Shock wave stone treatment waiting times in Western Australia
The median wait for shock wave stone treatment in Western Australia public hospitals was 21 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was 28 days. The source publishes this surgery as "Lithotripsy".
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026.
13 public hospitals in Western Australia reported shock wave stone treatment in 2024–25. They are ranked by their published median wait alone, shortest first.
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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 28 days marks the national median.
Peel Health Campus: 8 days
Bunbury Hospital: 19 days
Joondalup Health Campus (Public): 21 days
Bentley Health Service: 26 days
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital: 36 days
Albany Hospital: not published
Armadale-Kelmscott Memorial Hospital: not published
Fiona Stanley Hospital: not published
Osborne Park Hospital: not published
Perth Children's Hospital: not published
| Rank | Hospital | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peel Health Campus | 8 days | not published | 11 surgeries |
| 1 | St John of God Midland Public Hospital | 8 days | 0.0% | 120 surgeries |
| 3 | Bunbury Hospital | 19 days | 0.0% | 56 surgeries |
| 4 | Joondalup Health Campus (Public) | 21 days | 0.0% | 63 surgeries |
| 5 | Bentley Health Service | 26 days | 0.0% | 171 surgeries |
| 6 | Fremantle Hospital and Health Service | 33 days | not published | 10 surgeries |
| 7 | Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus | 35 days | 1.1% | 95 surgeries |
| 8 | Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital | 36 days | not published | 12 surgeries |
| unranked | Albany Hospital | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | Armadale-Kelmscott Memorial Hospital | not published | not published | 6 surgeries |
| unranked | Fiona Stanley Hospital | not published | not published | 7 surgeries |
| unranked | Osborne Park Hospital | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | Perth Children's Hospital | not published | not published | not published |
Ranked by area in Western Australia: near the Perth CBD.
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The median wait for shock wave stone treatment in Western Australia public hospitals was 21 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026).
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Surgery Waits, "Shock wave stone treatment waiting times in WA", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/lithotripsy/wa/, accessed 28 May 2026.Attribution: Surgery Waits (https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/lithotripsy/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.