--- title: "Salivary gland removal waiting times in Victoria" description: "Public hospitals in Victoria ranked by median wait for Salivary gland removal in 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/vic/" --- # Salivary gland removal waiting times in Victoria The median wait for salivary gland removal in Victoria public hospitals was **42 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **45 days**. The source publishes this surgery as "Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of". Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026. 24 public hospitals in Victoria reported salivary gland removal in 2024–25. They are ranked by their published median wait alone, shortest first. **[Compare this near you →](https://surgerywaits.au/)** On the compare page, pick "Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept. 9 hospitals have no published median wait for this surgery in this period. They are listed last, marked "not published", and are never ranked. Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 45 days marks the national median. - [Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/peter-maccallum-cancer-centre/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/): 20 days - [University Hospital Geelong](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/university-hospital-geelong/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/): 24 days - [The Alfred](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-alfred/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/): 26 days - [Austin Hospital \[Heidelberg\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/austin-hospital-heidelberg/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/): 28 days - [Box Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/box-hill-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/): 37 days - [Albury Wodonga Health \[Wodonga Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/albury-wodonga-health-wodonga-campus/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/): 41 days - [St Vincent's Hospital \[Melbourne\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/): 44 days - [Dandenong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/): 45 days - [Royal Melbourne Hospital \[City Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-melbourne-hospital-city-campus/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/): 52 days - [Monash Medical Centre \[Moorabbin\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-moorabbin/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/): 69 days - [Western Hospital \[Footscray\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/western-hospital-footscray/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/): 92 days - [Frankston Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/): 108 days - [Sunshine Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sunshine-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/): 112 days - [Monash Medical Centre \[Clayton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-clayton/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/): 122 days - [Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital \[Heidelberg West\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/heidelberg-repatriation-hospital-heidelberg-west/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/): 177 days - [Ballarat Health Services \[Base Hospital\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballarat-health-services-base-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/): not published - [Casey Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/casey-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/): not published - [Goulburn Valley Health \[Shepparton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-valley-health-shepparton/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/): not published - [Latrobe Regional Hospital \[Traralgon\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/latrobe-regional-hospital-traralgon/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/): not published - [Royal Children's Hospital \[Parkville\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-childrens-hospital-parkville/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/): not published - [St Vincent's On the Park](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-on-the-park/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/): not published - [The Bendigo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-bendigo-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/): not published - [The Northern Hospital \[Epping\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/): not published - [The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-royal-victorian-eye-ear-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/): not published Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of in Victoria public hospitals, 2024–25. Hospitals with the same median share a rank and the next rank is skipped. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28. | Rank | Hospital | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | [Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/peter-maccallum-cancer-centre/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | 20 days | not published | 43 surgeries | | 2 | [University Hospital Geelong](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/university-hospital-geelong/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | 24 days | not published | 30 surgeries | | 3 | [The Alfred](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-alfred/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | 26 days | not published | 24 surgeries | | 4 | [Austin Hospital \[Heidelberg\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/austin-hospital-heidelberg/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | 28 days | 4.0% | 50 surgeries | | 5 | [Box Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/box-hill-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | 37 days | not published | 33 surgeries | | 6 | [Albury Wodonga Health \[Wodonga Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/albury-wodonga-health-wodonga-campus/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | 41 days | not published | 17 surgeries | | 7 | [St Vincent's Hospital \[Melbourne\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | 44 days | 11.1% | 54 surgeries | | 8 | [Dandenong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | 45 days | 6.0% | 50 surgeries | | 9 | [Royal Melbourne Hospital \[City Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-melbourne-hospital-city-campus/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | 52 days | not published | 36 surgeries | | 10 | [Monash Medical Centre \[Moorabbin\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-moorabbin/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | 69 days | 1.8% | 57 surgeries | | 11 | [Western Hospital \[Footscray\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/western-hospital-footscray/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | 92 days | not published | 15 surgeries | | 12 | [Frankston Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | 108 days | not published | 13 surgeries | | 13 | [Sunshine Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sunshine-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | 112 days | not published | 12 surgeries | | 14 | [Monash Medical Centre \[Clayton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-clayton/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | 122 days | not published | 31 surgeries | | 15 | [Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital \[Heidelberg West\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/heidelberg-repatriation-hospital-heidelberg-west/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | 177 days | not published | 12 surgeries | | unranked | [Ballarat Health Services \[Base Hospital\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballarat-health-services-base-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | not published | not published | 8 surgeries | | unranked | [Casey Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/casey-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | not published | not published | 9 surgeries | | unranked | [Goulburn Valley Health \[Shepparton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-valley-health-shepparton/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Latrobe Regional Hospital \[Traralgon\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/latrobe-regional-hospital-traralgon/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Royal Children's Hospital \[Parkville\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-childrens-hospital-parkville/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [St Vincent's On the Park](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-on-the-park/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [The Bendigo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-bendigo-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries | | unranked | [The Northern Hospital \[Epping\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-royal-victorian-eye-ear-hospital/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | not published | not published | not published | Ranked by area in Victoria: [near Clayton](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/near/clayton/) · [near Heidelberg](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/near/heidelberg/) · [near St Albans](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/near/st-albans/). **Cite this page** > The median wait for salivary gland removal in Victoria public hospitals was 42 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Salivary gland removal waiting times in Victoria", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/vic/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/vic/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/vic/)), from Australian Institute of Health and Welfare MyHospitals data, CC BY 3.0 AU. Reference period 2024–25, released 28 May 2026. ## What is not here Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here. Waiting times differ across state borders, and a referral can cross one — [read what that means](https://surgerywaits.au/guides/referral-to-another-hospital/). Compare with [every other state](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/), or see [every surgery reported in Victoria](https://surgerywaits.au/state/vic/). ## Before you use these figures Surgery Waits is not medical advice. It republishes official statistics about waiting times that have already happened, and it does not recommend any hospital, doctor or treatment. 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