Gallbladder removal in Western Australia
Gallbladder 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: 23.
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
- 58 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Median wait, Australia
- 48 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, Western Australia
- 3.1%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, Australia
- 2.3%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, Western Australia
- 1,780 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, Australia
- 18,067 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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| Hospital | Median wait | Waiting more than 365 days | Patients treated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hedland Health Campus | 23 daysRank 12th of 176 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 20 surgeries |
| Joondalup Health Campus (Public) | 23 daysRank 12th of 176 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 123 nationally | 97 surgeries |
| Narrogin Hospital | 24 daysRank 15th of 176 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 10 surgeries |
| Peel Health Campus | 35 daysRank 41st of 176 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 123 nationally | 118 surgeries |
| Kalgoorlie Health Campus | 36 daysRank 45th of 176 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 123 nationally | 55 surgeries |
| Armadale-Kelmscott Memorial Hospital | 38 daysRank 51st of 176 nationally | 0.5%Rank 61st of 123 nationally | 198 surgeries |
| Perth Children's Hospital | 38 daysRank 51st of 176 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 12 surgeries |
| Busselton Health Campus | 47 daysRank 70th of 176 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 123 nationally | 51 surgeries |
| Bunbury Hospital | 50 daysRank 82nd of 176 nationally | 2.2%Rank 87th of 123 nationally | 90 surgeries |
| Fiona Stanley Hospital | 53 daysRank 89th of 176 nationally | 5.1%Rank 104th of 123 nationally | 59 surgeries |
| Albany Hospital | 54 daysRank 93rd of 176 nationally | 2.1%Rank 86th of 123 nationally | 95 surgeries |
| Osborne Park Hospital | 54 daysRank 93rd of 176 nationally | 4.6%Rank 102nd of 123 nationally | 65 surgeries |
| Esperance Hospital | 55 daysRank 97th of 176 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 14 surgeries |
| Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital | 55 daysRank 97th of 176 nationally | 0.7%Rank 68th of 123 nationally | 142 surgeries |
| Karratha Health Campus | 56 daysRank 101st of 176 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 30 surgeries |
| Fremantle Hospital and Health Service | 74 daysRank 135th of 176 nationally | 1.1%Rank 77th of 123 nationally | 178 surgeries |
| Broome Hospital | 82 daysRank 147th of 176 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 23 surgeries |
| Kununurra Hospital | 90 daysRank 156th of 176 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 12 surgeries |
| Rockingham General Hospital | 94 daysRank 159th of 176 nationally | 0.6%Rank 64th of 123 nationally | 174 surgeries |
| Geraldton Hospital | 96 daysRank 162nd of 176 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 49 surgeries |
| Bentley Health Service | 98 daysRank 165th of 176 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 44 surgeries |
| Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus | 115 daysRank 169th of 176 nationally | 13.5%Rank 119th of 123 nationally | 133 surgeries |
| St John of God Midland Public Hospital | 133 daysRank 174th of 176 nationally | 20.9%Rank 123rd of 123 nationally | 91 surgeries |
| Derby Hospital | 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 | 9 surgeries |
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.
The charts show Australia and Western Australia.
- Australia
- Western Australia
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| Financial year | Australia | Western Australia |
|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 51 days | 28 days |
| 2012–13 | 50 days | 29 days |
| 2013–14 | 46 days | 27 days |
| 2014–15 | 43 days | 32 days |
| 2015–16 | 42 days | 29 days |
| 2016–17 | 41 days | 35 days |
| 2017–18 | 45 days | 40 days |
| 2018–19 | 45 days | 42 days |
| 2019–20 | 48 days | 46 days |
| 2020–21 | 56 days | 53 days |
| 2021–22 | 53 days | 53 days |
| 2022–23 | 59 days | 62 days |
| 2023–24 | 46 days | 51 days |
| 2024–25 | 48 days | 58 days |
All of Australia: Gallbladder 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.
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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/