Grommets
Grommets waiting times for planned surgery. Public hospitals that published a median wait in 2024–25: 64.
The source publishes this surgery as "Pressure equalising tubes (grommets) - insertion of".
National figures
These figures cover every public hospital in Australia that reported this surgery. A national figure is never ranked.
- Median wait, Australia
- 90 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, Australia
- 6.5%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, Australia
- 3,835 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
By state and territory
The shortest median wait comes first. A state with no published median wait follows, in name order. Select a state to see its hospitals.
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| State or territory | Median wait | Waiting more than 365 days | Patients treated |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Australia | 78 days | 2.2% | 580 surgeries |
| Victoria | 78 days | 4.4% | 1,054 surgeries |
| Tasmania | 81 days | 5.0% | 140 surgeries |
| Western Australia | 91 days | 5.4% | 608 surgeries |
| New South Wales | 128 days | 10.5% | 1,428 surgeries |
| Northern Territory | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 25 surgeries |
Hospitals by median wait
The shortest median wait comes first. A hospital with no published median wait follows, in name order, and has no rank.
A rank compares a hospital with every public hospital in Australia that published the same figure for the same period. The page shows a rank only on a current published figure. It never ranks a withheld or unreported figure. It also never ranks a figure from an earlier period.
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| Hospital | Median wait | Waiting more than 365 days | Patients treated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derby Hospital | 3 daysRank 1st of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 18 surgeries |
| Cowra Health Service | 19 daysRank 2nd of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 17 surgeries |
| Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital | 21 daysRank 3rd of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 10 surgeries |
| Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service | 29 daysRank 4th of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 18 surgeries |
| Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital] | 30 daysRank 5th of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 40 surgeries |
| Renmark Paringa District Hospital | 30 daysRank 5th of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 12 surgeries |
| The Queen Elizabeth Hospital | 32 daysRank 7th of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 20 surgeries |
| Joondalup Health Campus (Public) | 39 daysRank 8th of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 41 surgeries |
| Casey Hospital | 42 daysRank 9th of 64 nationally | 0.7%Rank 5th of 22 nationally | 135 surgeries |
| Gawler Health Service | 44 daysRank 10th of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 13 surgeries |
| Geraldton Hospital | 56 daysRank 11th of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 19 surgeries |
| Monash Medical Centre [Clayton] | 56 daysRank 11th of 64 nationally | 0.5%Rank 4th of 22 nationally | 220 surgeries |
| Monash Medical Centre [Moorabbin] | 63 daysRank 13th of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 30 surgeries |
| Royal Adelaide Hospital | 63 daysRank 13th of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 13 surgeries |
| Royal Prince Alfred Hospital | 63 daysRank 13th of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 14 surgeries |
| Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital | 65 daysRank 16th of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 24 surgeries |
| Modbury Hospital | 66 daysRank 17th of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 18 surgeries |
| Nepean Hospital | 66 daysRank 17th of 64 nationally | 0.9%Rank 6th of 22 nationally | 108 surgeries |
| Kununurra Hospital | 67 daysRank 19th of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 10 surgeries |
| Dubbo Hospital | 70 daysRank 20th of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 17 surgeries |
| Flinders Medical Centre | 72 daysRank 21st of 64 nationally | 2.6%Rank 9th of 22 nationally | 153 surgeries |
| Latrobe Regional Hospital [Traralgon] | 73 daysRank 22nd of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 45 surgeries |
| Launceston General Hospital | 73 daysRank 22nd of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 33 surgeries |
| Orange Health Service | 74 daysRank 24th of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 13 surgeries |
| The Northern Hospital [Epping] | 76 daysRank 25th of 64 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 22 nationally | 90 surgeries |
| Royal Hobart Hospital | 77 daysRank 26th of 64 nationally | 7.1%Rank 15th of 22 nationally | 99 surgeries |
| Liverpool Hospital | 83 daysRank 27th of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 20 surgeries |
| The Tweed Hospital | 85 daysRank 28th of 64 nationally | 3.1%Rank 11th of 22 nationally | 65 surgeries |
| Women's and Children's Hospital | 85 daysRank 28th of 64 nationally | 1.8%Rank 7th of 22 nationally | 219 surgeries |
| Auburn Hospital | 86 daysRank 30th of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 39 surgeries |
| Rockingham General Hospital | 88 daysRank 31st of 64 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 22 nationally | 98 surgeries |
| Frankston Public Surgical Centre | 90 daysRank 32nd of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 10 surgeries |
| Albany Hospital | 91 daysRank 33rd of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 11 surgeries |
| Box Hill Hospital | 91 daysRank 33rd of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 37 surgeries |
| St George Hospital NSW | 91 daysRank 33rd of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 15 surgeries |
| Wollongong Hospital | 93 daysRank 36th of 64 nationally | 5.1%Rank 12th of 22 nationally | 118 surgeries |
| Perth Children's Hospital | 95 daysRank 37th of 64 nationally | 6.7%Rank 14th of 22 nationally | 327 surgeries |
| The Children's Hospital at Westmead | 95 daysRank 37th of 64 nationally | 9.6%Rank 17th of 22 nationally | 135 surgeries |
| Angliss Hospital | 99 daysRank 39th of 64 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 22 nationally | 66 surgeries |
| Gosford Hospital | 101 daysRank 40th of 64 nationally | 6.0%Rank 13th of 22 nationally | 117 surgeries |
| Sutherland Hospital | 102 daysRank 41st of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 21 surgeries |
| Fiona Stanley Hospital | 108 daysRank 42nd of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 28 surgeries |
| Frankston Hospital | 113 daysRank 43rd of 64 nationally | 2.4%Rank 8th of 22 nationally | 82 surgeries |
| Lyell McEwin Hospital | 113 daysRank 43rd of 64 nationally | 2.7%Rank 10th of 22 nationally | 74 surgeries |
| Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville] | 136 daysRank 45th of 64 nationally | 7.8%Rank 16th of 22 nationally | 115 surgeries |
| Sydney Children's Hospital | 137 daysRank 46th of 64 nationally | 14.6%Rank 20th of 22 nationally | 89 surgeries |
| Royal North Shore Hospital | 144 daysRank 47th of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 27 surgeries |
| Lismore Base Hospital | 156 daysRank 48th of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 12 surgeries |
| West Gippsland Healthcare Group [Warragul] | 161 daysRank 49th of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 33 surgeries |
| Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital | 167 daysRank 50th of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 32 surgeries |
| Coffs Harbour Hospital | 182 daysRank 51st of 64 nationally | 12.9%Rank 18th of 22 nationally | 62 surgeries |
| John Hunter Hospital | 190 daysRank 52nd of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 48 surgeries |
| Prince of Wales Hospital | 196 daysRank 53rd of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 10 surgeries |
| Sunshine Hospital | 244 daysRank 54th of 64 nationally | 13.6%Rank 19th of 22 nationally | 66 surgeries |
| Maitland Hospital | 263 daysRank 55th of 64 nationally | 22.0%Rank 21st of 22 nationally | 123 surgeries |
| Canterbury Hospital | 265 daysRank 56th of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 17 surgeries |
| Campbelltown Hospital | 273 daysRank 57th of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 25 surgeries |
| Northern Beaches Hospital | 281 daysRank 58th of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 47 surgeries |
| Armadale-Kelmscott Memorial Hospital | 291 daysRank 59th of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 33 surgeries |
| Belmont Hospital | 305 daysRank 60th of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 10 surgeries |
| Austin Hospital [Heidelberg] | 310 daysRank 61st of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 24 surgeries |
| Tamworth Hospital | 321 daysRank 62nd of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 28 surgeries |
| Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West] | 329 daysRank 63rd of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 42 surgeries |
| Wagga Wagga Hospital | 357 daysRank 64th of 64 nationally | 31.6%Rank 22nd of 22 nationally | 114 surgeries |
| Albury Wodonga Health [Wodonga Campus] | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Alice Springs Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 5 surgeries |
| Bathurst Base Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 7 surgeries |
| Blackburn Public Surgical Centre | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Broken Hill Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Broome Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Ceduna District Health Service | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Clare Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Concord Repatriation Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Djerriwarrh Health Service [Bacchus Marsh] | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Esperance Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Fremantle Hospital and Health Service | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Gove Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Griffith Base Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 9 surgeries |
| Hawkesbury Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 6 surgeries |
| Katanning Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 5 surgeries |
| Katherine Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 8 surgeries |
| Kurri Kurri Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Lachlan Health Service - Forbes | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 5 surgeries |
| Moree Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Mount Barker District Soldiers' Memorial Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Mudgee Health Service | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Murray Bridge Soldiers' Memorial Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 5 surgeries |
| Murwillumbah District Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 9 surgeries |
| Noarlunga Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 5 surgeries |
| North West Regional Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 8 surgeries |
| Northeast Health Wangaratta | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Osborne Park Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Palmerston Regional Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Port Augusta Hospital and Regional Health Services | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 9 surgeries |
| Port Lincoln Health Service | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 5 surgeries |
| Port Macquarie Base Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 6 surgeries |
| Port Pirie Regional Health Service | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Riverland General Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Royal Darwin Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 5 surgeries |
| Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus] | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| South Coast District Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| South West Healthcare [Warrnambool] | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 5 surgeries |
| St Vincent's Hospital [Darlinghurst] | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| The Alfred | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| The Kilmore & District Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Westmead Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 9 surgeries |
| Williamstown Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
How waits have changed
Each chart shows one figure for each year the source published it. A year with no published figure is a gap in the line, and the table under the chart gives the reason.
The charts show Australia and the three states that treated the most patients in 2024–25.
- Australia
- New South Wales
- Victoria
- Western Australia
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| Financial year | Australia | New South Wales | Victoria | Western Australia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 58 days | 74 days | 68 days | 60 days |
| 2017–18 | 70 days | 71 days | 82 days | 87 days |
| 2018–19 | 68 days | 84 days | 50 days | 87 days |
| 2019–20 | 73 days | 86 days | 46 days | 85 days |
| 2020–21 | 93 days | 98 days | 69 days | 98 days |
| 2021–22 | 79 days | 80 days | 58 days | 86 days |
| 2022–23 | 84 days | 90 days | 80 days | 83 days |
| 2023–24 | 94 days | 107 days | 94 days | 91 days |
| 2024–25 | 90 days | 128 days | 78 days | 91 days |
Hospitals near a place
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What this page leaves out
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Where this data comes from
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Elective surgery waiting times by hospital and intended procedure, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 20 October 2026
- Data released
- 19 August 2026
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, elective surgery waiting times data extract, sourced 19 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-elective-surgery-waiting-times-by-procedure/v/2026-10-20/
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Hospitals, Local Hospital Networks and Primary Health Networks in MyHospitals, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 3 October 2026
- Data released
- 19 August 2026
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, mapping details extract, sourced 3 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-hospitals-myhospitals/v/2026-10-03/
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Reported measures and their codes in MyHospitals, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 27 October 2026
- Data released
- The publisher gives no release date for this dataset.
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, reported measures, sourced 26 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-myhospitals-reported-measures/v/2026-10-27/
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Reporting unit mappings to health networks and states in MyHospitals, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 27 October 2026
- Data released
- The publisher gives no release date for this dataset.
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, reporting units, sourced 26 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-myhospitals-reporting-unit-mappings/v/2026-10-27/
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Reporting unit codes and alternative names in MyHospitals, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 27 October 2026
- Data released
- The publisher gives no release date for this dataset.
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, reporting units, sourced 26 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-myhospitals-reporting-units/v/2026-10-27/