Eardrum drainage waiting time at Sunshine Hospital
Half of patients at Sunshine Hospital waited 249 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 Sunshine North 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
- 249 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 70 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 15.7%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 69 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 122 days in 2011–12 to 249 days in 2024–25 — up 104% — while the national median rose from 49 days to 80 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville], about 12 km away, at 138 days. Here, 15.7% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunshine Hospital | 249 days | 15.7% | 70 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.
Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville], VIC · about 12 km away: 138 days
St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne], VIC · about 15 km away: 114 days
The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital, VIC · about 15 km away: 40 days
Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West], VIC · about 20 km away: 314 days
The Northern Hospital [Epping], VIC · about 21 km away: 71 days
Austin Hospital [Heidelberg], VIC · about 21 km away: 293 days
Box Hill Hospital, VIC · about 27 km away: 91 days
Monash Medical Centre [Moorabbin], VIC · about 28 km away: 69 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Sunshine Hospital
- VIC
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Sunshine Hospital (days) | VIC (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 122 | 49 | 49 |
| 2012–13 | 196 | 51 | 49 |
| 2013–14 | 87 | 61 | 55 |
| 2014–15 | 79 | 47 | 56 |
| 2015–16 | 81 | 52 | 57 |
| 2016–17 | 42 | 50 | 56 |
| 2017–18 | not published | 60 | 66 |
| 2018–19 | not published | 42 | 62 |
| 2019–20 | 82 | 42 | 65 |
| 2020–21 | 49 | 63 | 76 |
| 2021–22 | 77 | 57 | 72 |
| 2022–23 | 31 | 78 | 82 |
| 2023–24 | 99 | 79 | 88 |
| 2024–25 | 249 | 69 | 80 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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