Myringotomy waiting time at Maitland Hospital
The median wait for myringotomy at this public hospital in the Telarah area of New South Wales was 263 days in 2024–25.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released
These figures describe surgery that already happened, not your own wait.
- Median wait
- 263 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 137 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 23.4%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 71 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 54 days in 2011–12 to 263 days in 2024–25 — up 387% — while the national median rose from 49 days to 80 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is John Hunter Hospital, about 26 km away, at 195 days. Here, 23.4% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 5.6%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maitland Hospital | 263 days | 23.4% | 137 surgeries |
| New South Wales (all public hospitals) | 120 days | 10.3% | 1537 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 80 days | 5.6% | 5479 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Maitland Hospital
- NSW
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Maitland Hospital (days) | NSW (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 54 | 76 | 49 |
| 2012–13 | 119 | 68 | 49 |
| 2013–14 | 56 | 71 | 55 |
| 2014–15 | not published | 78 | 56 |
| 2015–16 | not published | 69 | 57 |
| 2016–17 | 62 | 73 | 56 |
| 2017–18 | 86 | 73 | 66 |
| 2018–19 | 108 | 84 | 62 |
| 2019–20 | 113 | 86 | 65 |
| 2020–21 | 141 | 98 | 76 |
| 2021–22 | 183 | 79 | 72 |
| 2022–23 | 61 | 92 | 82 |
| 2023–24 | 141 | 106 | 88 |
| 2024–25 | 263 | 120 | 80 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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