--- title: "Gallbladder removal waiting times in Western Australia" description: "Public hospitals in Western Australia ranked by median wait for Gallbladder removal in 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/gallbladder-removal/wa/" --- # Gallbladder removal waiting times in Western Australia The median wait for gallbladder removal in Western Australia public hospitals was **58 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **48 days**. The source publishes this surgery as "Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic)". Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026. 24 public hospitals in Western Australia reported gallbladder removal 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 "Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic)" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept. 1 hospital has 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 48 days marks the national median. - [Hedland Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hedland-health-campus/gallbladder-removal/): 23 days - [Joondalup Health Campus (Public)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/joondalup-health-campus-public/gallbladder-removal/): 23 days - [Narrogin Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/narrogin-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 24 days - [Peel Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/peel-health-campus/gallbladder-removal/): 35 days - [Kalgoorlie Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kalgoorlie-health-campus/gallbladder-removal/): 36 days - [Armadale-Kelmscott Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/armadale-kelmscott-memorial-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 38 days - [Perth Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/perth-childrens-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 38 days - [Busselton Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/busselton-health-campus/gallbladder-removal/): 47 days - [Bunbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bunbury-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 50 days - [Fiona Stanley Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/fiona-stanley-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 53 days - [Albany Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/albany-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 54 days - [Osborne Park Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/osborne-park-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 54 days - [Esperance Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/esperance-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 55 days - [Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sir-charles-gairdner-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 55 days - [Karratha Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/karratha-health-campus/gallbladder-removal/): 56 days - [Fremantle Hospital and Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/fremantle-hospital-and-health-service/gallbladder-removal/): 74 days - [Broome Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/broome-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 82 days - [Kununurra Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kununurra-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 90 days - [Rockingham General Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/rockingham-general-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 94 days - [Geraldton Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/geraldton-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 96 days - [Bentley Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bentley-health-service/gallbladder-removal/): 98 days - [Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/gallbladder-removal/): 115 days - [St John of God Midland Public Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-john-of-god-midland-public-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): 133 days - [Derby Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/derby-hospital/gallbladder-removal/): not published Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) 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 | [Hedland Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hedland-health-campus/gallbladder-removal/) | 23 days | not published | 20 surgeries | | 1 | [Joondalup Health Campus (Public)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/joondalup-health-campus-public/gallbladder-removal/) | 23 days | 0.0% | 97 surgeries | | 3 | [Narrogin Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/narrogin-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 24 days | not published | 10 surgeries | | 4 | [Peel Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/peel-health-campus/gallbladder-removal/) | 35 days | 0.0% | 118 surgeries | | 5 | [Kalgoorlie Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kalgoorlie-health-campus/gallbladder-removal/) | 36 days | 0.0% | 55 surgeries | | 6 | [Armadale-Kelmscott Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/armadale-kelmscott-memorial-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 38 days | 0.5% | 198 surgeries | | 6 | [Perth Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/perth-childrens-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 38 days | not published | 12 surgeries | | 8 | [Busselton Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/busselton-health-campus/gallbladder-removal/) | 47 days | 0.0% | 51 surgeries | | 9 | [Bunbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bunbury-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 50 days | 2.2% | 90 surgeries | | 10 | [Fiona Stanley Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/fiona-stanley-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 53 days | 5.1% | 59 surgeries | | 11 | [Albany Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/albany-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 54 days | 2.1% | 95 surgeries | | 11 | [Osborne Park Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/osborne-park-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 54 days | 4.6% | 65 surgeries | | 13 | [Esperance Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/esperance-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 55 days | not published | 14 surgeries | | 13 | [Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sir-charles-gairdner-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 55 days | 0.7% | 142 surgeries | | 15 | [Karratha Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/karratha-health-campus/gallbladder-removal/) | 56 days | not published | 30 surgeries | | 16 | [Fremantle Hospital and Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/fremantle-hospital-and-health-service/gallbladder-removal/) | 74 days | 1.1% | 178 surgeries | | 17 | [Broome Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/broome-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 82 days | not published | 23 surgeries | | 18 | [Kununurra Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kununurra-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 90 days | not published | 12 surgeries | | 19 | [Rockingham General Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/rockingham-general-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 94 days | 0.6% | 174 surgeries | | 20 | [Geraldton Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/geraldton-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 96 days | not published | 49 surgeries | | 21 | [Bentley Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bentley-health-service/gallbladder-removal/) | 98 days | not published | 44 surgeries | | 22 | [Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/gallbladder-removal/) | 115 days | 13.5% | 133 surgeries | | 23 | [St John of God Midland Public Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-john-of-god-midland-public-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 133 days | 20.9% | 91 surgeries | | unranked | [Derby Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/derby-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | not published | not published | 9 surgeries | Ranked by area in Western Australia: [near Murdoch](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/gallbladder-removal/near/murdoch/) · [near Nedlands](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/gallbladder-removal/near/nedlands/) · [near the Perth CBD](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/gallbladder-removal/near/perth-cbd/). **Cite this page** > The median wait for gallbladder removal in Western Australia public hospitals was 58 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Gallbladder removal waiting times in Western Australia", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/gallbladder-removal/wa/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/gallbladder-removal/wa/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/gallbladder-removal/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/gallbladder-removal/), 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. 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