Gallbladder removal waiting time at Williamstown Hospital
Half of patients at Williamstown Hospital waited 48 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 Williamstown 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
- 48 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 171 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 176 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 72 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has fallen from 81 days in 2011–12 to 48 days in 2024–25 — down 41% — while the national median fell from 51 days to 48 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is The Alfred, about 8 km away, at 36 days. Here, 0.0% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williamstown Hospital | 48 days | 0.0% | 171 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.
Western Hospital [Footscray], VIC · about 8 km away: 50 days
The Alfred, VIC · about 8 km away: 36 days
Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus], VIC · about 9 km away: 50 days
Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville], VIC · about 9 km away: 129 days
St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne], VIC · about 10 km away: 27 days
Sunshine Hospital, VIC · about 13 km away: 25 days
Sandringham Hospital, VIC · about 15 km away: 9 days
Werribee Mercy Hospital, VIC · about 17 km away: 71 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Williamstown Hospital
- VIC
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Williamstown Hospital (days) | VIC (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 81 | 54 | 51 |
| 2012–13 | 70 | 60 | 50 |
| 2013–14 | 82 | 47 | 46 |
| 2014–15 | 58 | 36 | 43 |
| 2015–16 | 57 | 31 | 42 |
| 2016–17 | 43 | 31 | 41 |
| 2017–18 | 42 | 35 | 45 |
| 2018–19 | 29 | 30 | 45 |
| 2019–20 | 19 | 29 | 48 |
| 2020–21 | 116 | 45 | 56 |
| 2021–22 | 54 | 37 | 53 |
| 2022–23 | 33 | 48 | 59 |
| 2023–24 | 28 | 27 | 46 |
| 2024–25 | 48 | 28 | 48 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
All surgery at Williamstown Hospital · Gallbladder removal across Australia · Gallbladder removal in Victoria · All surgery waits in Victoria