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Pressure equalising tubes (grommets) - insertion of waiting times in Australia

How long public patients wait for pressure equalising tubes (grommets) - insertion of, at each public hospital and in each state — official AIHW figures, checked daily.

National median wait (public)90 days2024-07-01 – 2025-06-30

Public hospitals reporting64with a published median

As a public patientFreeunder Medicare

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Median wait by state and territory

State / territory	Median wait
SA	78 days
Vic	78 days
Tas	81 days
WA	91 days
NSW	128 days

Shortest waits at public hospitals

The 15 public hospitals with the shortest median wait for pressure equalising tubes (grommets) - insertion of, out of 64 reporting.

Hospital	State	Local health network	Median wait	Operations in the year
Derby Hospital	WA	WA Country Health Service	3 days	18
Cowra Health Service	NSW	Western NSW	19 days	17
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital	WA	North Metropolitan Health Service (WA)	21 days	10
Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service	SA	Limestone Coast	29 days	18
Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital]	Vic	Grampians Health	30 days	40
Renmark Paringa District Hospital	SA	Riverland Mallee Coorong	30 days	12
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital	SA	Central Adelaide	32 days	20
Joondalup Health Campus (Public)	WA	North Metropolitan Health Service (WA)	39 days	41
Casey Hospital	Vic	Monash Health	42 days	135
Gawler Health Service	SA	Barossa Hills Fleurieu	44 days	13
Monash Medical Centre [Clayton]	Vic	Monash Health	56 days	220
Geraldton Hospital	WA	WA Country Health Service	56 days	19
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital	NSW	Sydney	63 days	14
Monash Medical Centre [Moorabbin]	Vic	Monash Health	63 days	30
Royal Adelaide Hospital	SA	Central Adelaide	63 days	13

Common questions

How long is the public waiting list for pressure equalising tubes (grommets) - insertion of in Australia?

Half of patients admitted from public hospital waiting lists for pressure equalising tubes (grommets) - insertion of waited 90 days or less (national median, 2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30). By state it ranged from 78 days (SA) to 128 days (NSW).

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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