Shoulder joint replacement waiting time at Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus
The median wait for shoulder joint replacement at this public hospital in the Perth area of Western Australia was 248 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
- 248 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 52 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 23.1%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 89 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 61 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 143 days in 2016–17 to 248 days in 2024–25 — up 73% — while the national median rose from 147 days to 174 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, about 5 km away, at 140 days. Here, 23.1% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 20.4%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus | 248 days | 23.1% | 52 surgeries |
| Western Australia (all public hospitals) | 148 days | 13.1% | 397 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 174 days | 20.4% | 2417 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus
- WA
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus (days) | WA (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 143 | 90 | 147 |
| 2017–18 | 68 | 98 | 152 |
| 2018–19 | 72 | 99 | 163 |
| 2019–20 | 92 | 99 | 154 |
| 2020–21 | 57 | 109 | 246 |
| 2021–22 | 113 | 142 | 218 |
| 2022–23 | 199 | 175 | 254 |
| 2023–24 | 102 | 113 | 192 |
| 2024–25 | 248 | 148 | 174 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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