Gallbladder removal waiting time at South West Healthcare [Warrnambool]
Median wait, long waits and volumes for gallbladder removal — published by the source as “Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic)” — at this public hospital in the Warrnambool area of Victoria, 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
- 28 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 86 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 1.2%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 176 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 26 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has fallen from 52 days in 2016–17 to 28 days in 2024–25 — down 46% — while the national median rose from 41 days to 48 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service, about 161 km away, at 25 days. Here, 1.2% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 2.3%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| South West Healthcare [Warrnambool] | 28 days | 1.2% | 86 surgeries |
| South Australia (all public hospitals) | 58 days | 2.9% | 1396 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 28 days | 1.2% | 4488 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 48 days | 2.3% | 18067 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
Some of these hospitals are in another state — a public hospital referral can cross the border, so ask your GP what that would mean for you.
How the wait has changed
- South West Healthcare [Warrnambool]
- VIC
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | South West Healthcare [Warrnambool] (days) | VIC (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | not reported for this period | 54 | 51 |
| 2012–13 | not reported for this period | 60 | 50 |
| 2013–14 | not reported for this period | 47 | 46 |
| 2014–15 | not reported for this period | 36 | 43 |
| 2015–16 | not reported for this period | 31 | 42 |
| 2016–17 | 52 | 31 | 41 |
| 2017–18 | 37 | 35 | 45 |
| 2018–19 | 32 | 30 | 45 |
| 2019–20 | 32 | 29 | 48 |
| 2020–21 | 49 | 45 | 56 |
| 2021–22 | 57 | 37 | 53 |
| 2022–23 | 26 | 48 | 59 |
| 2023–24 | 35 | 27 | 46 |
| 2024–25 | 28 | 28 | 48 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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