Hysterectomy waiting time at South West Healthcare [Warrnambool]
Half of patients at South West Healthcare [Warrnambool] waited 79 days or less for hysterectomy in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic)". 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
- 79 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 50 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 126 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 53 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has fallen from 80 days in 2016–17 to 79 days in 2024–25 — down 1% — while the national median rose from 55 days to 74 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital], about 151 km away, at 44 days. Here, 0.0% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 7.4%.
Compare this near you → On the compare page, pick "Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic)" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept.
How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| South West Healthcare [Warrnambool] | 79 days | 0.0% | 50 surgeries |
| South Australia (all public hospitals) | 80 days | 9.3% | 819 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 50 days | 2.7% | 2957 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 74 days | 7.4% | 9163 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 74 days marks the national median.
Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital], VIC · about 151 km away: 44 days
Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service, SA · about 161 km away: 48 days
University Hospital Geelong, VIC · about 167 km away: 55 days
Djerriwarrh Health Service [Bacchus Marsh], VIC · about 189 km away: 43 days
Werribee Mercy Hospital, VIC · about 202 km away: 31 days
Sunshine Hospital, VIC · about 216 km away: 34 days
Williamstown Hospital, VIC · about 219 km away: 64 days
Royal Women's Hospital [Parkville], VIC · about 227 km away: 28 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
Some of these hospitals are in another state — a public hospital referral can cross the border, so ask your GP what that would mean for you. See also where crossing a border cuts the wait most.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | not reported for this period | 57 | 53 |
| 2012–13 | not reported for this period | 60 | 53 |
| 2013–14 | not reported for this period | 63 | 52 |
| 2014–15 | not reported for this period | 51 | 55 |
| 2015–16 | not reported for this period | 48 | 52 |
| 2016–17 | 80 | 44 | 55 |
| 2017–18 | 82 | 45 | 57 |
| 2018–19 | 90 | 49 | 61 |
| 2019–20 | 102 | 48 | 63 |
| 2020–21 | 130 | 70 | 80 |
| 2021–22 | 147 | 50 | 74 |
| 2022–23 | 137 | 78 | 84 |
| 2023–24 | 61 | 66 | 77 |
| 2024–25 | 79 | 50 | 74 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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