Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) waiting time at Sunshine Coast University Hospital
Half of patients at Sunshine Coast University Hospital waited 57 days or less for myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). This public hospital is in the Birtinya area of Queensland.
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
- 57 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 55 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 1.8%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 21 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 9 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 44 days in 2018–19 to 57 days in 2024–25 — up 30% — while the national median rose from 42 days to 59 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Queensland Children's Hospital, about 82 km away, at 49 days. Here, 1.8% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 3.5%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunshine Coast University Hospital | 57 days | 1.8% | 55 surgeries |
| New South Wales (all public hospitals) | 86 days | 8.3% | 109 surgeries |
| Queensland (all public hospitals) | 50 days | 0.3% | 668 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 59 days | 3.5% | 1644 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 59 days marks the national median.
Queensland Children's Hospital, QLD · about 82 km away: 49 days
Maitland Hospital, NSW · about 682 km away: 282 days
The Children's Hospital at Westmead, NSW · about 810 km away: 111 days
Nepean Hospital, NSW · about 813 km away: 58 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 1000 km — the radius was widened because fewer than four hospitals published a figure within 250 km.
Some of these hospitals are in another state — a public hospital referral can cross the border, so ask your GP what that would mean for you. See also where crossing a border cuts the wait most.
How the wait has changed
- Sunshine Coast University Hospital
- QLD
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Sunshine Coast University Hospital (days) | QLD (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | not reported for this period | 79 | 51 |
| 2017–18 | not published | not published | 49 |
| 2018–19 | 44 | not published | 42 |
| 2019–20 | 65 | 50 | 48 |
| 2020–21 | 36 | 33 | 55 |
| 2021–22 | 42 | 49 | 66 |
| 2022–23 | 83 | 85 | 77 |
| 2023–24 | 85 | 70 | 69 |
| 2024–25 | 57 | 50 | 59 |
Queensland's quarterly figures for ENT surgery
These are not figures for myringotomy (without insertion of grommets). Queensland reports by surgical specialty, not by procedure. A specialty covers many different operations, so a specialty figure is never a figure for any one of them.
Queensland Health publishes its own figures every three months. They count differently from the national figures above and are never combined with them. This quarter ends after the national reporting period, so it is the more recent of the two.
Covers July to September 2025, published by Queensland Health on 28 October 2025. Reported as Sunshine Coast University.
- Patients treated
- 342 patientsJuly to September 2025 · released 28 October 2025
- Treated within the recommended time
- 80.4%July to September 2025 · released 28 October 2025
- Still waiting at the end of the quarter
- 993 patientsJuly to September 2025 · released 28 October 2025
- Waiting longer than recommended
- 140 patientsJuly to September 2025 · released 28 October 2025
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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