Armpit lymph node removal waiting times in Western Australia
The median wait for armpit lymph node removal in Western Australia public hospitals was 9 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was 12 days. The source publishes this surgery as "Axillary node dissection".
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026.
13 public hospitals in Western Australia reported armpit lymph node removal in 2024–25. They are ranked by their published median wait alone, shortest first.
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9 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 12 days marks the national median.
Joondalup Health Campus (Public): 6 days
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital: 13 days
Fiona Stanley Hospital: 20 days
Albany Hospital: not published
Armadale-Kelmscott Memorial Hospital: not published
Bentley Health Service: not published
Bunbury Hospital: not published
Busselton Health Campus: not published
Esperance Hospital: not published
Osborne Park Hospital: not published
Peel Health Campus: not published
Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus: not published
| Rank | Hospital | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joondalup Health Campus (Public) | 6 days | 0.0% | 67 surgeries |
| 2 | Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital | 13 days | not published | 32 surgeries |
| 3 | Fremantle Hospital and Health Service | 17 days | not published | 20 surgeries |
| 4 | Fiona Stanley Hospital | 20 days | not published | 14 surgeries |
| unranked | Albany Hospital | not published | not published | 5 surgeries |
| unranked | Armadale-Kelmscott Memorial Hospital | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | Bentley Health Service | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | Bunbury Hospital | not published | not published | 5 surgeries |
| unranked | Busselton Health Campus | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | Esperance Hospital | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | Osborne Park Hospital | not published | not published | 6 surgeries |
| unranked | Peel Health Campus | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus | not published | not published | 6 surgeries |
Ranked by area in Western Australia: near Murdoch.
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The median wait for armpit lymph node removal in Western Australia public hospitals was 9 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026).
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Surgery Waits, "Armpit lymph node removal waiting times in WA", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/axillary-node-dissection/wa/, accessed 28 May 2026.Attribution: Surgery Waits (https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/axillary-node-dissection/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. Compare with every other state, or see every surgery reported in Western Australia.