Myringotomy waiting time at The Northern Hospital [Epping]
The median wait for myringotomy at this public hospital in the Lalor area of Victoria was 71 days in 2024–25.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released
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
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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