Pterygium (eye growth) removal in Western Australia
Pterygium (eye growth) 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: 16.
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
- 140 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Median wait, Australia
- 197 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, Western Australia
- 11.1%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, Australia
- 15.7%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, Western Australia
- 621 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, Australia
- 2,442 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karratha Health Campus | 33 daysRank 3rd of 65 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 21 surgeries |
| St John of God Midland Public Hospital | 38 daysRank 4th of 65 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 18 surgeries |
| Osborne Park Hospital | 63 daysRank 7th of 65 nationally | 6.0%Rank 7th of 13 nationally | 50 surgeries |
| Esperance Hospital | 73 daysRank 10th of 65 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 17 surgeries |
| Peel Health Campus | 83 daysRank 14th of 65 nationally | 4.2%Rank 5th of 13 nationally | 71 surgeries |
| Bentley Health Service | 91 daysRank 15th of 65 nationally | 1.4%Rank 3rd of 13 nationally | 71 surgeries |
| Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital | 95 daysRank 16th of 65 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 10 surgeries |
| Geraldton Hospital | 119 daysRank 19th of 65 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 49 surgeries |
| Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus | 119 daysRank 19th of 65 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 26 surgeries |
| Busselton Health Campus | 202 daysRank 29th of 65 nationally | 1.5%Rank 4th of 13 nationally | 68 surgeries |
| Kununurra Hospital | 227 daysRank 34th of 65 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 18 surgeries |
| Broome Hospital | 238 daysRank 36th of 65 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 27 surgeries |
| Joondalup Health Campus (Public) | 248 daysRank 38th of 65 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 21 surgeries |
| Kalgoorlie Health Campus | 256 daysRank 40th of 65 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 20 surgeries |
| Albany Hospital | 327 daysRank 49th of 65 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 14 surgeries |
| Fremantle Hospital and Health Service | 433 daysRank 63rd of 65 nationally | 59.8%Rank 13th of 13 nationally | 87 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 | 6 surgeries |
| Hedland Health Campus | 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 | 8 surgeries |
| Katanning 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 |
| Northam 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 | 6 surgeries |
| Perth Children's 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 | 128 days | 62 days |
| 2017–18 | 152 days | 78 days |
| 2018–19 | 125 days | 83 days |
| 2019–20 | 155 days | 98 days |
| 2020–21 | 230 days | 150 days |
| 2021–22 | 238 days | 154 days |
| 2022–23 | 241 days | 187 days |
| 2023–24 | 191 days | 124 days |
| 2024–25 | 197 days | 140 days |
All of Australia: Pterygium (eye growth) 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
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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/