Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) waiting time at South West Healthcare [Warrnambool]

Median wait, long waits and volumes for Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) at this public hospital, 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: 97 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
Surgeries completed: 494 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
Waited more than 365 days: 4.9%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 59 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.

How this compares

Median wait, long waits and volume for Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion), 2024–25.
Where	Median wait	Waited more than 365 days	Surgeries
South West Healthcare [Warrnambool]	97 days	4.9%	494 surgeries
South Australia (all public hospitals)	84 days	9.0%	9054 surgeries
Victoria (all public hospitals)	68 days	4.7%	21008 surgeries
Australia (all public hospitals)	106 days	11.5%	87841 surgeries

Where the wait is shorter nearby

Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 106 days marks the national median.

Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital]VIC · about 151 km away21 days
Mount Gambier and Districts Health ServiceSA · about 161 km away173 days
University Hospital GeelongVIC · about 167 km away29 days
Sunshine HospitalVIC · about 216 km away211 days
Sunbury Day HospitalVIC · about 217 km away174 days
Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville]VIC · about 226 km away27 days
Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus]VIC · about 227 km away88 days
Broadmeadows Health ServiceVIC · about 227 km away92 days

Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.

Some of these hospitals are in another state. Public hospital referrals can cross state borders. Ask your general practitioner (GP) what that would mean for you — see can my GP refer me to a different hospital?

How the wait has changed

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View these numbers as a table

Median wait in days for Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion), by financial year. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28.
Reference period	South West Healthcare [Warrnambool] (days)	VIC (days)	Australia (days)
2011–12	not reported for this period	61	89
2012–13	not reported for this period	52	89
2013–14	not reported for this period	41	79
2014–15	not reported for this period	35	83
2015–16	not reported for this period	56	93
2016–17	105	41	85
2017–18	89	40	87
2018–19	79	36	84
2019–20	83	49	98
2020–21	102	79	172
2021–22	110	84	158
2022–23	106	77	133
2023–24	106	89	119
2024–25	97	68	106

What is not here

Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.

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