Cataract surgery waiting time at Esperance Hospital
Median wait, long waits and volumes for cataract surgery — published by the source as “Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion)” — at this public hospital in the Esperance area of Western Australia, with the nearest alternatives that published a figure.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026
- Median wait
- 84 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 289 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 0.0%2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
Half the people who had this surgery here waited less than the median, and half waited longer. Of the 132 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 45 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has fallen from 124 days in 2011–12 to 84 days in 2024–25 — down 32% — while the national median rose from 89 days to 106 days. No public hospital nearby published a shorter median for this surgery in this period. Here, 0.0% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 11.5%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esperance Hospital | 84 days | 0.0% | 289 surgeries |
| Western Australia (all public hospitals) | 82 days | 5.1% | 12672 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 106 days | 11.5% | 87841 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 500 km — the radius was widened because fewer than four hospitals published a figure within 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Esperance Hospital
- WA
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Esperance Hospital (days) | WA (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 124 | 38 | 89 |
| 2012–13 | 89 | 45 | 89 |
| 2013–14 | 84 | 43 | 79 |
| 2014–15 | 116 | 41 | 83 |
| 2015–16 | 179 | 37 | 93 |
| 2016–17 | 166 | 51 | 85 |
| 2017–18 | 193 | 63 | 87 |
| 2018–19 | 290 | 61 | 84 |
| 2019–20 | 308 | 59 | 98 |
| 2020–21 | 306 | 77 | 172 |
| 2021–22 | 305 | 108 | 158 |
| 2022–23 | 256 | 117 | 133 |
| 2023–24 | 101 | 98 | 119 |
| 2024–25 | 84 | 82 | 106 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
All surgery at Esperance Hospital · Cataract surgery across Australia · Cataract surgery in Western Australia