Fremantle Hospital and Health Service surgery waiting times
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026
Fremantle Hospital and Health Service is a public hospital in Western Australia. It reported 94 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 19 surgery types were last reported in an earlier period; they are listed below, with the period the source last carried them.
Waiting times by surgery
Shortest median wait first. A surgery the source did not publish a figure for is listed after those, and a surgery it did not report at all this period is listed last. Neither is ranked, and neither shows an older figure in place of a current one.
| Surgery | Median wait | Surgeries | Waited more than 365 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fracture non-union - treatment of | 8 days | 23 surgeries | not published |
| Axillary node dissection | 17 days | 20 surgeries | not published |
| Orchidectomy | 17 days | 15 surgeries | not published |
| Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy | 20 days | 210 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Mastectomy | 20 days | 62 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ) | 27 days | 35 surgeries | not published |
| Haemorrhoidectomy | 29 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| Curettage and evacuation of uterus | 32 days | 15 surgeries | not published |
| Lithotripsy | 33 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction | 42 days | 143 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Prostate biopsy | 43 days | 162 surgeries | 6.8% |
| Pilonidal sinus surgery | 51 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| Trabeculectomy | 51 days | 16 surgeries | not published |
| Dialysis access surgery | 54 days | 64 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Trigger finger/thumb release | 55 days | 22 surgeries | not published |
| Carpal tunnel release | 57 days | 130 surgeries | 1.5% |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy | 63 days | 28 surgeries | not published |
| Rotator cuff - repair of | 64 days | 24 surgeries | not published |
| Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic) | 67 days | 43 surgeries | not published |
| Arthroplasty - revision of | 69 days | 47 surgeries | not published |
| Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) | 74 days | 178 surgeries | 1.1% |
| Arthroscopy | 76 days | 93 surgeries | 10.8% |
| Laparoscopy | 77 days | 48 surgeries | not published |
| Repair of obstructing hiatus hernia | 78 days | 28 surgeries | not published |
| Herniorrhaphy | 85 days | 116 surgeries | 0.9% |
| Skin lesion - excision of | 86 days | 92 surgeries | 5.4% |
| Total hip replacement | 86 days | 253 surgeries | 0.8% |
| Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy | 89 days | 129 surgeries | 1.6% |
| Acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression | 93 days | 28 surgeries | not published |
| Fundoplication | 93 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| Vitrectomy (including buckling/cryotherapy) | 93 days | 161 surgeries | 3.7% |
| Ganglion - excision of | 96 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| Varicose veins treatment | 96 days | 103 surgeries | 8.7% |
| Osteotomy | 98 days | 32 surgeries | not published |
| Shoulder reconstruction | 98 days | 29 surgeries | not published |
| Female sterilisation | 114 days | 28 surgeries | not published |
| Arthrodesis | 120 days | 46 surgeries | not published |
| Corneal graft | 124 days | 66 surgeries | 3.0% |
| Shoulder joint replacement | 126 days | 35 surgeries | not published |
| Total knee replacement | 131 days | 267 surgeries | 1.5% |
| Ectropion - correction of | 140 days | 23 surgeries | not published |
| Prostatectomy (transurethral or open) | 150 days | 87 surgeries | 18.4% |
| Dupytren's contracture release | 154 days | 44 surgeries | not published |
| Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of | 176 days | 18 surgeries | not published |
| Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) | 181 days | 1262 surgeries | 26.1% |
| Circumcision | 285 days | 31 surgeries | not published |
| Procedure for strabismus (squint repair) | 346 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy) | 393 days | 97 surgeries | 68.0% |
| Turbinectomy | 409 days | 23 surgeries | not published |
| Pectus surgery | 414 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| Functional endoscopic sinus surgery | 420 days | 25 surgeries | not published |
| Pterygium - excision of | 433 days | 87 surgeries | 59.8% |
| Ptosis - repair of | 471 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Blepharoplasty | 473 days | 33 surgeries | not published |
| Sub-mucosal resection | 498 days | 48 surgeries | not published |
| Adenoidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Amputation of limb | not published | not published | not published |
| Anal fissure - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Bartholin's cyst - removal of | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Bladder neck incision | not published | not published | not published |
| Branchial apparatus remnant - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Breast prosthesis - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Breast reconstruction | not published | not published | not published |
| Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection | not published | not published | not published |
| Cone biopsy | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Dacryocystorhinostomy | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Diathermy of wart/s | not published | not published | not published |
| Endometrial ablation | not published | not published | not published |
| Epididymal cyst - removal of | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Exostosis - excision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Hammer/claw/mallet toe - correction of | not published | not published | not published |
| Hydrocele - repair of | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Meniscectomy | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Muscle or tendon length - change of | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Myomectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Myringoplasty/tympanoplasty | not published | not published | not published |
| Myringotomy | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) | not published | not published | not published |
| Nasal polypectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Nerve decompression | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Orchidopexy | not published | not published | not published |
| Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Pressure equalising tubes (grommets) - insertion of | not published | not published | not published |
| Pyogenic granuloma - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Scar revision | not published | not published | not published |
| Septoplasty | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Stone/s urinary tract - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Stress incontinence surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Tendon release | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Thyroglossal remnant - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Toenail surgery | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Ureteric stent - insertion of | not published | not published | not published |
| Urethra - dilatation of | not published | not published | not published |
| Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior | not published | not published | not published |
| Bartholin's abscess drainage last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Breast reduction last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cleft lip and palate - repair of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Common peroneal nerve release last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Coronary artery bypass grafting last reported 2014–15 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cystectomy last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cystoscopy last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Dermoid cyst - removal of last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ethmoidectomy last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Insertion of ventricular peritoneal shunt last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Lingual or maxillary frenulum surgery last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Mastoidectomy last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Muscle biopsy/temporal artery biopsy last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Probing of naso-lacrimal duct last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pyeloplasty/correction of ureteropelvic junction last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Rhinoplasty last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Tenotomy of hip last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
Urgency categories
Urgency figures cover all planned surgery at the hospital, not one procedure. They are never combined with the procedure figures. Your treating specialist assigns your urgency category — it is not something you choose.
| Urgency category | Median wait | Treated within the recommended time | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urgent | 22 days | 75% | 1416 surgeries |
| Semi-urgent | 87 days | 52% | 3113 surgeries |
| Non-urgent | 266 days | 60% | 1865 surgeries |
What is not here
Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.