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Myringotomy waiting time at Maitland Hospital

Median wait, long waits and volumes for Myringotomy at this public hospital, with the nearest alternatives that published a figure.

Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026

Median wait
263 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
Surgeries completed
137 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
Waited more than 365 days
23.4%2024–25 · released 28 May 2026

Half the people who had this surgery here waited less than the median, and half waited longer. Of the 80 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 71 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.

How this compares

Median wait, long waits and volume for Myringotomy, 2024–25.
Where Median wait Waited more than 365 days Surgeries
Maitland Hospital263 days23.4%137 surgeries
New South Wales (all public hospitals)120 days10.3%1537 surgeries
Australia (all public hospitals)80 days5.6%5479 surgeries

Where the wait is shorter nearby

Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 80 days marks the national median.

Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.

How the wait has changed

Median wait for Myringotomy by financial year at Maitland Hospital, compared with New South Wales and Australiadays0751502253002011–122014–152017–182020–212023–242024–25Maitland Hospital 263NSW 120Australia 80
  • Maitland Hospital
  • NSW
  • Australia
View these numbers as a table
Median wait in days for Myringotomy, by financial year. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28.
Reference periodMaitland Hospital (days)NSW (days)Australia (days)
2011–12547649
2012–131196849
2013–14567155
2014–15not published7856
2015–16not published6957
2016–17627356
2017–18867366
2018–191088462
2019–201138665
2020–211419876
2021–221837972
2022–23619282
2023–2414110688
2024–2526312080

What is not here

Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.

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