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Spinal disc removal in Western Australia

Spinal disc removal in Western Australia: planned surgery waiting times at public hospitals, with the national figures beside them. Public hospitals in Western Australia that published a median wait in 2024–25: 5.

Figures for Western Australia

Each tile shows the state figure and the national figure for the same measure. A state figure is never ranked.

Median wait, Western Australia
62 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Median wait, Australia
41 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Waiting more than 365 days, Western Australia
10.5%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Waiting more than 365 days, Australia
4.5%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Patients treated, Western Australia
105 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Patients treated, Australia
1,400 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026

Hospitals in Western Australia

The shortest median wait comes first. A hospital with no published median wait follows, in name order, and has no rank.

A rank compares a hospital with every public hospital in Australia 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.

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Spinal disc removal: public hospitals in Western Australia2024–25, released 19 August 2026
HospitalMedian waitWaiting more than 365 daysPatients treated
Joondalup Health Campus (Public)30 daysRank 7th of 30 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure25 surgeries
Osborne Park Hospital30 daysRank 7th of 30 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure10 surgeries
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital49 daysRank 18th of 30 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure25 surgeries
Fiona Stanley Hospital93 daysRank 26th of 30 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure30 surgeries
Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus119 daysRank 29th of 30 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure15 surgeries

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.

The charts show Australia and Western Australia.

Spinal disc removal: median wait by financial year2016–17 to 2024–25, released 19 August 2026
0501002016–172018–192020–212022–232024–25
  • Australia
  • Western Australia
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Spinal disc removal: median wait by financial year2016–17 to 2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Financial yearAustraliaWestern Australia
2016–1741 days40 days
2017–1842 days53 days
2018–1943 days44 days
2019–2049 days68 days
2020–2149 days58 days
2021–2249 days59 days
2022–2360 days93 days
2023–2448 days51 days
2024–2541 days62 days

All of Australia: Spinal disc removal

Other states and territories

The same surgery in each state or territory with hospital figures.

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 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
    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/