Gallbladder removal waiting time at Fiona Stanley Hospital
Half of patients at Fiona Stanley Hospital waited 53 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 Murdoch 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
- 53 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 59 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 5.1%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 176 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 89 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has fallen from 57 days in 2014–15 to 53 days in 2024–25 — down 7% — while the national median rose from 43 days to 48 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Perth Children's Hospital, about 12 km away, at 38 days. Here, 5.1% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 2.3%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fiona Stanley Hospital | 53 days | 5.1% | 59 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.
Fremantle Hospital and Health Service, WA · about 9 km away: 74 days
Bentley Health Service, WA · about 10 km away: 98 days
Perth Children's Hospital, WA · about 12 km away: 38 days
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, WA · about 12 km away: 55 days
Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus, WA · about 13 km away: 115 days
Armadale-Kelmscott Memorial Hospital, WA · about 18 km away: 38 days
Osborne Park Hospital, WA · about 21 km away: 54 days
St John of God Midland Public Hospital, WA · about 25 km away: 133 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Fiona Stanley Hospital
- WA
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Fiona Stanley Hospital (days) | WA (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | not reported for this period | 28 | 51 |
| 2012–13 | not reported for this period | 29 | 50 |
| 2013–14 | not reported for this period | 27 | 46 |
| 2014–15 | 57 | 32 | 43 |
| 2015–16 | 19 | 29 | 42 |
| 2016–17 | 34 | 35 | 41 |
| 2017–18 | 33 | 40 | 45 |
| 2018–19 | 53 | 42 | 45 |
| 2019–20 | 24 | 46 | 48 |
| 2020–21 | 28 | 53 | 56 |
| 2021–22 | 60 | 53 | 53 |
| 2022–23 | 44 | 62 | 59 |
| 2023–24 | 34 | 51 | 46 |
| 2024–25 | 53 | 58 | 48 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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