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Austin Hospital [Heidelberg]

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Member of Austin Health

Address:
 145 Studley Road
Heidelberg, VIC 3084
Phone: 03 9496 5000
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Elective surgery

Ear, nose and throat surgery for July 2011–June 2012

This surgical specialty treats diseases and problems affecting the ears, nose, throat, head and neck. This page presents statistics relating to the hospital's performance of elective ear, nose and throat surgery overall, as well as for some common procedures:

  • Myringoplasty - repair of a hole in the eardrum.
  • Myringotomy - in which an incision is made in the eardrum to relieve pressure caused by built-up fluid.
  • Septoplasty - straightening of the nasal septum (the cartilage and bone between the nostrils). This procedure is often performed on patients who have suffered a broken nose, or who experience recurrent sinus infections or difficulty breathing through their nose.
  • Tonsillectomy - removal of the tonsils.

Waiting times provide an indication of access to elective surgery. The information presented here refers to the time spent on a waiting list by people who received elective surgery in this hospital between 1 July 2011 and 30 June 2012.

Median waiting times for elective surgery

The median waiting time is the number of days within which half of all patients at this hospital received their surgery.

All ear, nose and throat surgery

98 days compared to the national average of 66 days
gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are longer than the national average
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Median waiting times (days) for this hospital compared to the national average
Year This hospital National average
2011-12 98 days 66 days gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are longer than the national average
2010-11 92 days 64 days gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are longer than the national average
2009-10 56 days 63 days gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are shorter than the national average

Myringoplasty

221 days compared to the national average of 106 days
gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are longer than the national average
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Median waiting times (days) for this hospital compared to the national average
Year This hospital National average
2011-12 221 days 105.5 days gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are longer than the national average
2010-11 269 days 108 days gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are longer than the national average
2009-10 285 days 103 days gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are longer than the national average

Myringotomy

70 days compared to the national average of 49 days
gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are longer than the national average
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Median waiting times (days) for this hospital compared to the national average
Year This hospital National average
2011-12 70 days 49 days gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are longer than the national average
2010-11 79 days 47 days gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are longer than the national average
2009-10 134 days 48 days gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are longer than the national average

Septoplasty

208 days compared to the national average of 160 days
gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are longer than the national average
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Median waiting times (days) for this hospital compared to the national average
Year This hospital National average
2011-12 208 days 160 days gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are longer than the national average
2010-11 144 days 159 days gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are shorter than the national average
2009-10 85 days 144 days gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are shorter than the national average

Tonsillectomy

110 days compared to the national average of 97 days
gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are longer than the national average
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Median waiting times (days) for this hospital compared to the national average
Year This hospital National average
2011-12 110 days 97 days gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are longer than the national average
2010-11 117 days 94 days gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are longer than the national average
2009-10 94 days 91 days gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are on par with the national average

People waiting more than 365 days for elective surgery

This shows the percentage of people who received elective surgery at this hospital during the 2011-12 year who had been waiting for more than one year (365 days) for their surgery.

All ear, nose and throat surgery

3.7% waited more than 365 days compared to the national average of 5.6%
gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are shorter than the national average
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Percentage of people waiting more than 365 days at this hospital compared to the national average
Year This hospital National average
2011-12 3.7% 5.6% gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are shorter than the national average
2010-11 5.9% 5.6% gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are longer than the national average
2009-10 4.1% 6.8% gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are shorter than the national average

Myringoplasty

15.4% waited more than 365 days compared to the national average of 9.5%
gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are longer than the national average
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Percentage of people waiting more than 365 days at this hospital compared to the national average
Year This hospital National average
2011-12 15.4% 9.5% gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are longer than the national average
2010-11 29.2% 10.7% gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are longer than the national average
2009-10 24.0% 12.5% gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are longer than the national average

Myringotomy

1.7% waited more than 365 days compared to the national average of 1.1%
gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are longer than the national average
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Percentage of people waiting more than 365 days at this hospital compared to the national average
Year This hospital National average
2011-12 1.7% 1.1% gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are longer than the national average
2010-11 4.1% 0.9% gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are longer than the national average
2009-10 0.0% 1.2% gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are shorter than the national average

Septoplasty

4.6% waited more than 365 days compared to the national average of 11.8%
gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are shorter than the national average
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Percentage of people waiting more than 365 days at this hospital compared to the national average
Year This hospital National average
2011-12 4.6% 11.8% gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are shorter than the national average
2010-11 4.5% 13.7% gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are shorter than the national average
2009-10 7.7% 16.3% gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are shorter than the national average

Tonsillectomy

1.4% waited more than 365 days compared to the national average of 7.2%
gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are shorter than the national average
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Percentage of people waiting more than 365 days at this hospital compared to the national average
Year This hospital National average
2011-12 1.4% 7.2% gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are shorter than the national average
2010-11 8.3% 6.5% gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are longer than the national average
2009-10 1.8% 8.4% gauge indicating that the waiting times for this hospital are shorter than the national average

Number of elective surgeries

The following graph shows the number of admissions for elective surgery for patients on a waiting list managed by the hospital. It does not include people on the waiting list who were admitted for surgery on an emergency basis, or people who received elective surgery without being placed on the hospital's waiting list.

Surgical specialty Number of surgeries
All ear, nose and throat surgery 779
Myringoplasty 26
Myringotomy 58
Septoplasty 108
Tonsillectomy 222
This surgical specialty includes a range of procedures not listed here. Therefore the total number of elective surgeries may be larger than the number of specific procedures listed. In addition, procedures included on this page may be performed by surgeons in a different specialty in some hospitals.
Number of elective surgeries for this hospital
Surgical specialty Year Number of surgeries
All ear, nose and throat surgery 2011-12 779
All ear, nose and throat surgery 2010-11 752
All ear, nose and throat surgery 2009-10 831
Myringoplasty 2011-12 26
Myringoplasty 2010-11 24
Myringoplasty 2009-10 25
Myringotomy 2011-12 58
Myringotomy 2010-11 74
Myringotomy 2009-10 45
Septoplasty 2011-12 108
Septoplasty 2010-11 89
Septoplasty 2009-10 130
Tonsillectomy 2011-12 222
Tonsillectomy 2010-11 216
Tonsillectomy 2009-10 224
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