--- title: "Keyhole belly surgery (laparoscopy) waiting times in Western Australia" description: "Public hospitals in Western Australia ranked by median wait for Keyhole belly surgery (laparoscopy) in 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/laparoscopy/wa/" --- # Keyhole belly surgery (laparoscopy) waiting times in Western Australia The median wait for keyhole belly surgery (laparoscopy) in Western Australia public hospitals was **55 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **69 days**. The source publishes this surgery as "Laparoscopy". Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026. 24 public hospitals in Western Australia reported keyhole belly surgery (laparoscopy) 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 "Laparoscopy" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept. 5 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 69 days marks the national median. - [Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/laparoscopy/): 6 days - [Fiona Stanley Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/fiona-stanley-hospital/laparoscopy/): 10 days - [Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sir-charles-gairdner-hospital/laparoscopy/): 12 days - [Peel Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/peel-health-campus/laparoscopy/): 14 days - [Karratha Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/karratha-health-campus/laparoscopy/): 31 days - [Joondalup Health Campus (Public)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/joondalup-health-campus-public/laparoscopy/): 33 days - [Hedland Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hedland-health-campus/laparoscopy/): 39 days - [King Edward Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/king-edward-memorial-hospital/laparoscopy/): 51 days - [Perth Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/perth-childrens-hospital/laparoscopy/): 54 days - [Bunbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bunbury-hospital/laparoscopy/): 56 days - [Broome Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/broome-hospital/laparoscopy/): 64 days - [Kalgoorlie Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kalgoorlie-health-campus/laparoscopy/): 68 days - [Fremantle Hospital and Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/fremantle-hospital-and-health-service/laparoscopy/): 77 days - [Armadale-Kelmscott Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/armadale-kelmscott-memorial-hospital/laparoscopy/): 83 days - [Busselton Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/busselton-health-campus/laparoscopy/): 92 days - [Osborne Park Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/osborne-park-hospital/laparoscopy/): 112 days - [Albany Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/albany-hospital/laparoscopy/): 124 days - [Rockingham General Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/rockingham-general-hospital/laparoscopy/): 204 days - [St John of God Midland Public Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-john-of-god-midland-public-hospital/laparoscopy/): 217 days - [Derby Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/derby-hospital/laparoscopy/): not published - [Esperance Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/esperance-hospital/laparoscopy/): not published - [Geraldton Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/geraldton-hospital/laparoscopy/): not published - [Kununurra Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kununurra-hospital/laparoscopy/): not published - [Narrogin Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/narrogin-hospital/laparoscopy/): not published Laparoscopy 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 | [Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/laparoscopy/) | 6 days | not published | 17 surgeries | | 2 | [Fiona Stanley Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/fiona-stanley-hospital/laparoscopy/) | 10 days | 8.6% | 58 surgeries | | 3 | [Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sir-charles-gairdner-hospital/laparoscopy/) | 12 days | not published | 29 surgeries | | 4 | [Peel Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/peel-health-campus/laparoscopy/) | 14 days | not published | 43 surgeries | | 5 | [Karratha Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/karratha-health-campus/laparoscopy/) | 31 days | not published | 12 surgeries | | 6 | [Joondalup Health Campus (Public)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/joondalup-health-campus-public/laparoscopy/) | 33 days | 1.3% | 78 surgeries | | 7 | [Hedland Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hedland-health-campus/laparoscopy/) | 39 days | not published | 43 surgeries | | 8 | [King Edward Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/king-edward-memorial-hospital/laparoscopy/) | 51 days | 3.6% | 112 surgeries | | 9 | [Perth Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/perth-childrens-hospital/laparoscopy/) | 54 days | not published | 33 surgeries | | 10 | [Bunbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bunbury-hospital/laparoscopy/) | 56 days | not published | 29 surgeries | | 11 | [Broome Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/broome-hospital/laparoscopy/) | 64 days | not published | 15 surgeries | | 12 | [Kalgoorlie Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kalgoorlie-health-campus/laparoscopy/) | 68 days | not published | 15 surgeries | | 13 | [Fremantle Hospital and Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/fremantle-hospital-and-health-service/laparoscopy/) | 77 days | not published | 48 surgeries | | 14 | [Armadale-Kelmscott Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/armadale-kelmscott-memorial-hospital/laparoscopy/) | 83 days | 0.0% | 56 surgeries | | 15 | [Busselton Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/busselton-health-campus/laparoscopy/) | 92 days | not published | 42 surgeries | | 16 | [Osborne Park Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/osborne-park-hospital/laparoscopy/) | 112 days | not published | 26 surgeries | | 17 | [Albany Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/albany-hospital/laparoscopy/) | 124 days | not published | 30 surgeries | | 18 | [Rockingham General Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/rockingham-general-hospital/laparoscopy/) | 204 days | 28.1% | 57 surgeries | | 19 | [St John of God Midland Public Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-john-of-god-midland-public-hospital/laparoscopy/) | 217 days | not published | 36 surgeries | | unranked | [Derby Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/derby-hospital/laparoscopy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Esperance Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/esperance-hospital/laparoscopy/) | not published | not published | 5 surgeries | | unranked | [Geraldton Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/geraldton-hospital/laparoscopy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Kununurra Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kununurra-hospital/laparoscopy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Narrogin Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/narrogin-hospital/laparoscopy/) | not published | not published | not published | Ranked by area in Western Australia: [near Murdoch](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/laparoscopy/near/murdoch/) · [near Nedlands](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/laparoscopy/near/nedlands/) · [near the Perth CBD](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/laparoscopy/near/perth-cbd/). **Cite this page** > The median wait for keyhole belly surgery (laparoscopy) in Western Australia public hospitals was 55 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Keyhole belly surgery (laparoscopy) waiting times in WA", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/laparoscopy/wa/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/laparoscopy/wa/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/laparoscopy/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/laparoscopy/), 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/laparoscopy/wa/.