King Edward Memorial Hospital
A public hospital in Western Australia.
About this hospital
- State or territory
- Western Australia
- Health network
- North Metropolitan Health Service (WA)
- Status
- Open
- Also known as
- KEMH; King Edward Women's
Waiting times by urgency category
Each tile shows one measure for all planned surgery at this hospital in one urgency category.
Your treating specialist gives you an urgency category. You do not choose it. Surgery in category 1 is recommended within 30 days, category 2 within 90 days and category 3 within 365 days.
A rank compares this hospital with the other public hospitals 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.
- Median wait: Category 1, urgent
- 4 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Rank6th of 234 nationally
Change on the year before0 days
- Median wait: Category 2, semi-urgent
- 48 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Rank78th of 245 nationally
Change on the year before-6 days
- Median wait: Category 3, non-urgent
- 115 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Rank75th of 246 nationally
Change on the year before-1 day
- Treated within the recommended time: Category 1, urgent
- 93%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Rank157th of 234 nationally
Change on the year before-3 percentage points
- Treated within the recommended time: Category 2, semi-urgent
- 87%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Rank101st of 245 nationally
Change on the year before+3 percentage points
- Treated within the recommended time: Category 3, non-urgent
- 97%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Rank68th of 246 nationally
Change on the year before0 percentage points
Waiting times by procedure
The shortest median wait comes first. A procedure with no published figure follows, in name order.
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| Procedure | Median wait | Waiting more than 365 days | Patients treated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bartholin's cyst - removal of | 2 daysRank 1st of 1 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 1 nationally | 60 surgeries |
| Curettage and evacuation of uterus | 4 daysRank 39th of 81 nationally | 0.1%Rank 39th of 43 nationally | 1,382 surgeries |
| Cone biopsy | 25 daysRank 6th of 12 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 20 surgeries |
| Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ) | 27 daysRank 34th of 108 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 34 nationally | 100 surgeries |
| Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic) | 38 daysRank 18th of 126 nationally | 1.1%Rank 19th of 60 nationally | 377 surgeries |
| Laparoscopy | 51 daysRank 47th of 149 nationally | 3.6%Rank 43rd of 70 nationally | 112 surgeries |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy | 57 daysRank 39th of 100 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 27 nationally | 163 surgeries |
| Female sterilisation | 63 daysRank 9th of 53 nationally | 2.0%Rank 1st of 1 nationally | 50 surgeries |
| Stress incontinence surgery | 88 daysRank 2nd of 9 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 24 surgeries |
| Myomectomy | 103 daysRank 8th of 11 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 10 surgeries |
| Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior | 108 daysRank 19th of 66 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 45 surgeries |
| Bartholin's abscess drainage | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 7 surgeries |
| CystoscopyEarlier period | 53 days2020–21, released 19 August 2026 | 0.0%2020–21, released 19 August 2026 | 110 surgeries2020–21, released 19 August 2026 |
| Endometrial ablation | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 6 surgeries |
| HerniorrhaphyEarlier period | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure2022–23, released 19 August 2026 | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure2022–23, released 19 August 2026 | not published: too few patients2022–23, released 19 August 2026 |
| Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettageEarlier period | 7 days2021–22, released 19 August 2026 | 0.2%2021–22, released 19 August 2026 | 1,026 surgeries2021–22, released 19 August 2026 |
| Lingual or maxillary frenulum surgeryEarlier period | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure2018–19, released 19 August 2026 | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure2018–19, released 19 August 2026 | not published: too few patients2018–19, released 19 August 2026 |
| Scar revisionEarlier period | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure2023–24, released 19 August 2026 | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure2023–24, released 19 August 2026 | not published: too few patients2023–24, released 19 August 2026 |
| Skin lesion - excision ofEarlier period | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure2020–21, released 19 August 2026 | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure2020–21, released 19 August 2026 | not published: too few patients2020–21, released 19 August 2026 |
| Ureteric stent - insertion ofEarlier period | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure2023–24, released 19 August 2026 | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure2023–24, released 19 August 2026 | not published: too few patients2023–24, released 19 August 2026 |
Waiting times by specialty
The shortest median wait comes first. A specialty with no published figure follows, in name order.
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| Specialty | Median wait | Waiting more than 365 days | Patients treated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gynaecology | 7 daysRank 3rd of 191 nationally | 0.7%Rank 69th of 159 nationally | 2,106 surgeries |
| Other surgery | 32 daysRank 52nd of 79 nationally | 0.5%Rank 25th of 49 nationally | 768 surgeries |
| Cardio-thoracic surgeryEarlier period | 33 days2017–18, released 19 August 2026 | 0.0%2017–18, released 19 August 2026 | 52 surgeries2017–18, released 19 August 2026 |
| UrologyEarlier period | 19 days2017–18, released 19 August 2026 | 0.0%2017–18, released 19 August 2026 | 94 surgeries2017–18, released 19 August 2026 |
How waits have changed
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.
- Category 1, urgent
- Category 2, semi-urgent
- Category 3, non-urgent
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| Financial year | Category 1, urgent | Category 2, semi-urgent | Category 3, non-urgent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 3 days | 42 days | 77 days |
| 2012–13 | 3 days | 42 days | 84 days |
| 2013–14 | 5 days | 41 days | 86 days |
| 2014–15 | 4 days | 42 days | 83 days |
| 2015–16 | 4 days | 39 days | 60 days |
| 2016–17 | 4 days | 38 days | 56 days |
| 2017–18 | 7 days | 34 days | 56 days |
| 2018–19 | 3 days | 40 days | 65 days |
| 2019–20 | 3 days | 36 days | 86 days |
| 2020–21 | 3 days | 53 days | 119 days |
| 2021–22 | 3 days | 55 days | 123 days |
| 2022–23 | 4 days | 47 days | 134 days |
| 2023–24 | 4 days | 54 days | 116 days |
| 2024–25 | 4 days | 48 days | 115 days |
- Category 1, urgent
- Category 2, semi-urgent
- Category 3, non-urgent
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| Financial year | Category 1, urgent | Category 2, semi-urgent | Category 3, non-urgent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 98% | 94% | 100% |
| 2012–13 | 99% | 98% | 100% |
| 2013–14 | 97% | 97% | 100% |
| 2014–15 | 97% | 98% | 100% |
| 2015–16 | 98% | 99% | 100% |
| 2016–17 | 99% | 99% | 100% |
| 2017–18 | 98% | 99% | 100% |
| 2018–19 | 98% | 99% | 100% |
| 2019–20 | 97% | 97% | 100% |
| 2020–21 | 89% | 89% | 100% |
| 2021–22 | 90% | 82% | 98% |
| 2022–23 | 91% | 83% | 94% |
| 2023–24 | 96% | 84% | 97% |
| 2024–25 | 93% | 87% | 97% |
Hospitals nearby
These are the open public hospitals nearest King Edward Memorial Hospital, nearest first. Each distance is measured in a straight line.
- Selby Authorised Lodge2 kilometres away
- Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital2 kilometres away
- Perth Children's Hospital2 kilometres away
- Graylands Selby-Lemnos and Special Care Health Service3 kilometres away
- State Forensic Mental Health Service3 kilometres away
- Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus5 kilometres away
- Next Step Drug And Alcohol Services, East Perth5 kilometres away
- Osborne Park Hospital7 kilometres away
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
Surgery Waits is not medical advice. Your general practitioner and your treating specialist can help you decide what is right for you.
In an emergency, call 000.
Where this data comes from
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Elective surgery waiting times by hospital and urgency category, 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, elective surgery waiting times data 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-elective-surgery-waiting-times/v/2026-10-03/
- 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
- Elective surgery waiting times by hospital and surgical specialty, 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-specialty/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/