Surgery Waits

Laparoscopy waiting time at King Edward Memorial Hospital

The median wait for laparoscopy at this public hospital in the Subiaco area of Western Australia was 51 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
51 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
Surgeries completed
112 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
Waited more than 365 days
3.6%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 47 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.

The median wait here has risen from 37 days in 2016–17 to 51 days in 2024–25 — up 38% — while the national median rose from 47 days to 69 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, about 2 km away, at 12 days. Here, 3.6% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 5.4%.

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How this compares

Median wait, long waits and volume for Laparoscopy, 2024–25.
Where Median wait Waited more than 365 days Surgeries
King Edward Memorial Hospital51 days3.6%112 surgeries
Western Australia (all public hospitals)55 days5.4%797 surgeries
Australia (all public hospitals)69 days5.4%9403 surgeries

Where the wait is shorter nearby

Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 69 days marks the national median.

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

How the wait has changed

Median wait for laparoscopy by financial year at King Edward Memorial Hospital, compared with Western Australia and Australiadays02550751002016–172018–192020–212022–232024–25King Edward Memorial Hospital 51WA 55Australia 69
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Median wait in days for Laparoscopy, by financial year. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28.
Reference periodKing Edward Memorial Hospital (days)WA (days)Australia (days)
2016–17373447
2017–18424151
2018–19494757
2019–20555664
2020–21686279
2021–22645778
2022–23364782
2023–24335669
2024–25515569

Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.

All surgery at King Edward Memorial Hospital · Laparoscopy across Australia · Laparoscopy in Western Australia