24 | 106 | 58 | 58 |
| 2024–25 | 93 | 46 | 56 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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