Arthroscopy waiting time at South West Healthcare [Warrnambool]
The median wait for arthroscopy at this public hospital in the Warrnambool area of Victoria was 44 days in 2024–25.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released
These figures describe surgery that already happened, not your own wait.
- Median wait
- 44 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 62 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 0.0%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 150 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 25 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 43 days in 2016–17 to 44 days in 2024–25 — up 2% — while the national median rose from 68 days to 78 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service, about 161 km away, at 36 days. Here, 0.0% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 7.1%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| South West Healthcare [Warrnambool] | 44 days | 0.0% | 62 surgeries |
| South Australia (all public hospitals) | 62 days | 3.7% | 1061 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 48 days | 4.2% | 1804 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 78 days | 7.1% | 8779 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 43 | 41 | 68 |
| 2017–18 | 63 | 48 | 72 |
| 2018–19 | 56 | 45 | 75 |
| 2019–20 | 48 | 51 | 76 |
| 2020–21 | 90 | 64 | 89 |
| 2021–22 | 78 | 64 | 85 |
| 2022–23 | 89 | 74 | 86 |
| 2023–24 | 64 | 63 | 78 |
| 2024–25 | 44 | 48 | 78 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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