Eardrum drainage waiting time at Frankston Hospital
Half of patients at Frankston Hospital waited 113 days or less for eardrum drainage in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Myringotomy". 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
- 113 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 83 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 2.4%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 80 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 59 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 23 days in 2011–12 to 113 days in 2024–25 — up 391% — while the national median rose from 49 days to 80 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Frankston Public Surgical Centre, about 1 km away, at 90 days. Here, 2.4% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 5.6%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frankston Hospital | 113 days | 2.4% | 83 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 69 days | 4.7% | 1610 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 80 days | 5.6% | 5479 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 80 days marks the national median.
Frankston Public Surgical Centre, VIC · about 1 km away: 90 days
Casey Hospital, VIC · about 22 km away: 43 days
Monash Medical Centre [Clayton], VIC · about 25 km away: 56 days
Monash Medical Centre [Moorabbin], VIC · about 26 km away: 69 days
Angliss Hospital, VIC · about 32 km away: 99 days
Box Hill Hospital, VIC · about 37 km away: 91 days
The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital, VIC · about 40 km away: 40 days
St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne], VIC · about 41 km away: 114 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 | 23 | 49 | 49 |
| 2012–13 | 23 | 51 | 49 |
| 2013–14 | 78 | 61 | 55 |
| 2014–15 | 76 | 47 | 56 |
| 2015–16 | 114 | 52 | 57 |
| 2016–17 | 143 | 50 | 56 |
| 2017–18 | 87 | 60 | 66 |
| 2018–19 | not published | 42 | 62 |
| 2019–20 | 35 | 42 | 65 |
| 2020–21 | 96 | 63 | 76 |
| 2021–22 | 160 | 57 | 72 |
| 2022–23 | 54 | 78 | 82 |
| 2023–24 | 77 | 79 | 88 |
| 2024–25 | 113 | 69 | 80 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
All surgery at Frankston Hospital · Eardrum drainage across Australia · Eardrum drainage in Victoria · All surgery waits in Victoria