Eardrum drainage waiting time at University Hospital Geelong
Half of patients at University Hospital Geelong waited 69 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 Geelong 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
- 69 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 177 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 29 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 34 days in 2011–12 to 69 days in 2024–25 — up 103% — 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 66 km away, at 40 days. Here, 0.0% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 5.6%.
Compare this near you → On the compare page, pick "Myringotomy" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept.
How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Hospital Geelong | 69 days | 0.0% | 177 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.
Sunshine Hospital, VIC · about 59 km away: 249 days
Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville], VIC · about 65 km away: 138 days
The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital, VIC · about 66 km away: 40 days
St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne], VIC · about 66 km away: 114 days
Monash Medical Centre [Moorabbin], VIC · about 66 km away: 69 days
Frankston Hospital, VIC · about 67 km away: 113 days
Frankston Public Surgical Centre, VIC · about 67 km away: 90 days
Monash Medical Centre [Clayton], VIC · about 74 km away: 56 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- University Hospital Geelong
- VIC
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | University Hospital Geelong (days) | VIC (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 34 | 49 | 49 |
| 2012–13 | 79 | 51 | 49 |
| 2013–14 | 51 | 61 | 55 |
| 2014–15 | 50 | 47 | 56 |
| 2015–16 | 37 | 52 | 57 |
| 2016–17 | 66 | 50 | 56 |
| 2017–18 | 66 | 60 | 66 |
| 2018–19 | 32 | 42 | 62 |
| 2019–20 | 30 | 42 | 65 |
| 2020–21 | 40 | 63 | 76 |
| 2021–22 | 56 | 57 | 72 |
| 2022–23 | 88 | 78 | 82 |
| 2023–24 | 39 | 79 | 88 |
| 2024–25 | 69 | 69 | 80 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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