Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) waiting time at The Northern Hospital [Epping]
Half of patients at The Northern Hospital [Epping] waited 64 days or less for myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). This public hospital is in the Lalor 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
- 64 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 24 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- not published2024–25 · released 28 May 2026 — Reported data did not meet the criteria to calculate this indicator.
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 12 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has fallen from 95 days in 2016–17 to 64 days in 2024–25 — down 33% — while the national median rose from 51 days to 59 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West], about 12 km away, at 51 days.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Northern Hospital [Epping] | 64 days | not published | 24 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 60 days | 5.4% | 556 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.
Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West], VIC · about 12 km away: 51 days
Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville], VIC · about 17 km away: 144 days
St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne], VIC · about 17 km away: 114 days
The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital, VIC · about 18 km away: 40 days
University Hospital Geelong, VIC · about 79 km away: 69 days
Goulburn Valley Health [Shepparton], VIC · about 148 km away: 23 days
Northeast Health Wangaratta, VIC · about 185 km away: 211 days
Albury Wodonga Health [Wodonga Campus], VIC · about 237 km away: 31 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- The Northern Hospital [Epping]
- VIC
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | The Northern Hospital [Epping] (days) | VIC (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 95 | 48 | 51 |
| 2017–18 | 62 | 42 | 49 |
| 2018–19 | 36 | 33 | 42 |
| 2019–20 | not published | 40 | 48 |
| 2020–21 | not published | 53 | 55 |
| 2021–22 | not reported for this period | 55 | 66 |
| 2022–23 | 37 | 77 | 77 |
| 2023–24 | 81 | 52 | 69 |
| 2024–25 | 64 | 60 | 59 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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