Eardrum drainage waiting time at The Northern Hospital [Epping]
Half of patients at The Northern Hospital [Epping] waited 71 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 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
- 71 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 114 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 0.0%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 31 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 55 days in 2012–13 to 71 days in 2024–25 — up 29% — while the national median rose from 49 days to 80 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital, about 18 km away, at 40 days. Here, 0.0% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Northern Hospital [Epping] | 71 days | 0.0% | 114 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.
Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West], VIC · about 12 km away: 314 days
Austin Hospital [Heidelberg], VIC · about 12 km away: 293 days
Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville], VIC · about 17 km away: 138 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
Box Hill Hospital, VIC · about 20 km away: 91 days
Sunshine Hospital, VIC · about 21 km away: 249 days
Monash Medical Centre [Moorabbin], VIC · about 30 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
- The Northern Hospital [Epping]
- VIC
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | The Northern Hospital [Epping] (days) | VIC (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | not published | 49 | 49 |
| 2012–13 | 55 | 51 | 49 |
| 2013–14 | 79 | 61 | 55 |
| 2014–15 | 94 | 47 | 56 |
| 2015–16 | 147 | 52 | 57 |
| 2016–17 | 82 | 50 | 56 |
| 2017–18 | 74 | 60 | 66 |
| 2018–19 | 30 | 42 | 62 |
| 2019–20 | 59 | 42 | 65 |
| 2020–21 | 139 | 63 | 76 |
| 2021–22 | not published | 57 | 72 |
| 2022–23 | 112 | 78 | 82 |
| 2023–24 | 65 | 79 | 88 |
| 2024–25 | 71 | 69 | 80 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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