--- title: "Thyroid gland removal waiting times in Victoria" description: "Public hospitals in Victoria ranked by median wait for Thyroid gland removal in 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/vic/" --- # Thyroid gland removal waiting times in Victoria The median wait for thyroid gland removal in Victoria public hospitals was **46 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **56 days**. The source publishes this surgery as "Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy". Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026. 26 public hospitals in Victoria reported thyroid 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 "Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept. 3 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 56 days marks the national median. - [Latrobe Regional Hospital \[Traralgon\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/latrobe-regional-hospital-traralgon/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): 16 days - [Goulburn Valley Health \[Shepparton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-valley-health-shepparton/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): 17 days - [University Hospital Geelong](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/university-hospital-geelong/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): 19 days - [Werribee Mercy Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/werribee-mercy-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): 21 days - [Box Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/box-hill-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): 22 days - [Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/peter-maccallum-cancer-centre/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): 25 days - [Maroondah Hospital \[East Ringwood\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): 28 days - [Northeast Health Wangaratta](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northeast-health-wangaratta/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): 32 days - [The Alfred](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-alfred/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): 38 days - [St Vincent's Hospital \[Melbourne\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): 39 days - [Austin Hospital \[Heidelberg\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/austin-hospital-heidelberg/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): 42 days - [Royal Melbourne Hospital \[City Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-melbourne-hospital-city-campus/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): 46 days - [Monash Medical Centre \[Moorabbin\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-moorabbin/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): 55 days - [Royal Children's Hospital \[Parkville\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-childrens-hospital-parkville/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): 57 days - [West Gippsland Healthcare Group \[Warragul\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/west-gippsland-healthcare-group-warragul/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): 59 days - [The Northern Hospital \[Epping\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): 63 days - [Casey Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/casey-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): 93 days - [Albury Wodonga Health \[Wodonga Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/albury-wodonga-health-wodonga-campus/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): 102 days - [Monash Medical Centre \[Clayton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-clayton/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): 103 days - [Frankston Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): 105 days - [Western Hospital \[Footscray\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/western-hospital-footscray/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): 109 days - [The Bendigo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-bendigo-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): 130 days - [Ballarat Health Services \[Base Hospital\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballarat-health-services-base-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): 151 days - [Dandenong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): not published - [South West Healthcare \[Warrnambool\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-west-healthcare-warrnambool/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): not published - [Sunshine Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sunshine-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/): not published Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy 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 | [Latrobe Regional Hospital \[Traralgon\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/latrobe-regional-hospital-traralgon/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | 16 days | 0.0% | 71 surgeries | | 2 | [Goulburn Valley Health \[Shepparton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-valley-health-shepparton/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | 17 days | not published | 26 surgeries | | 3 | [University Hospital Geelong](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/university-hospital-geelong/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | 19 days | 0.0% | 95 surgeries | | 4 | [Werribee Mercy Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/werribee-mercy-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | 21 days | not published | 13 surgeries | | 5 | [Box Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/box-hill-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | 22 days | 0.0% | 59 surgeries | | 6 | [Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/peter-maccallum-cancer-centre/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | 25 days | 0.0% | 69 surgeries | | 7 | [Maroondah Hospital \[East Ringwood\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | 28 days | 0.0% | 103 surgeries | | 8 | [Northeast Health Wangaratta](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northeast-health-wangaratta/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | 32 days | not published | 14 surgeries | | 9 | [The Alfred](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-alfred/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | 38 days | 0.0% | 125 surgeries | | 10 | [St Vincent's Hospital \[Melbourne\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | 39 days | 0.0% | 116 surgeries | | 11 | [Austin Hospital \[Heidelberg\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/austin-hospital-heidelberg/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | 42 days | 2.3% | 131 surgeries | | 12 | [Royal Melbourne Hospital \[City Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-melbourne-hospital-city-campus/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | 46 days | 0.0% | 98 surgeries | | 13 | [Monash Medical Centre \[Moorabbin\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-moorabbin/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | 55 days | not published | 26 surgeries | | 14 | [Royal Children's Hospital \[Parkville\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-childrens-hospital-parkville/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | 57 days | not published | 12 surgeries | | 15 | [West Gippsland Healthcare Group \[Warragul\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/west-gippsland-healthcare-group-warragul/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | 59 days | not published | 30 surgeries | | 16 | [The Northern Hospital \[Epping\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | 63 days | 0.7% | 146 surgeries | | 17 | [Casey Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/casey-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | 93 days | 0.0% | 66 surgeries | | 18 | [Albury Wodonga Health \[Wodonga Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/albury-wodonga-health-wodonga-campus/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | 102 days | not published | 13 surgeries | | 19 | [Monash Medical Centre \[Clayton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-clayton/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | 103 days | 3.4% | 88 surgeries | | 20 | [Frankston Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | 105 days | 0.0% | 87 surgeries | | 21 | [Western Hospital \[Footscray\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/western-hospital-footscray/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | 109 days | 1.6% | 128 surgeries | | 22 | [The Bendigo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-bendigo-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | 130 days | 0.0% | 50 surgeries | | 23 | [Ballarat Health Services \[Base Hospital\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballarat-health-services-base-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | 151 days | 12.5% | 64 surgeries | | unranked | [Dandenong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries | | unranked | [South West Healthcare \[Warrnambool\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-west-healthcare-warrnambool/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Sunshine Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sunshine-hospital/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | not published | not published | 9 surgeries | Ranked by area in Victoria: [near Box Hill](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/near/box-hill/) · [near Clayton](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/near/clayton/). **Cite this page** > The median wait for thyroid gland removal in Victoria public hospitals was 46 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Thyroid gland removal waiting times in Victoria", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/vic/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/vic/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/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/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/), 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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