Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection waiting time at South West Healthcare [Warrnambool]
The median wait for colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection at this public hospital in the Warrnambool area of Victoria was 12 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
- 12 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 26 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- not published2024–25 · released 28 May 2026 — Reported data did not meet the criteria to calculate this indicator.
Half the people who had this surgery here waited less than the median, and half waited longer. Of the 87 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 6 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has fallen from 15 days in 2016–17 to 12 days in 2024–25 — down 20% — while the national median rose from 17 days to 18 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is University Hospital Geelong, about 167 km away, at 10 days.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| South West Healthcare [Warrnambool] | 12 days | not published | 26 surgeries |
| South Australia (all public hospitals) | 17 days | 0.9% | 470 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 15 days | 1.4% | 1728 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 18 days | 1.0% | 5575 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 | 15 | 17 | 17 |
| 2017–18 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
| 2018–19 | 14 | 16 | 18 |
| 2019–20 | 10 | 16 | 17 |
| 2020–21 | 6 | 16 | 18 |
| 2021–22 | 11 | 15 | 17 |
| 2022–23 | 8 | 15 | 18 |
| 2023–24 | 10 | 15 | 19 |
| 2024–25 | 12 | 15 | 18 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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