Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of waiting time at Dandenong Hospital
The median wait for parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of at this public hospital in the Dandenong area of Victoria was 45 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
- 45 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 50 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 6.0%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 29 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 22 days in 2016–17 to 45 days in 2024–25 — up 105% — while the national median rose from 30 days to 45 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Box Hill Hospital, about 20 km away, at 37 days. Here, 6.0% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dandenong Hospital | 45 days | 6.0% | 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
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Dandenong Hospital
- VIC
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Dandenong Hospital (days) | VIC (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 22 | 28 | 30 |
| 2017–18 | 27 | 42 | 38 |
| 2018–19 | 38 | 33 | 37 |
| 2019–20 | 62 | 48 | 41 |
| 2020–21 | 53 | 28 | 42 |
| 2021–22 | 18 | 24 | 34 |
| 2022–23 | 43 | 43 | 44 |
| 2023–24 | 95 | 40 | 43 |
| 2024–25 | 45 | 42 | 45 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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