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title: "Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus surgery waiting times"
description: "Planned surgery waiting times and waiting list at Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus, a public hospital in the Perth area of Western Australia, for 2024–25."
url: "https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/"
---

# Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus surgery waiting times

In 2024–25, this public hospital in the Perth area of Western Australia published median waits from **4 days** for muscle or tendon length - change of to **794 days** for rhinoplasty.

Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026.

Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus is a public hospital in the Perth area of Western Australia. It is part of [East Metropolitan Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/health-service/east-metropolitan-health-service/). It reported 90 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 38 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 Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus, 2024–25. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28.

| Surgery | Median wait | Surgeries | Waited more than 365 days |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Muscle or tendon length - change of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/muscle-or-tendon-length-change-of/) | 4 days | 20 surgeries | not published |
| [Laparoscopy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/laparoscopy/) | 6 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| [Fracture non-union - treatment of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/fracture-non-union-treatment-of/) | 7 days | 459 surgeries | 0.2% |
| [Orchidectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/orchidectomy/) | 9 days | 20 surgeries | not published |
| [Dialysis access surgery](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/dialysis-access-surgery/) | 15 days | 105 surgeries | 1.0% |
| [Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | 16 days | 164 surgeries | 0.6% |
| [Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/breast-lump-removal/) | 18 days | 95 surgeries | 1.1% |
| [Mastectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/mastectomy/) | 20 days | 64 surgeries | 1.6% |
| [Skin lesion - excision of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/skin-lesion-removal/) | 25 days | 565 surgeries | 3.2% |
| [Cystectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/cystectomy/) | 26 days | 16 surgeries | not published |
| [Femoro-popliteal bypass graft](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/femoro-popliteal-bypass-graft/) | 26 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| [Abdominal or thoracic aortic aneurysm - repair/replacement](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/abdominal-or-thoracic-aortic-aneurysm-repair-replacement/) | 29 days | 64 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Pyeloplasty/correction of ureteropelvic junction](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/pyeloplasty-correction-of-ureteropelvic-junction/) | 30 days | 24 surgeries | not published |
| [Amputation of limb](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/amputation-of-limb/) | 32 days | 16 surgeries | not published |
| [Vitrectomy (including buckling/cryotherapy)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/vitrectomy-including-buckling-cryotherapy/) | 32 days | 152 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/acl-reconstruction/) | 35 days | 60 surgeries | 1.7% |
| [Lithotripsy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/lithotripsy/) | 35 days | 95 surgeries | 1.1% |
| [Breast reconstruction](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/breast-reconstruction/) | 38 days | 32 surgeries | not published |
| [Carotid endarterectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/carotid-endarterectomy/) | 39 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| [Nephrectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/nephrectomy/) | 39 days | 80 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Diathermy of wart/s](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/diathermy-of-wart-s/) | 51 days | 26 surgeries | not published |
| [Shoulder reconstruction](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/shoulder-reconstruction/) | 53 days | 44 surgeries | not published |
| [Osteotomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/osteotomy/) | 63 days | 39 surgeries | not published |
| [Arthroplasty - revision of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/arthroplasty-revision-of/) | 65 days | 34 surgeries | not published |
| [Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/) | 69 days | 36 surgeries | not published |
| [Rotator cuff - repair of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/rotator-cuff-repair/) | 72 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| [Corneal graft](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/corneal-graft/) | 83 days | 27 surgeries | not published |
| [Haemorrhoidectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/haemorrhoid-surgery/) | 84 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| [Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/cataract-surgery/) | 93 days | 601 surgeries | 2.2% |
| [Prostatectomy (transurethral or open)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/prostate-surgery/) | 98 days | 92 surgeries | 13.0% |
| [Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/) | 106 days | 101 surgeries | 6.9% |
| [Trigger finger/thumb release](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/trigger-finger-release/) | 111 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| [Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/gallbladder-removal/) | 115 days | 133 surgeries | 13.5% |
| [Discectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/discectomy/) | 119 days | 15 surgeries | not published |
| [Pterygium - excision of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/pterygium-excision-of/) | 119 days | 26 surgeries | not published |
| [Functional endoscopic sinus surgery](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | 122 days | 42 surgeries | not published |
| [Cervical discectomy and fusion](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/cervical-discectomy-and-fusion/) | 141 days | 72 surgeries | 8.3% |
| [Laminectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/laminectomy/) | 147 days | 42 surgeries | not published |
| [Acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/acromioplasty-arthroscopy-shoulder-sub-acromial-decompression/) | 149 days | 26 surgeries | not published |
| [Ectropion - correction of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/ectropion-correction-of/) | 161 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| [Parathyroidectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/parathyroidectomy/) | 168 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| [Dacryocystorhinostomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/dacryocystorhinostomy/) | 169 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| [Circumcision](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/circumcision/) | 177 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| [Varicose veins treatment](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/varicose-vein-surgery/) | 179 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| [Procedure for strabismus (squint repair)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/squint-surgery/) | 181 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| [Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/tonsillectomy/) | 183 days | 48 surgeries | not published |
| [Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/inguinal-hernia-repair/) | 189 days | 61 surgeries | 18.0% |
| [Arthroscopy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/arthroscopy/) | 193 days | 72 surgeries | 25.0% |
| [Total hip replacement](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/hip-replacement/) | 211 days | 111 surgeries | 32.4% |
| [Myringoplasty/tympanoplasty](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/eardrum-repair/) | 226 days | 30 surgeries | not published |
| [Carpal tunnel release](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 248 days | 50 surgeries | 22.0% |
| [Shoulder joint replacement](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 248 days | 52 surgeries | 23.1% |
| [Scar revision](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/scar-revision/) | 255 days | 18 surgeries | not published |
| [Herniorrhaphy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/hernia-repair/) | 263 days | 87 surgeries | 27.6% |
| [Septoplasty](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/septoplasty/) | 335 days | 46 surgeries | not published |
| [Total knee replacement](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/knee-replacement/) | 361 days | 168 surgeries | 48.2% |
| [Ptosis - repair of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/ptosis-repair-of/) | 381 days | 23 surgeries | not published |
| [Dupytren's contracture release](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/dupuytrens-contracture-surgery/) | 399 days | 28 surgeries | not published |
| [Breast reduction](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/breast-reduction/) | 424 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| [Rhinoplasty](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/rhinoplasty/) | 794 days | 28 surgeries | not published |
| [Adenoidectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/adenoidectomy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Anal fissure - repair of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/anal-fissure-repair-of/) | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| [Arthrodesis](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/arthrodesis/) | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| [Axillary node dissection](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/axillary-node-dissection/) | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| [Blepharoplasty](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/blepharoplasty/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Branchial apparatus remnant - removal of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/branchial-apparatus-remnant-removal-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Breast prosthesis - removal of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/breast-prosthesis-removal-of/) | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| [Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/bunion-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Cranioplasty](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/cranioplasty/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Fundoplication](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/fundoplication/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Ganglion - excision of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/ganglion-excision-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Hammer/claw/mallet toe - correction of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/hammer-claw-mallet-toe-correction-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Hydrocele - repair of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/hydrocele-repair-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Lingual or maxillary frenulum surgery](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/lingual-or-maxillary-frenulum-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Mastoidectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/mastoidectomy/) | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| [Meatoplasty](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/meatoplasty/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Muscle biopsy/temporal artery biopsy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/muscle-biopsy-temporal-artery-biopsy/) | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| [Nasal polypectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/nasal-polypectomy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Pilonidal sinus surgery](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Radical neck dissection](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/radical-neck-dissection/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Repair of obstructing hiatus hernia](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Stone/s urinary tract - removal of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/stone-s-urinary-tract-removal-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Stress incontinence surgery](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/stress-incontinence-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Tendon release](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/tendon-release/) | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| [Thyroglossal remnant - removal of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/thyroglossal-remnant-removal-of/) | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| [Toenail surgery](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/toenail-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Trabeculectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/trabeculectomy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Turbinectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/turbinectomy/) | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| [Ureteric stent - insertion of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/ureteric-stent-insertion-of/) | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| [Urethra - dilatation of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/urethra-dilatation-of/) | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |

**Not reported for this period**

| Surgery | Median wait | Surgeries | Waited more than 365 days |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bladder neck incision last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Chalazion - excision of last reported 2017–18 | not reported |  |  |
| Cleft lip and palate - repair of last reported 2022–23 | not reported |  |  |
| Common peroneal nerve release last reported 2021–22 | not reported |  |  |
| Congenital cardiac defect/s - procedure for last reported 2020–21 | not reported |  |  |
| Coronary artery bypass grafting last reported 2020–21 | not reported |  |  |
| Craniotomy last reported 2022–23 | not reported |  |  |
| Cystoscopy last reported 2021–22 | not reported |  |  |
| Epididymal cyst - removal of last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Ethmoidectomy last reported 2018–19 | not reported |  |  |
| Examination of eye under anaesthesia last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Exostosis - excision of last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Hypospadias - repair of last reported 2020–21 | not reported |  |  |
| Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic) last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Laryngectomy last reported 2017–18 | not reported |  |  |
| Lobectomy/wedge resection/pneumonectomy last reported 2020–21 | not reported |  |  |
| Lymphangioma - surgery for last reported 2021–22 | not reported |  |  |
| Meniscectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Microlaryngoscopy last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Myringotomy last reported 2022–23 | not reported |  |  |
| Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) last reported 2022–23 | not reported |  |  |
| Nerve decompression last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Nerve decompression of spinal cord last reported 2022–23 | not reported |  |  |
| Orchidopexy last reported 2017–18 | not reported |  |  |
| Pedicle screw fusion last reported 2022–23 | not reported |  |  |
| Pharyngoplasty last reported 2017–18 | not reported |  |  |
| Pharynx - excision of last reported 2021–22 | not reported |  |  |
| Pressure equalising tubes (grommets) - insertion of last reported 2020–21 | not reported |  |  |
| Prostate biopsy last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Pyogenic granuloma - removal of last reported 2021–22 | not reported |  |  |
| Removal of intracranial lesion last reported 2022–23 | not reported |  |  |
| Replacement of aortic aneurysm with bifurcation graft last reported 2021–22 | not reported |  |  |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy last reported 2022–23 | not reported |  |  |
| Stapedectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Sub-mucosal resection last reported 2020–21 | not reported |  |  |
| Untethering of spinal cord last reported 2022–23 | not reported |  |  |
| Ureteric - reimplantation last reported 2021–22 | not reported |  |  |
| Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior last reported 2017–18 | 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 Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus by urgency category, 2024–25.

| Urgency category | Median wait | Treated within the recommended time | Surgeries |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Urgent](https://surgerywaits.au/urgency/category-1/wa/) | 14 days | 87% | 4589 surgeries |
| [Semi-urgent](https://surgerywaits.au/urgency/category-2/wa/) | 69 days | 63% | 3561 surgeries |
| [Non-urgent](https://surgerywaits.au/urgency/category-3/wa/) | 311 days | 61% | 1273 surgeries |

**Cite this page**

> In 2024–25, Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus published median planned-surgery waits from 4 days for muscle or tendon length - change of to 794 days for rhinoplasty (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026).

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Surgery Waits, "Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/, accessed 28 May 2026.
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Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-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

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