--- title: "Keyhole joint surgery waiting times in Western Australia" description: "Public hospitals in Western Australia ranked by median wait for Keyhole joint surgery in 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/arthroscopy/wa/" --- # Keyhole joint surgery waiting times in Western Australia The median wait for keyhole joint surgery in Western Australia public hospitals was **75 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **78 days**. The source publishes this surgery as "Arthroscopy". Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026. 27 public hospitals in Western Australia reported keyhole joint surgery in 2024–25. They are ranked by their published median wait alone, shortest first. **[Compare this near you →](https://surgerywaits.au/)** On the compare page, pick "Arthroscopy" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept. 7 hospitals have no published median wait for this surgery in this period. They are listed last, marked "not published", and are never ranked. Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 78 days marks the national median. - [Peel Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/peel-health-campus/arthroscopy/): 27 days - [Hedland Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hedland-health-campus/arthroscopy/): 29 days - [Rockingham General Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/rockingham-general-hospital/arthroscopy/): 52 days - [Kalgoorlie Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kalgoorlie-health-campus/arthroscopy/): 56 days - [Joondalup Health Campus (Public)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/joondalup-health-campus-public/arthroscopy/): 57 days - [Karratha Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/karratha-health-campus/arthroscopy/): 60 days - [Bentley Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bentley-health-service/arthroscopy/): 66 days - [Osborne Park Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/osborne-park-hospital/arthroscopy/): 66 days - [Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sir-charles-gairdner-hospital/arthroscopy/): 70 days - [Armadale-Kelmscott Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/armadale-kelmscott-memorial-hospital/arthroscopy/): 73 days - [Fremantle Hospital and Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/fremantle-hospital-and-health-service/arthroscopy/): 76 days - [Bunbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bunbury-hospital/arthroscopy/): 92 days - [Albany Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/albany-hospital/arthroscopy/): 96 days - [Perth Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/perth-childrens-hospital/arthroscopy/): 101 days - [Broome Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/broome-hospital/arthroscopy/): 106 days - [Busselton Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/busselton-health-campus/arthroscopy/): 106 days - [Geraldton Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/geraldton-hospital/arthroscopy/): 106 days - [Esperance Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/esperance-hospital/arthroscopy/): 140 days - [St John of God Midland Public Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-john-of-god-midland-public-hospital/arthroscopy/): 167 days - [Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/arthroscopy/): 193 days - [Derby Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/derby-hospital/arthroscopy/): not published - [Fiona Stanley Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/fiona-stanley-hospital/arthroscopy/): not published - [Katanning Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/katanning-hospital/arthroscopy/): not published - [Kununurra Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kununurra-hospital/arthroscopy/): not published - [Merredin Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/merredin-hospital/arthroscopy/): not published - [Narrogin Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/narrogin-hospital/arthroscopy/): not published - [Northam Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northam-hospital/arthroscopy/): not published Arthroscopy in Western Australia public hospitals, 2024–25. Hospitals with the same median share a rank and the next rank is skipped. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28. | Rank | Hospital | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | [Peel Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/peel-health-campus/arthroscopy/) | 27 days | 0.0% | 58 surgeries | | 2 | [Hedland Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hedland-health-campus/arthroscopy/) | 29 days | not published | 10 surgeries | | 3 | [Rockingham General Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/rockingham-general-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 52 days | not published | 45 surgeries | | 4 | [Kalgoorlie Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kalgoorlie-health-campus/arthroscopy/) | 56 days | not published | 11 surgeries | | 5 | [Joondalup Health Campus (Public)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/joondalup-health-campus-public/arthroscopy/) | 57 days | 0.6% | 175 surgeries | | 6 | [Karratha Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/karratha-health-campus/arthroscopy/) | 60 days | not published | 10 surgeries | | 7 | [Bentley Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bentley-health-service/arthroscopy/) | 66 days | 4.1% | 74 surgeries | | 7 | [Osborne Park Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/osborne-park-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 66 days | not published | 36 surgeries | | 9 | [Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sir-charles-gairdner-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 70 days | not published | 36 surgeries | | 10 | [Armadale-Kelmscott Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/armadale-kelmscott-memorial-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 73 days | 0.9% | 116 surgeries | | 11 | [Fremantle Hospital and Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/fremantle-hospital-and-health-service/arthroscopy/) | 76 days | 10.8% | 93 surgeries | | 12 | [Bunbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bunbury-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 92 days | 3.8% | 52 surgeries | | 13 | [Albany Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/albany-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 96 days | not published | 14 surgeries | | 14 | [Perth Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/perth-childrens-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 101 days | 9.6% | 52 surgeries | | 15 | [Broome Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/broome-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 106 days | not published | 11 surgeries | | 15 | [Busselton Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/busselton-health-campus/arthroscopy/) | 106 days | 4.3% | 70 surgeries | | 15 | [Geraldton Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/geraldton-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 106 days | not published | 21 surgeries | | 18 | [Esperance Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/esperance-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 140 days | not published | 24 surgeries | | 19 | [St John of God Midland Public Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-john-of-god-midland-public-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 167 days | not published | 30 surgeries | | 20 | [Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/arthroscopy/) | 193 days | 25.0% | 72 surgeries | | unranked | [Derby Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/derby-hospital/arthroscopy/) | not published | not published | 8 surgeries | | unranked | [Fiona Stanley Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/fiona-stanley-hospital/arthroscopy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Katanning Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/katanning-hospital/arthroscopy/) | not published | not published | 7 surgeries | | unranked | [Kununurra Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kununurra-hospital/arthroscopy/) | not published | not published | 5 surgeries | | unranked | [Merredin Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/merredin-hospital/arthroscopy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Narrogin Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/narrogin-hospital/arthroscopy/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries | | unranked | [Northam Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northam-hospital/arthroscopy/) | not published | not published | not published | Ranked by area in Western Australia: [near Nedlands](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/arthroscopy/near/nedlands/) · [near the Perth CBD](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/arthroscopy/near/perth-cbd/). **Cite this page** > The median wait for keyhole joint surgery in Western Australia public hospitals was 75 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Keyhole joint surgery waiting times in WA", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/arthroscopy/wa/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/arthroscopy/wa/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/arthroscopy/wa/)), from Australian Institute of Health and Welfare MyHospitals data, CC BY 3.0 AU. Reference period 2024–25, released 28 May 2026. ## What is not here Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here. Waiting times differ across state borders, and a referral can cross one — [read what that means](https://surgerywaits.au/guides/referral-to-another-hospital/). Compare with [every other state](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/arthroscopy/), or see [every surgery reported in Western Australia](https://surgerywaits.au/state/wa/). ## Before you use these figures Surgery Waits is not medical advice. It republishes official statistics about waiting times that have already happened, and it does not recommend any hospital, doctor or treatment. Your general practitioner (GP) and your treating specialist are the right people to help you decide what is appropriate for you. **In an emergency call 000.** Waiting-time figures: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare MyHospitals, licensed under [CC BY 3.0 AU](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/). Quarterly state figures: Queensland Health. Suburb and locality data: Australian Bureau of Statistics. Both licensed under [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Surgery Waits is not connected with any of these organisations. Surgery Waits is published by [National Digital](https://nationaldigital.com.au/). * * * This is the Markdown copy of https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/arthroscopy/wa/.