Laparoscopy waiting time at West Gippsland Healthcare Group [Warragul]
The median wait for laparoscopy at this public hospital in the Warragul 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
- 91 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 149 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 40 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 19 days in 2016–17 to 44 days in 2024–25 — up 132% — while the national median rose from 47 days to 69 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Frankston Public Surgical Centre, about 69 km away, at 35 days. Here, 0.0% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Gippsland Healthcare Group [Warragul] | 44 days | 0.0% | 91 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.
How the wait has changed
- West Gippsland Healthcare Group [Warragul]
- VIC
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | West Gippsland Healthcare Group [Warragul] (days) | VIC (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 19 | 41 | 47 |
| 2017–18 | 58 | 43 | 51 |
| 2018–19 | 108 | 48 | 57 |
| 2019–20 | 192 | 53 | 64 |
| 2020–21 | 52 | 89 | 79 |
| 2021–22 | 42 | 83 | 78 |
| 2022–23 | 48 | 103 | 82 |
| 2023–24 | 65 | 67 | 69 |
| 2024–25 | 44 | 53 | 69 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
All surgery at West Gippsland Healthcare Group [Warragul] · Laparoscopy across Australia · Laparoscopy in Victoria