South West Healthcare [Warrnambool] surgery waiting times
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026
South West Healthcare [Warrnambool] is a public hospital in Victoria. It reported 66 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curettage and evacuation of uterus | 3 days | 71 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Bartholin's abscess drainage | 8 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Mastectomy | 8 days | 21 surgeries | not published |
| Cystoscopy | 9 days | 51 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection | 12 days | 26 surgeries | not published |
| Skin lesion - excision of | 14 days | 367 surgeries | 1.1% |
| Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage | 22 days | 244 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) | 28 days | 86 surgeries | 1.2% |
| Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction | 43 days | 19 surgeries | not published |
| Arthroscopy | 44 days | 62 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Haemorrhoidectomy | 56 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| Fundoplication | 57 days | 15 surgeries | not published |
| Endometrial ablation | 63 days | 44 surgeries | not published |
| Cystectomy | 64 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Carpal tunnel release | 65 days | 36 surgeries | not published |
| Total hip replacement | 68 days | 87 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy | 74 days | 32 surgeries | not published |
| Laparoscopy | 78 days | 69 surgeries | 1.4% |
| Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic) | 79 days | 50 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Total knee replacement | 85 days | 91 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) | 97 days | 494 surgeries | 4.9% |
| Acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression | 99 days | 39 surgeries | not published |
| Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior | 109 days | 23 surgeries | not published |
| Herniorrhaphy | 114 days | 50 surgeries | 12.0% |
| Shoulder joint replacement | 123 days | 26 surgeries | not published |
| Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy | 125 days | 49 surgeries | not published |
| Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy) | 147 days | 43 surgeries | not published |
| Varicose veins treatment | 223 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Adenoidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Amputation of limb | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Anal fissure - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Arthrodesis | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Arthroplasty - revision of | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy | not published | not published | not published |
| Breast prosthesis - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Breast reconstruction | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Circumcision | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Cone biopsy | not published | not published | not published |
| Craniotomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Dacryocystorhinostomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Dupytren's contracture release | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Ectropion - correction of | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Epididymal cyst - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Female sterilisation | not published | not published | not published |
| Fracture non-union - treatment of | not published | not published | not published |
| Functional endoscopic sinus surgery | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Ganglion - excision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Hydrocele - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ) | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Meniscectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Muscle biopsy/temporal artery biopsy | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Myomectomy | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Myringotomy | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Orchidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Osteotomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Pilonidal sinus surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Pressure equalising tubes (grommets) - insertion of | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Prostate biopsy | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Prostatectomy (transurethral or open) | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Ptosis - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Septoplasty | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Stress incontinence surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Tendon release | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Toenail surgery | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Trigger finger/thumb release | not published | not published | not published |
| Axillary node dissection last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Bladder neck incision last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Blepharoplasty last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Branchial apparatus remnant - removal of last reported 2022–23 | 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 |
| Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cleft lip and palate - repair of last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Dialysis access surgery last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Diathermy of wart/s last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Examination of eye under anaesthesia last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Exostosis - excision of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Hammer/claw/mallet toe - correction of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Lingual or maxillary frenulum surgery last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Mastoidectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Meatoplasty last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Microlaryngoscopy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Myringoplasty/tympanoplasty last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nasal cautery last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nasal polypectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nasendoscopy last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Orchidopexy last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Parathyroidectomy last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Probing of naso-lacrimal duct last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Procedure for strabismus (squint repair) last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pterygium - excision of last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Rotator cuff - repair of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Scar revision last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Shoulder reconstruction last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Sub-mucosal resection last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Thyroglossal remnant - removal of last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Turbinectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ureteric - reimplantation last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Urethra - dilatation of last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Vitrectomy (including buckling/cryotherapy) last reported 2017–18 | 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 | 3 days | 100% | 1147 surgeries |
| Semi-urgent | 64 days | 79% | 964 surgeries |
| Non-urgent | 127 days | 93% | 822 surgeries |
What is not here
Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.