Thyroid gland removal waiting time at West Gippsland Healthcare Group [Warragul]
Half of patients at West Gippsland Healthcare Group [Warragul] waited 59 days or less for thyroid gland removal in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy". This public hospital is in the Warragul 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
- 59 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 95 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 46 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 47 days in 2016–17 to 59 days in 2024–25 — up 26% — while the national median rose from 52 days to 56 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Latrobe Regional Hospital [Traralgon], about 48 km away, at 16 days.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Gippsland Healthcare Group [Warragul] | 59 days | not published | 30 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 46 days | 1.4% | 1646 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 56 days | 3.4% | 5721 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 56 days marks the national median.
Latrobe Regional Hospital [Traralgon], VIC · about 48 km away: 16 days
Casey Hospital, VIC · about 53 km away: 93 days
Frankston Hospital, VIC · about 70 km away: 105 days
Maroondah Hospital [East Ringwood], VIC · about 72 km away: 28 days
Monash Medical Centre [Clayton], VIC · about 73 km away: 103 days
Monash Medical Centre [Moorabbin], VIC · about 81 km away: 55 days
Box Hill Hospital, VIC · about 81 km away: 22 days
Austin Hospital [Heidelberg], VIC · about 89 km away: 42 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- West Gippsland Healthcare Group [Warragul]
- VIC
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | West Gippsland Healthcare Group [Warragul] (days) | VIC (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 47 | 54 | 52 |
| 2017–18 | 29 | 52 | 54 |
| 2018–19 | 44 | 48 | 50 |
| 2019–20 | 22 | 49 | 52 |
| 2020–21 | not published | 42 | 53 |
| 2021–22 | not published | 34 | 49 |
| 2022–23 | 31 | 56 | 63 |
| 2023–24 | 41 | 58 | 58 |
| 2024–25 | 59 | 46 | 56 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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