Salivary gland removal waiting time at University Hospital Geelong
Half of patients at University Hospital Geelong waited 24 days or less for salivary gland removal in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of". 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
- 24 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 30 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 54 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 8 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has fallen from 27 days in 2016–17 to 24 days in 2024–25 — down 11% — while the national median rose from 30 days to 45 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, about 65 km away, at 20 days.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Hospital Geelong | 24 days | not published | 30 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 42 days | 4.5% | 514 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 45 days | 4.1% | 1742 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 45 days marks the national median.
Sunshine Hospital, VIC · about 59 km away: 112 days
Western Hospital [Footscray], VIC · about 61 km away: 92 days
The Alfred, VIC · about 64 km away: 26 days
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, VIC · about 65 km away: 20 days
Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus], VIC · about 65 km away: 52 days
St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne], VIC · about 66 km away: 44 days
Monash Medical Centre [Moorabbin], VIC · about 66 km away: 69 days
Frankston Hospital, VIC · about 67 km away: 108 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 27 | 28 | 30 |
| 2017–18 | 27 | 42 | 38 |
| 2018–19 | 18 | 33 | 37 |
| 2019–20 | 27 | 48 | 41 |
| 2020–21 | 31 | 28 | 42 |
| 2021–22 | 26 | 24 | 34 |
| 2022–23 | 20 | 43 | 44 |
| 2023–24 | 29 | 40 | 43 |
| 2024–25 | 24 | 42 | 45 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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