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Mastoidectomy waiting times in Australia

How long public patients wait for mastoidectomy, at each public hospital and in each state — official AIHW figures, checked daily.

National median wait (public)99 days2024-07-01 – 2025-06-30

Public hospitals reporting25with a published median

As a public patientFreeunder Medicare

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Median wait by state and territory

State / territory	Median wait
NSW	86 days
Vic	128 days

Shortest waits at public hospitals

The 15 public hospitals with the shortest median wait for mastoidectomy, out of 25 reporting.

Hospital	State	Local health network	Median wait	Operations in the year
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital	NSW	Sydney	12 days	10
University Hospital Geelong	Vic	Barwon Health	52 days	19
Nepean Hospital	NSW	Nepean Blue Mountains	54 days	11
Liverpool Hospital	NSW	South Western Sydney	71 days	26
Royal Darwin Hospital	NT	NT Regional Health Services (NTRHS)	72 days	12
Joondalup Health Campus (Public)	WA	North Metropolitan Health Service (WA)	77 days	13
Perth Children's Hospital	WA	Child Adolescent Health Service (WA)	85 days	21
Flinders Medical Centre	SA	Southern Adelaide	88 days	14
St Vincent's Hospital [Darlinghurst]	NSW	St Vincent's Health Network	90 days	17
Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service	Qld	Metro North (Qld)	91 days	19
Sutherland Hospital	NSW	South Eastern Sydney	95 days	16
Launceston General Hospital	Tas	Tasmanian Health Service	104 days	11
Monash Medical Centre [Moorabbin]	Vic	Monash Health	114 days	14
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital	WA	North Metropolitan Health Service (WA)	123 days	18
Casey Hospital	Vic	Monash Health	126 days	35

Common questions

How long is the public waiting list for mastoidectomy in Australia?

Half of patients admitted from public hospital waiting lists for mastoidectomy waited 99 days or less (national median, 2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30). By state it ranged from 86 days (NSW) to 128 days (Vic).

Can I avoid the wait?

As a private patient you choose your surgeon and usually wait less, but you pay fees, partly covered by Medicare and any private health insurance. Private hospitals don't publish waiting times.

Source: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) — MyHospitals, elective surgery waiting times, 2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30. All data sources.

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