West Gippsland Healthcare Group [Warragul] surgery waiting times
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026
West Gippsland Healthcare Group [Warragul] is a public hospital in Victoria. It reported 60 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 40 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 | 70 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy | 14 days | 27 surgeries | not published |
| Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction | 15 days | 20 surgeries | not published |
| Cystoscopy | 17 days | 284 surgeries | 0.4% |
| Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage | 18 days | 312 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Pilonidal sinus surgery | 22 days | 20 surgeries | not published |
| Skin lesion - excision of | 22 days | 475 surgeries | 0.2% |
| Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) | 23 days | 114 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ) | 23 days | 22 surgeries | not published |
| Prostate biopsy | 28 days | 93 surgeries | 1.1% |
| Shoulder reconstruction | 28 days | 41 surgeries | not published |
| Carpal tunnel release | 29 days | 78 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Arthroscopy | 30 days | 114 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Female sterilisation | 30 days | 19 surgeries | not published |
| Acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression | 35 days | 21 surgeries | not published |
| Anal fissure - repair of | 44 days | 39 surgeries | not published |
| Laparoscopy | 44 days | 91 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic) | 47 days | 80 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Toenail surgery | 48 days | 30 surgeries | not published |
| Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy | 49 days | 111 surgeries | 0.9% |
| Herniorrhaphy | 58 days | 98 surgeries | 1.0% |
| Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy | 59 days | 30 surgeries | not published |
| Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) | 64 days | 748 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior | 64 days | 15 surgeries | not published |
| Prostatectomy (transurethral or open) | 69 days | 40 surgeries | not published |
| Haemorrhoidectomy | 70 days | 49 surgeries | not published |
| Total hip replacement | 75 days | 148 surgeries | 12.8% |
| Orchidopexy | 106 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Shoulder joint replacement | 136 days | 44 surgeries | not published |
| Septoplasty | 139 days | 19 surgeries | not published |
| Myringotomy | 161 days | 33 surgeries | not published |
| Pressure equalising tubes (grommets) - insertion of | 161 days | 33 surgeries | not published |
| Total knee replacement | 195 days | 124 surgeries | 19.4% |
| Adenoidectomy | 313 days | 15 surgeries | not published |
| Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy) | 389 days | 71 surgeries | 62.0% |
| Axillary node dissection | not published | not published | not published |
| Bartholin's abscess drainage | not published | not published | not published |
| Breast reduction | not published | not published | not published |
| Circumcision | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection | not published | not published | not published |
| Cone biopsy | not published | not published | not published |
| Dupytren's contracture release | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Endometrial ablation | not published | not published | not published |
| Epididymal cyst - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Fracture non-union - treatment of | not published | not published | not published |
| Functional endoscopic sinus surgery | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Ganglion - excision of | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Hammer/claw/mallet toe - correction of | not published | not published | not published |
| Hydrocele - repair of | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Mastectomy | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Meniscectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Muscle biopsy/temporal artery biopsy | not published | not published | not published |
| Myomectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Osteotomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Parathyroidectomy | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Trigger finger/thumb release | not published | not published | not published |
| Turbinectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Ureteric stent - insertion of | not published | not published | not published |
| Varicose veins treatment | not published | not published | not published |
| Arthrodesis last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Arthroplasty - revision of last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Bladder neck incision last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Blepharoplasty last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Breast reconstruction last reported 2017–18 | 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 |
| Cervical discectomy and fusion last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Chalazion - excision of 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 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cystectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Dermoid cyst - removal of last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Diathermy of wart/s last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ectropion - correction of last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Hypospadias - repair of last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Laryngectomy last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Lingual or maxillary frenulum surgery last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Lithotripsy last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Lobectomy/wedge resection/pneumonectomy last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Meatoplasty last reported 2019–20 | 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 |
| Muscle or tendon length - change of last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Myringoplasty/tympanoplasty last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nasal cautery last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nasal polypectomy last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nasendoscopy last reported 2017–18 | 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 |
| Orchidectomy last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pharynx - excision of last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Repair of obstructing hiatus hernia last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Rhinoplasty last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Rotator cuff - repair of last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Scar revision last reported 2021–22 | 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 |
| Stress incontinence surgery last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Tendon release last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Tenotomy of hip last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Thyroglossal remnant - removal of last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Urethra - dilatation of last reported 2019–20 | 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 | 9 days | 100% | 866 surgeries |
| Semi-urgent | 45 days | 79% | 1969 surgeries |
| Non-urgent | 86 days | 94% | 1069 surgeries |
What is not here
Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.