Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) waiting time at The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital
Half of patients at The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital waited 40 days or less for myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). This public hospital is in the East Melbourne 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
- 40 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 119 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 11.8%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 5 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 37 days in 2016–17 to 40 days in 2024–25 — up 8% — while the national median rose from 51 days to 59 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Goulburn Valley Health [Shepparton], about 165 km away, at 23 days. Here, 11.8% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital | 40 days | 11.8% | 119 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.
St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne], VIC · about 0 km away: 114 days
Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville], VIC · about 3 km away: 144 days
Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West], VIC · about 9 km away: 51 days
The Northern Hospital [Epping], VIC · about 18 km away: 64 days
University Hospital Geelong, VIC · about 66 km away: 69 days
Goulburn Valley Health [Shepparton], VIC · about 165 km away: 23 days
Northeast Health Wangaratta, VIC · about 201 km away: 211 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital
- VIC
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital (days) | VIC (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 37 | 48 | 51 |
| 2017–18 | 42 | 42 | 49 |
| 2018–19 | 36 | 33 | 42 |
| 2019–20 | 38 | 40 | 48 |
| 2020–21 | 67 | 53 | 55 |
| 2021–22 | 46 | 55 | 66 |
| 2022–23 | 70 | 77 | 77 |
| 2023–24 | 93 | 52 | 69 |
| 2024–25 | 40 | 60 | 59 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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