Eardrum repair waiting time at Frankston Hospital
Half of patients at Frankston Hospital waited 437 days or less for eardrum repair in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Myringoplasty/tympanoplasty". This public hospital is in the Frankston 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
- 437 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 14 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 58 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 53 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 319 days in 2015–16 to 437 days in 2024–25 — up 37% — while the national median rose from 173 days to 264 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Casey Hospital, about 22 km away, at 144 days.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frankston Hospital | 437 days | not published | 14 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 207 days | 34.2% | 322 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 264 days | 28.3% | 1627 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 264 days marks the national median.
Casey Hospital, VIC · about 22 km away: 144 days
Monash Medical Centre [Moorabbin], VIC · about 26 km away: 230 days
The Alfred, VIC · about 36 km away: 97 days
Box Hill Hospital, VIC · about 37 km away: 415 days
The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital, VIC · about 40 km away: 320 days
Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville], VIC · about 43 km away: 175 days
Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West], VIC · about 44 km away: 336 days
Western Hospital [Footscray], VIC · about 45 km away: 787 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Frankston Hospital
- VIC
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Frankston Hospital (days) | VIC (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | not published | 108 | 105 |
| 2012–13 | not published | 131 | 123 |
| 2013–14 | not published | 140 | 128 |
| 2014–15 | not published | 121 | 137 |
| 2015–16 | 319 | 154 | 173 |
| 2016–17 | not published | 104 | 170 |
| 2017–18 | not published | 149 | 195 |
| 2018–19 | not published | 174 | 200 |
| 2019–20 | 293 | 164 | 214 |
| 2020–21 | not published | 276 | 292 |
| 2021–22 | not published | 340 | 259 |
| 2022–23 | not published | 293 | 283 |
| 2023–24 | 405 | 314 | 267 |
| 2024–25 | 437 | 207 | 264 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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