Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) waiting times in Australian public hospitals
The national median wait for myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) in Australian public hospitals was 59 days in 2024–25 — from 1 day at Karratha Health Campus to 282 days at Maitland Hospital.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released
Across Australia, the median wait for myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) in public hospitals was 59 days in 2024–25, from 1644 surgeries. 3.5% of people waited more than 365 days. 21 public hospitals published a median wait for it.
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State by state
| Rank | State or territory | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Queensland | 50 days | 0.3% | 668 surgeries |
| 2 | Victoria | 60 days | 5.4% | 556 surgeries |
| 3 | Western Australia | 83 days | 2.7% | 222 surgeries |
| 4 | New South Wales | 86 days | 8.3% | 109 surgeries |
| unranked | Northern Territory | not published | not published | 70 surgeries |
| unranked | South Australia | not published | not published | 19 surgeries |
How the wait has changed
- Australia
- QLD
- VIC
- WA
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Australia (days) | QLD (days) | VIC (days) | WA (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 51 | 79 | 48 | not published |
| 2017–18 | 49 | not published | 42 | not published |
| 2018–19 | 42 | not published | 33 | not published |
| 2019–20 | 48 | 50 | 40 | 57 |
| 2020–21 | 55 | 33 | 53 | 104 |
| 2021–22 | 66 | 49 | 55 | 76 |
| 2022–23 | 77 | 85 | 77 | 91 |
| 2023–24 | 69 | 70 | 52 | 88 |
| 2024–25 | 59 | 50 | 60 | 83 |
Common questions
How long is the wait for myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) in a public hospital?
The national median was 59 days in 2024–25 — half of people waited less than that, half waited longer. State medians ranged from 50 days in Queensland to 86 days in New South Wales.
Which public hospital has the shortest wait for myringotomy (without insertion of grommets)?
Of the 21 public hospitals that published a median for 2024–25, Karratha Health Campus reported the shortest (1 day) and Maitland Hospital the longest (282 days). A shorter median is not a recommendation — how to read these figures.
How many people waited more than a year?
3.5% of people who had myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) in an Australian public hospital in 2024–25 waited more than 365 days.
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The national median wait for myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) in Australian public hospitals was 59 days in 2024–25, from 1 day at Karratha Health Campus to 282 days at Maitland Hospital.
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SurgeryWaits, "Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets)", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/myringotomy-without-insertion-of-grommets/, accessed 28 May 2026.Attribution: SurgeryWaits (https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/myringotomy-without-insertion-of-grommets/), from Australian Institute of Health and Welfare MyHospitals data, CC BY 3.0 AU. Reference period 2024–25, released 28 May 2026.
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<img src="https://surgerywaits.au/charts/myringotomy-without-insertion-of-grommets.svg" width="720" height="284" alt="Median public hospital waiting time for Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) by state and territory, 2024–25">What is not here
Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.
The source calls this collection "elective surgery". This site calls it planned surgery, because the surgery is planned in advance rather than optional — the methodology explains the wording.