--- title: "Karratha Health Campus surgery waiting times" description: "Planned surgery waiting times and waiting list at Karratha Health Campus, a public hospital in the Pegs Creek area of Western Australia, for 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/karratha-health-campus/" --- # Karratha Health Campus surgery waiting times In 2024–25, this public hospital in the Pegs Creek area of Western Australia published median waits from **1 day** for eardrum drainage to **70 days** for hernia repair. Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026. Karratha Health Campus is a public hospital in the Pegs Creek area of Western Australia. It is part of [WA Country Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/health-service/wa-country-health-service/). It reported 33 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 34 surgery types were last reported in an earlier period; they are listed below, with the period the source last carried them. **[Compare this near you →](https://surgerywaits.au/)** On the compare page, pick a surgery and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept. ## Waiting times by surgery Shortest median wait first. A surgery the source did not publish a figure for is listed after those, and a surgery it did not report at all this period is listed last. Neither is ranked, and neither shows an older figure in place of a current one. Planned surgery at Karratha Health Campus, 2024–25. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28. | Surgery | Median wait | Surgeries | Waited more than 365 days | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Myringotomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/karratha-health-campus/myringotomy/) | 1 day | 11 surgeries | not published | | [Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/karratha-health-campus/myringotomy-without-insertion-of-grommets/) | 1 day | 11 surgeries | not published | | [Curettage and evacuation of uterus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/karratha-health-campus/curettage-and-evacuation-of-uterus/) | 4 days | 24 surgeries | not published | | [Skin lesion - excision of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/karratha-health-campus/skin-lesion-removal/) | 21 days | 105 surgeries | 0.0% | | [Laparoscopy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/karratha-health-campus/laparoscopy/) | 31 days | 12 surgeries | not published | | [Pterygium - excision of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/karratha-health-campus/pterygium-excision-of/) | 33 days | 21 surgeries | not published | | [Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/karratha-health-campus/cataract-surgery/) | 39 days | 78 surgeries | 0.0% | | [Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/karratha-health-campus/gallbladder-removal/) | 56 days | 30 surgeries | not published | | [Arthroscopy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/karratha-health-campus/arthroscopy/) | 60 days | 10 surgeries | not published | | [Herniorrhaphy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/karratha-health-campus/hernia-repair/) | 70 days | 30 surgeries | not published | | [Acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/karratha-health-campus/acromioplasty-arthroscopy-shoulder-sub-acromial-decompression/) | not published | not published | not published | | [Adenoidectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/karratha-health-campus/adenoidectomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | [Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/karratha-health-campus/acl-reconstruction/) | not published | not published | not published | | [Bartholin's cyst - removal of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/karratha-health-campus/bartholins-cyst-removal-of/) | not published | not published | not published | | [Carpal tunnel release](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/karratha-health-campus/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | not published | 8 surgeries | not published | | [Circumcision](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/karratha-health-campus/circumcision/) | not published | 5 surgeries | not published | | [Dialysis access surgery](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/karratha-health-campus/dialysis-access-surgery/) | not published | 6 surgeries | not published | | [Diathermy of wart/s](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/karratha-health-campus/diathermy-of-wart-s/) | not published | not published | not published | | [Ectropion - correction of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/karratha-health-campus/ectropion-correction-of/) | not published | not published | not published | | [Female sterilisation](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/karratha-health-campus/female-sterilisation/) | not published | not published | not published | | [Ganglion - excision of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/karratha-health-campus/ganglion-excision-of/) | not published | not published | not published | | [Haemorrhoidectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/karratha-health-campus/haemorrhoid-surgery/) | not published | 7 surgeries | not published | | [Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/karratha-health-campus/hysterectomy/) | not published | 5 surgeries | not published | | [Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/karratha-health-campus/inguinal-hernia-repair/) | not published | 9 surgeries | not published | | [Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/karratha-health-campus/lletz-procedure/) | not published | 7 surgeries | not published | | [Muscle or tendon length - change of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/karratha-health-campus/muscle-or-tendon-length-change-of/) | not published | not published | not published | | [Myringoplasty/tympanoplasty](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/karratha-health-campus/eardrum-repair/) | not published | 5 surgeries | not published | | [Pilonidal sinus surgery](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/karratha-health-campus/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published | | [Procedure for strabismus (squint repair)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/karratha-health-campus/squint-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published | | [Scar revision](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/karratha-health-campus/scar-revision/) | not published | not published | not published | | [Toenail surgery](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/karratha-health-campus/toenail-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published | | [Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/karratha-health-campus/prolapse-repair/) | not published | not published | not published | | [Varicose veins treatment](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/karratha-health-campus/varicose-vein-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published | **Not reported for this period** | Surgery | Median wait | Surgeries | Waited more than 365 days | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Anal fissure - repair of last reported 2019–20 | not reported | | | | Arthrodesis last reported 2023–24 | not reported | | | | Bartholin's abscess drainage last reported 2023–24 | not reported | | | | Blepharoplasty last reported 2023–24 | not reported | | | | Branchial apparatus remnant - removal of last reported 2023–24 | not reported | | | | Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy last reported 2023–24 | not reported | | | | Breast reduction last reported 2023–24 | not reported | | | | Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of last reported 2018–19 | not reported | | | | Cone biopsy last reported 2023–24 | not reported | | | | Cystoscopy last reported 2020–21 | not reported | | | | Dupytren's contracture release last reported 2023–24 | not reported | | | | Endometrial ablation last reported 2023–24 | not reported | | | | Epididymal cyst - removal of last reported 2020–21 | not reported | | | | Exostosis - excision of last reported 2023–24 | not reported | | | | Fracture non-union - treatment of last reported 2020–21 | not reported | | | | Hydrocele - repair of last reported 2022–23 | not reported | | | | Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage last reported 2021–22 | not reported | | | | Lymphangioma - surgery for last reported 2023–24 | not reported | | | | Mastectomy last reported 2020–21 | not reported | | | | Myomectomy last reported 2018–19 | not reported | | | | Orchidectomy last reported 2020–21 | not reported | | | | Orchidopexy last reported 2022–23 | not reported | | | | Osteotomy last reported 2020–21 | not reported | | | | Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of last reported 2018–19 | not reported | | | | Pyogenic granuloma - removal of last reported 2020–21 | not reported | | | | Repair of obstructing hiatus hernia last reported 2020–21 | not reported | | | | Rotator cuff - repair of last reported 2022–23 | not reported | | | | Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy last reported 2022–23 | not reported | | | | Septoplasty last reported 2021–22 | not reported | | | | Shoulder reconstruction last reported 2022–23 | not reported | | | | Stress incontinence surgery last reported 2020–21 | not reported | | | | Tendon release last reported 2022–23 | not reported | | | | Thyroglossal remnant - removal of last reported 2022–23 | not reported | | | | Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy last reported 2021–22 | not reported | | | ## Urgency categories Urgency figures cover all planned surgery at the hospital, not one procedure. They are never combined with the procedure figures. Your treating specialist assigns your urgency category — it is not something you choose. [What the categories mean, and how every hospital compares.](https://surgerywaits.au/urgency/) All planned surgery at Karratha Health Campus by urgency category, 2024–25. | Urgency category | Median wait | Treated within the recommended time | Surgeries | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Urgent](https://surgerywaits.au/urgency/category-1/wa/) | 10 days | 94% | 109 surgeries | | [Semi-urgent](https://surgerywaits.au/urgency/category-2/wa/) | 41 days | 93% | 226 surgeries | | [Non-urgent](https://surgerywaits.au/urgency/category-3/wa/) | 70 days | 100% | 172 surgeries | **Cite this page** > In 2024–25, Karratha Health Campus published median planned-surgery waits from 1 day for eardrum drainage to 70 days for hernia repair (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Karratha Health Campus wait times and waiting list", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/karratha-health-campus/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/karratha-health-campus/](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/karratha-health-campus/)), from Australian Institute of Health and Welfare MyHospitals data, CC BY 3.0 AU. Reference period 2024–25, released 28 May 2026. ## What is not here Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here. [How these figures are put together](https://surgerywaits.au/methodology/) · [All surgery waits in Western Australia](https://surgerywaits.au/state/wa/) · [All hospitals](https://surgerywaits.au/hospitals/) ## Before you use these figures Surgery Waits is not medical advice. It republishes official statistics about waiting times that have already happened, and it does not recommend any hospital, doctor or treatment. Your general practitioner (GP) and your treating specialist are the right people to help you decide what is appropriate for you. **In an emergency call 000.** Waiting-time figures: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare MyHospitals, licensed under [CC BY 3.0 AU](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/). Quarterly state figures: Queensland Health. 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