Curettage and evacuation of uterus waiting time at South West Healthcare [Warrnambool]
Half of patients at South West Healthcare [Warrnambool] waited 3 days or less for curettage and evacuation of uterus in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). This public hospital is in the Warrnambool area of Victoria.
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
- 3 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 71 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 0.0%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 81 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 19 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has fallen from 32 days in 2017–18 to 3 days in 2024–25 — down 91% — while the national median rose from 3 days to 4 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Djerriwarrh Health Service [Bacchus Marsh], about 189 km away, at 2 days. Here, 0.0% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 0.1%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| South West Healthcare [Warrnambool] | 3 days | 0.0% | 71 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 2 days | 0.0% | 2044 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 4 days | 0.1% | 8500 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 4 days marks the national median.
Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital], VIC · about 151 km away: 6 days
Djerriwarrh Health Service [Bacchus Marsh], VIC · about 189 km away: 2 days
Sunshine Hospital, VIC · about 216 km away: 3 days
Sandringham Monash, VIC · about 227 km away: 2 days
Monash Medical Centre [Moorabbin], VIC · about 232 km away: 2 days
The Northern Hospital [Epping], VIC · about 237 km away: 4 days
Box Hill Hospital, VIC · about 240 km away: 5 days
The Bendigo Hospital, VIC · about 242 km away: 2 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- South West Healthcare [Warrnambool]
- VIC
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | South West Healthcare [Warrnambool] (days) | VIC (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | not published | 2 | 3 |
| 2017–18 | 32 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018–19 | 15 | 2 | 5 |
| 2019–20 | 17 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020–21 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 2021–22 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| 2022–23 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 2023–24 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| 2024–25 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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