Gallbladder removal waiting time at Werribee Mercy Hospital
Half of patients at Werribee Mercy Hospital waited 71 days or less for gallbladder removal in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic)". This public hospital is in the Hoppers Crossing 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
- 71 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 183 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 10.4%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 176 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 131 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 48 days in 2011–12 to 71 days in 2024–25 — up 48% — while the national median fell from 51 days to 48 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Williamstown Hospital, about 17 km away, at 48 days. Here, 10.4% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 2.3%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Werribee Mercy Hospital | 71 days | 10.4% | 183 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 28 days | 1.2% | 4488 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 48 days | 2.3% | 18067 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 48 days marks the national median.
Williamstown Hospital, VIC · about 17 km away: 48 days
Sunshine Hospital, VIC · about 18 km away: 25 days
Western Hospital [Footscray], VIC · about 20 km away: 50 days
Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville], VIC · about 24 km away: 129 days
Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus], VIC · about 25 km away: 50 days
The Alfred, VIC · about 25 km away: 36 days
St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne], VIC · about 26 km away: 27 days
Sandringham Hospital, VIC · about 29 km away: 9 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Werribee Mercy Hospital
- VIC
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Werribee Mercy Hospital (days) | VIC (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 48 | 54 | 51 |
| 2012–13 | 42 | 60 | 50 |
| 2013–14 | 35 | 47 | 46 |
| 2014–15 | 28 | 36 | 43 |
| 2015–16 | 23 | 31 | 42 |
| 2016–17 | 40 | 31 | 41 |
| 2017–18 | 36 | 35 | 45 |
| 2018–19 | 30 | 30 | 45 |
| 2019–20 | 25 | 29 | 48 |
| 2020–21 | 64 | 45 | 56 |
| 2021–22 | 52 | 37 | 53 |
| 2022–23 | 46 | 48 | 59 |
| 2023–24 | 52 | 27 | 46 |
| 2024–25 | 71 | 28 | 48 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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