Tonsillectomy waiting time at Goulburn Valley Health [Shepparton]
Half of patients at Goulburn Valley Health [Shepparton] waited 110 days or less for tonsillectomy in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy)". This public hospital is in the Shepparton 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
- 110 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 87 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 6.9%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 114 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 51 days in 2011–12 to 110 days in 2024–25 — up 116% — while the national median rose from 98 days to 182 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is The Northern Hospital [Epping], about 148 km away, at 95 days. Here, 6.9% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 17.0%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goulburn Valley Health [Shepparton] | 110 days | 6.9% | 87 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 116 days | 15.1% | 4811 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 182 days | 17.0% | 16182 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 182 days marks the national median.
Northeast Health Wangaratta, VIC · about 81 km away: 293 days
Albury Wodonga Health [Wodonga Campus], VIC · about 135 km away: 145 days
The Northern Hospital [Epping], VIC · about 148 km away: 95 days
Austin Hospital [Heidelberg], VIC · about 158 km away: 313 days
Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West], VIC · about 158 km away: 338 days
Box Hill Hospital, VIC · about 163 km away: 230 days
Sunshine Hospital, VIC · about 164 km away: 447 days
Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville], VIC · about 164 km away: 211 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Goulburn Valley Health [Shepparton]
- VIC
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Goulburn Valley Health [Shepparton] (days) | VIC (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 51 | 98 | 98 |
| 2012–13 | 79 | 105 | 98 |
| 2013–14 | 51 | 104 | 99 |
| 2014–15 | 132 | 106 | 124 |
| 2015–16 | 162 | 87 | 120 |
| 2016–17 | 136 | 69 | 97 |
| 2017–18 | 190 | 81 | 121 |
| 2018–19 | 166 | 77 | 125 |
| 2019–20 | 106 | 80 | 130 |
| 2020–21 | 106 | 167 | 253 |
| 2021–22 | 100 | 110 | 168 |
| 2022–23 | 79 | 134 | 174 |
| 2023–24 | 80 | 159 | 185 |
| 2024–25 | 110 | 116 | 182 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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