Salivary gland removal waiting times in Western Australia
The median wait for salivary gland removal in Western Australia public hospitals was 58 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was 45 days. The source publishes this surgery as "Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of".
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026.
12 public hospitals in Western Australia reported salivary gland removal in 2024–25. They are ranked by their published median wait alone, shortest first.
Compare this near you → On the compare page, pick "Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of" 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 45 days marks the national median.
Fiona Stanley Hospital: 30 days
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital: 38 days
Bunbury Hospital: 39 days
Joondalup Health Campus (Public): 52 days
Albany Hospital: not published
Armadale-Kelmscott Memorial Hospital: not published
Esperance Hospital: not published
Fremantle Hospital and Health Service: not published
Geraldton Hospital: not published
Perth Children's Hospital: not published
St John of God Midland Public Hospital: not published
| Rank | Hospital | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiona Stanley Hospital | 30 days | not published | 42 surgeries |
| 2 | Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital | 38 days | not published | 46 surgeries |
| 3 | Bunbury Hospital | 39 days | not published | 10 surgeries |
| 4 | Joondalup Health Campus (Public) | 52 days | not published | 16 surgeries |
| 5 | Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus | 69 days | not published | 36 surgeries |
| unranked | Albany Hospital | not published | not published | 7 surgeries |
| unranked | Armadale-Kelmscott Memorial Hospital | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | Esperance Hospital | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | Fremantle Hospital and Health Service | not published | not published | 9 surgeries |
| unranked | Geraldton Hospital | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | Perth Children's Hospital | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | St John of God Midland Public Hospital | not published | not published | not published |
Cite this page
The median wait for salivary gland removal in Western Australia public hospitals was 58 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026).
Copy-ready citation
Surgery Waits, "Salivary gland removal waiting times in WA", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/wa/, accessed 28 May 2026.Attribution: Surgery Waits (https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/parotidectomy-submandibular-gland-excision-of/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.