Laparoscopy waiting time at South West Healthcare [Warrnambool]
The median wait for laparoscopy at this public hospital in the Warrnambool area of Victoria was 78 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
- 78 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 69 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 1.4%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 149 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 81 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 71 days in 2016–17 to 78 days in 2024–25 — up 10% — while the national median rose from 47 days to 69 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital], about 151 km away, at 35 days. Here, 1.4% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 5.4%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| South West Healthcare [Warrnambool] | 78 days | 1.4% | 69 surgeries |
| South Australia (all public hospitals) | 104 days | 13.7% | 737 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 53 days | 2.5% | 3279 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 69 days | 5.4% | 9403 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 | 71 | 41 | 47 |
| 2017–18 | 45 | 43 | 51 |
| 2018–19 | 70 | 48 | 57 |
| 2019–20 | 86 | 53 | 64 |
| 2020–21 | 126 | 89 | 79 |
| 2021–22 | 103 | 83 | 78 |
| 2022–23 | 73 | 103 | 82 |
| 2023–24 | 71 | 67 | 69 |
| 2024–25 | 78 | 53 | 69 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
All surgery at South West Healthcare [Warrnambool] · Laparoscopy across Australia · Laparoscopy in Victoria