Gallbladder removal waiting time at Bentley Health Service
Half of patients at Bentley Health Service waited 98 days or less for gallbladder removal in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic)". This public hospital is in the St James area of Western Australia.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026.
These figures describe surgery that already happened, not your own wait.
- Median wait
- 98 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 44 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 176 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 165 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 34 days in 2011–12 to 98 days in 2024–25 — up 188% — while the national median fell from 51 days to 48 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Fiona Stanley Hospital, about 10 km away, at 53 days.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bentley Health Service | 98 days | not published | 44 surgeries |
| Western Australia (all public hospitals) | 58 days | 3.1% | 1780 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 48 days | 2.3% | 18067 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 48 days marks the national median.
Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus, WA · about 8 km away: 115 days
Fiona Stanley Hospital, WA · about 10 km away: 53 days
Perth Children's Hospital, WA · about 11 km away: 38 days
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, WA · about 11 km away: 55 days
St John of God Midland Public Hospital, WA · about 14 km away: 133 days
Armadale-Kelmscott Memorial Hospital, WA · about 17 km away: 38 days
Osborne Park Hospital, WA · about 18 km away: 54 days
Fremantle Hospital and Health Service, WA · about 18 km away: 74 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Bentley Health Service
- WA
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Bentley Health Service (days) | WA (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 34 | 28 | 51 |
| 2012–13 | 38 | 29 | 50 |
| 2013–14 | 38 | 27 | 46 |
| 2014–15 | 45 | 32 | 43 |
| 2015–16 | 23 | 29 | 42 |
| 2016–17 | 34 | 35 | 41 |
| 2017–18 | 41 | 40 | 45 |
| 2018–19 | 32 | 42 | 45 |
| 2019–20 | 38 | 46 | 48 |
| 2020–21 | 32 | 53 | 56 |
| 2021–22 | 42 | 53 | 53 |
| 2022–23 | 48 | 62 | 59 |
| 2023–24 | 48 | 51 | 46 |
| 2024–25 | 98 | 58 | 48 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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