Perth Children's Hospital surgery waiting times
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026
Perth Children's Hospital is a public hospital in Western Australia. It reported 88 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dialysis access surgery | 17 days | 171 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Tendon release | 19 days | 48 surgeries | not published |
| Toenail surgery | 21 days | 23 surgeries | not published |
| Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy | 22 days | 73 surgeries | 2.7% |
| Pyeloplasty/correction of ureteropelvic junction | 31 days | 15 surgeries | not published |
| Examination of eye under anaesthesia | 32 days | 144 surgeries | 0.7% |
| Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) | 35 days | 25 surgeries | not published |
| Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) | 38 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Cranioplasty | 38 days | 25 surgeries | not published |
| Lingual or maxillary frenulum surgery | 42 days | 30 surgeries | not published |
| Herniorrhaphy | 49 days | 105 surgeries | 2.9% |
| Probing of naso-lacrimal duct | 52 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Laparoscopy | 54 days | 33 surgeries | not published |
| Circumcision | 73 days | 81 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Orchidopexy | 77 days | 155 surgeries | 1.3% |
| Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction | 84 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| Skin lesion - excision of | 84 days | 163 surgeries | 6.7% |
| Mastoidectomy | 85 days | 21 surgeries | not published |
| Thyroglossal remnant - removal of | 85 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Cleft lip and palate - repair of | 86 days | 93 surgeries | 2.2% |
| Hydrocele - repair of | 88 days | 34 surgeries | not published |
| Pressure equalising tubes (grommets) - insertion of | 95 days | 327 surgeries | 6.7% |
| Myringotomy | 96 days | 330 surgeries | 6.7% |
| Arthroscopy | 101 days | 52 surgeries | 9.6% |
| Fracture non-union - treatment of | 105 days | 19 surgeries | not published |
| Ureteric - reimplantation | 106 days | 15 surgeries | not published |
| Cervical discectomy and fusion | 109 days | 15 surgeries | not published |
| Turbinectomy | 111 days | 76 surgeries | 27.6% |
| Adenoidectomy | 124 days | 191 surgeries | 38.7% |
| Untethering of spinal cord | 131 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy) | 134 days | 667 surgeries | 43.0% |
| Osteotomy | 149 days | 93 surgeries | 12.9% |
| Scar revision | 152 days | 44 surgeries | not published |
| Hypospadias - repair of | 171 days | 52 surgeries | 17.3% |
| Muscle or tendon length - change of | 175 days | 32 surgeries | not published |
| Procedure for strabismus (squint repair) | 196 days | 118 surgeries | 2.5% |
| Ganglion - excision of | 206 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| Trigger finger/thumb release | 239 days | 28 surgeries | not published |
| Myringoplasty/tympanoplasty | 346 days | 48 surgeries | not published |
| Acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression | not published | not published | not published |
| Amputation of limb | not published | not published | not published |
| Arthrodesis | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Branchial apparatus remnant - removal of | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Breast reduction | not published | not published | not published |
| Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Chalazion - excision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Chiari malformation decompression | not published | not published | not published |
| Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection | not published | not published | not published |
| Corneal graft | not published | not published | not published |
| Craniotomy | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Curettage and evacuation of uterus | not published | not published | not published |
| Dacryocystorhinostomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Epididymal cyst - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Exostosis - excision of | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Functional endoscopic sinus surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Fundoplication | not published | not published | not published |
| Heart valve replacement | not published | not published | not published |
| Insertion of ventricular peritoneal shunt | not published | not published | not published |
| Laminectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Lithotripsy | not published | not published | not published |
| Lobectomy/wedge resection/pneumonectomy | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Lymphangioma - surgery for | not published | not published | not published |
| Mastectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Meatoplasty | not published | not published | not published |
| Meniscectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) | not published | not published | not published |
| Nephrectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Orchidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Pectus surgery | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Pharyngoplasty | not published | not published | not published |
| Pilonidal sinus surgery | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Posterior fossa decompression | not published | not published | not published |
| Pterygium - excision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Ptosis - repair of | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Pyogenic granuloma - removal of | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Removal of intracranial lesion | not published | not published | not published |
| Repair of obstructing hiatus hernia | not published | not published | not published |
| Rhinoplasty | not published | not published | not published |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Septoplasty | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Shoulder reconstruction | not published | not published | not published |
| Sub-mucosal resection | not published | not published | not published |
| Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Total hip replacement | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Trabeculectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Ureteric stent - insertion of | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Vitrectomy (including buckling/cryotherapy) | not published | not published | not published |
| Abdominal or thoracic aortic aneurysm - repair/replacement last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Anal fissure - repair of last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Axillary node dissection last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Blepharoplasty last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Carpal tunnel release last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cerebral haematoma - evacuation of last reported 2018–19 | 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 |
| Congenital cardiac defect/s - procedure for last reported 2023–24 | 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 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Discectomy last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ectropion - correction of last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ethmoidectomy last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Female sterilisation last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Haemorrhoidectomy last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Hammer/claw/mallet toe - correction of last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Microlaryngoscopy last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nasal polypectomy last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nasendoscopy last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nerve decompression last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Parathyroidectomy last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pedicle screw fusion last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pharynx - excision of last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Stone/s urinary tract - removal of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Urethra - dilatation of 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 | 12 days | 92% | 1123 surgeries |
| Semi-urgent | 72 days | 66% | 3050 surgeries |
| Non-urgent | 278 days | 62% | 1651 surgeries |
What is not here
Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.