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Salivary gland removal in Victoria

Salivary gland removal in Victoria: planned surgery waiting times at public hospitals, with the national figures beside them. Public hospitals in Victoria that published a median wait in 2024–25: 15.

Figures for Victoria

Each tile shows the state figure and the national figure for the same measure. A state figure is never ranked.

Median wait, Victoria
42 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Median wait, Australia
45 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Waiting more than 365 days, Victoria
4.5%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Waiting more than 365 days, Australia
4.1%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Patients treated, Victoria
514 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Patients treated, Australia
1,742 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026

Hospitals in Victoria

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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Salivary gland removal: public hospitals in Victoria2024–25, released 19 August 2026
HospitalMedian waitWaiting more than 365 daysPatients treated
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre20 daysRank 3rd of 54 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure43 surgeries
University Hospital Geelong24 daysRank 8th of 54 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure30 surgeries
The Alfred26 daysRank 11th of 54 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure24 surgeries
Austin Hospital [Heidelberg]28 daysRank 15th of 54 nationally4.0%Rank 6th of 8 nationally50 surgeries
Box Hill Hospital37 daysRank 22nd of 54 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure33 surgeries
Albury Wodonga Health [Wodonga Campus]41 daysRank 25th of 54 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure17 surgeries
St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne]44 daysRank 27th of 54 nationally11.1%Rank 8th of 8 nationally54 surgeries
Dandenong Hospital45 daysRank 29th of 54 nationally6.0%Rank 7th of 8 nationally50 surgeries
Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus]52 daysRank 33rd of 54 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure36 surgeries
Monash Medical Centre [Moorabbin]69 daysRank 40th of 54 nationally1.8%Rank 4th of 8 nationally57 surgeries
Western Hospital [Footscray]92 daysRank 49th of 54 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure15 surgeries
Frankston Hospital108 daysRank 50th of 54 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure13 surgeries
Sunshine Hospital112 daysRank 51st of 54 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure12 surgeries
Monash Medical Centre [Clayton]122 daysRank 53rd of 54 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure31 surgeries
Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West]177 daysRank 54th of 54 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure12 surgeries
Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital]not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure8 surgeries
Casey Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure9 surgeries
Goulburn Valley Health [Shepparton]not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
Latrobe Regional Hospital [Traralgon]not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville]not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
St Vincent's On the Parknot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
The Bendigo Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure6 surgeries
The Northern Hospital [Epping]not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients

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 Victoria.

Salivary gland removal: median wait by financial year2016–17 to 2024–25, released 19 August 2026
02040602016–172018–192020–212022–232024–25
  • Australia
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Salivary gland removal: median wait by financial year2016–17 to 2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Financial yearAustraliaVictoria
2016–1730 days28 days
2017–1838 days42 days
2018–1937 days33 days
2019–2041 days48 days
2020–2142 days28 days
2021–2234 days24 days
2022–2344 days43 days
2023–2443 days40 days
2024–2545 days42 days

All of Australia: Salivary gland removal

Other states and territories

The same surgery in each state or territory with hospital figures.

What this page leaves out

Private hospitals are excluded. This page covers public hospitals only, so it shows no private hospital.

Before you use these figures

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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/