Skin lesion removal waiting time at South West Healthcare [Warrnambool]
Half of patients at South West Healthcare [Warrnambool] waited 14 days or less for skin lesion removal in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Skin lesion - excision of". 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
- 14 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 367 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 1.1%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 214 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 4 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has fallen from 26 days in 2016–17 to 14 days in 2024–25 — down 46% — while the national median rose from 25 days to 26 days. No public hospital nearby published a shorter median for this surgery in this period. Here, 1.1% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 1.3%.
Compare this near you → On the compare page, pick "Skin lesion - excision of" 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] | 14 days | 1.1% | 367 surgeries |
| South Australia (all public hospitals) | 27 days | 1.4% | 4397 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 20 days | 1.6% | 15465 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 26 days | 1.3% | 59852 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 26 days marks the national median.
South West Healthcare [Camperdown], VIC · about 60 km away: 34 days
Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital], VIC · about 151 km away: 27 days
University Hospital Geelong, VIC · about 167 km away: 17 days
Djerriwarrh Health Service [Bacchus Marsh], VIC · about 189 km away: 52 days
Werribee Mercy Hospital, VIC · about 202 km away: 55 days
Millicent and District Hospital and Health Service, SA · about 205 km away: 19 days
Sunshine Hospital, VIC · about 216 km away: 16 days
Naracoorte Health Service, SA · about 219 km away: 48 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 26 | 22 | 25 |
| 2017–18 | 25 | 21 | 25 |
| 2018–19 | 41 | 20 | 25 |
| 2019–20 | 28 | 20 | 24 |
| 2020–21 | 34 | 20 | 25 |
| 2021–22 | 46 | 18 | 23 |
| 2022–23 | 28 | 20 | 26 |
| 2023–24 | 24 | 19 | 26 |
| 2024–25 | 14 | 20 | 26 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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