Adenoid removal waiting time at Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West]
Half of patients at Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West] waited 329 days or less for adenoid removal in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Adenoidectomy". This public hospital is in the Bellfield 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
- 329 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 55 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 36.4%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 70 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 61 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 316 days in 2023–24 to 329 days in 2024–25 — up 4% — while the national median fell from 148 days to 144 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Austin Hospital [Heidelberg], about 1 km away, at 278 days. Here, 36.4% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 15.5%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West] | 329 days | 36.4% | 55 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 140 days | 19.1% | 786 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 144 days | 15.5% | 3784 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 144 days marks the national median.
Austin Hospital [Heidelberg], VIC · about 1 km away: 278 days
The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital, VIC · about 9 km away: 124 days
Box Hill Hospital, VIC · about 9 km away: 173 days
Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville], VIC · about 10 km away: 208 days
The Northern Hospital [Epping], VIC · about 12 km away: 88 days
Sunshine Hospital, VIC · about 20 km away: 276 days
Monash Medical Centre [Clayton], VIC · about 21 km away: 77 days
Angliss Hospital, VIC · about 28 km away: 225 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West]
- VIC
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West] (days) | VIC (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | not reported for this period | 62 | 84 |
| 2017–18 | not reported for this period | 81 | 95 |
| 2018–19 | not reported for this period | 59 | 97 |
| 2019–20 | not reported for this period | 73 | 97 |
| 2020–21 | not reported for this period | 152 | 207 |
| 2021–22 | not reported for this period | 88 | 111 |
| 2022–23 | not reported for this period | 125 | 128 |
| 2023–24 | 316 | 174 | 148 |
| 2024–25 | 329 | 140 | 144 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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