Northam Hospital surgery waiting times
In 2024–25, this public hospital in the Northam area of Western Australia published median waits from 27 days for cataract surgery to 85 days for inguinal hernia repair.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released
Northam Hospital is a public hospital in the Northam area of Western Australia. It is part of WA Country Health Service. It reported 15 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 20 surgery types were last reported in an earlier period; they are listed below, with the period the source last carried them.
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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.
| Surgery | Median wait | Surgeries | Waited more than 365 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) | 27 days | 179 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Skin lesion - excision of | 29 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| Carpal tunnel release | 36 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Haemorrhoidectomy | 61 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy | 85 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Arthroscopy | not published | not published | not published |
| Branchial apparatus remnant - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy | not published | not published | not published |
| Ectropion - correction of | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Ganglion - excision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Herniorrhaphy | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Meniscectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Pterygium - excision of | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Ptosis - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Toenail surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Bartholin's cyst - removal of last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Bladder neck incision last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Blepharoplasty last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Circumcision last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Curettage and evacuation of uterus last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cystoscopy last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Diathermy of wart/s last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Epididymal cyst - removal of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Hydrocele - repair of last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Lithotripsy last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Orchidectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pilonidal sinus surgery last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Prostate biopsy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Prostatectomy (transurethral or open) last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pyogenic granuloma - removal of last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Rotator cuff - repair of last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ureteric stent - insertion of last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Urethra - dilatation of last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
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.
| Urgency category | Median wait | Treated within the recommended time | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urgent | 12 days | 91% | 11 surgeries |
| Semi-urgent | 29 days | 91% | 43 surgeries |
| Non-urgent | 29 days | 100% | 230 surgeries |
Cite this page
In 2024–25, Northam Hospital published median planned-surgery waits from 27 days for cataract surgery to 85 days for inguinal hernia repair.
Copy-ready citation
SurgeryWaits, "Northam Hospital surgery wait times and waiting list", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northam-hospital/, accessed 28 May 2026.Attribution: SurgeryWaits (https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northam-hospital/), 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.