Keyhole belly surgery (laparoscopy) in Western Australia
Keyhole belly surgery (laparoscopy) 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: 19.
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
- 55 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Median wait, Australia
- 69 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, Western Australia
- 5.4%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, Australia
- 5.4%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, Western Australia
- 797 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, Australia
- 9,403 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus | 6 daysRank 1st of 149 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 17 surgeries |
| Fiona Stanley Hospital | 10 daysRank 7th of 149 nationally | 8.6%Rank 51st of 70 nationally | 58 surgeries |
| Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital | 12 daysRank 10th of 149 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 29 surgeries |
| Peel Health Campus | 14 daysRank 13th of 149 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 43 surgeries |
| Karratha Health Campus | 31 daysRank 29th of 149 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 12 surgeries |
| Joondalup Health Campus (Public) | 33 daysRank 30th of 149 nationally | 1.3%Rank 28th of 70 nationally | 78 surgeries |
| Hedland Health Campus | 39 daysRank 36th of 149 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 43 surgeries |
| King Edward Memorial Hospital | 51 daysRank 47th of 149 nationally | 3.6%Rank 43rd of 70 nationally | 112 surgeries |
| Perth Children's Hospital | 54 daysRank 51st of 149 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 33 surgeries |
| Bunbury Hospital | 56 daysRank 54th of 149 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 29 surgeries |
| Broome Hospital | 64 daysRank 65th of 149 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 15 surgeries |
| Kalgoorlie Health Campus | 68 daysRank 69th of 149 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 15 surgeries |
| Fremantle Hospital and Health Service | 77 daysRank 79th of 149 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 48 surgeries |
| Armadale-Kelmscott Memorial Hospital | 83 daysRank 86th of 149 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 70 nationally | 56 surgeries |
| Busselton Health Campus | 92 daysRank 102nd of 149 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 42 surgeries |
| Osborne Park Hospital | 112 daysRank 115th of 149 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 26 surgeries |
| Albany Hospital | 124 daysRank 122nd of 149 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 30 surgeries |
| Rockingham General Hospital | 204 daysRank 142nd of 149 nationally | 28.1%Rank 68th of 70 nationally | 57 surgeries |
| St John of God Midland Public Hospital | 217 daysRank 144th of 149 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 36 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 | not published: too few patients |
| Esperance 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 | 5 surgeries |
| Geraldton 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 | not published: too few patients |
| Kununurra 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 | not published: too few patients |
| Narrogin 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 | not published: too few patients |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 47 days | 34 days |
| 2017–18 | 51 days | 41 days |
| 2018–19 | 57 days | 47 days |
| 2019–20 | 64 days | 56 days |
| 2020–21 | 79 days | 62 days |
| 2021–22 | 78 days | 57 days |
| 2022–23 | 82 days | 47 days |
| 2023–24 | 69 days | 56 days |
| 2024–25 | 69 days | 55 days |
All of Australia: Keyhole belly surgery (laparoscopy)
Other states and territories
The same surgery in each state or territory with hospital figures.
- Keyhole belly surgery (laparoscopy) in New South Wales
- Keyhole belly surgery (laparoscopy) in Northern Territory
- Keyhole belly surgery (laparoscopy) in Queensland
- Keyhole belly surgery (laparoscopy) in South Australia
- Keyhole belly surgery (laparoscopy) in Tasmania
- Keyhole belly surgery (laparoscopy) in Victoria
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
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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/