--- title: "Pterygium (eye growth) removal waiting times in Western Australia" description: "Public hospitals in Western Australia ranked by median wait for Pterygium (eye growth) removal in 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/pterygium-excision-of/wa/" --- # Pterygium (eye growth) removal waiting times in Western Australia The median wait for pterygium (eye growth) removal in Western Australia public hospitals was **140 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **197 days**. The source publishes this surgery as "Pterygium - excision of". Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026. 22 public hospitals in Western Australia reported pterygium (eye growth) 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 "Pterygium - excision of" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept. 6 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 197 days marks the national median. - [Karratha Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/karratha-health-campus/pterygium-excision-of/): 33 days - [St John of God Midland Public Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-john-of-god-midland-public-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/): 38 days - [Osborne Park Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/osborne-park-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/): 63 days - [Esperance Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/esperance-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/): 73 days - [Peel Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/peel-health-campus/pterygium-excision-of/): 83 days - [Bentley Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bentley-health-service/pterygium-excision-of/): 91 days - [Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sir-charles-gairdner-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/): 95 days - [Geraldton Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/geraldton-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/): 119 days - [Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/pterygium-excision-of/): 119 days - [Busselton Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/busselton-health-campus/pterygium-excision-of/): 202 days - [Kununurra Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kununurra-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/): 227 days - [Broome Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/broome-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/): 238 days - [Joondalup Health Campus (Public)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/joondalup-health-campus-public/pterygium-excision-of/): 248 days - [Kalgoorlie Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kalgoorlie-health-campus/pterygium-excision-of/): 256 days - [Albany Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/albany-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/): 327 days - [Fremantle Hospital and Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/fremantle-hospital-and-health-service/pterygium-excision-of/): 433 days - [Derby Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/derby-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/): not published - [Hedland Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hedland-health-campus/pterygium-excision-of/): not published - [Katanning Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/katanning-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/): not published - [Narrogin Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/narrogin-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/): not published - [Northam Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northam-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/): not published - [Perth Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/perth-childrens-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/): not published Pterygium - excision of 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 | [Karratha Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/karratha-health-campus/pterygium-excision-of/) | 33 days | not published | 21 surgeries | | 2 | [St John of God Midland Public Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-john-of-god-midland-public-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/) | 38 days | not published | 18 surgeries | | 3 | [Osborne Park Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/osborne-park-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/) | 63 days | 6.0% | 50 surgeries | | 4 | [Esperance Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/esperance-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/) | 73 days | not published | 17 surgeries | | 5 | [Peel Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/peel-health-campus/pterygium-excision-of/) | 83 days | 4.2% | 71 surgeries | | 6 | [Bentley Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bentley-health-service/pterygium-excision-of/) | 91 days | 1.4% | 71 surgeries | | 7 | [Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sir-charles-gairdner-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/) | 95 days | not published | 10 surgeries | | 8 | [Geraldton Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/geraldton-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/) | 119 days | not published | 49 surgeries | | 8 | [Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/pterygium-excision-of/) | 119 days | not published | 26 surgeries | | 10 | [Busselton Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/busselton-health-campus/pterygium-excision-of/) | 202 days | 1.5% | 68 surgeries | | 11 | [Kununurra Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kununurra-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/) | 227 days | not published | 18 surgeries | | 12 | [Broome Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/broome-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/) | 238 days | not published | 27 surgeries | | 13 | [Joondalup Health Campus (Public)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/joondalup-health-campus-public/pterygium-excision-of/) | 248 days | not published | 21 surgeries | | 14 | [Kalgoorlie Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kalgoorlie-health-campus/pterygium-excision-of/) | 256 days | not published | 20 surgeries | | 15 | [Albany Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/albany-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/) | 327 days | not published | 14 surgeries | | 16 | [Fremantle Hospital and Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/fremantle-hospital-and-health-service/pterygium-excision-of/) | 433 days | 59.8% | 87 surgeries | | unranked | [Derby Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/derby-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries | | unranked | [Hedland Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hedland-health-campus/pterygium-excision-of/) | not published | not published | 8 surgeries | | unranked | [Katanning Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/katanning-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Narrogin Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/narrogin-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Northam Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northam-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries | | unranked | [Perth Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/perth-childrens-hospital/pterygium-excision-of/) | not published | not published | not published | Ranked by area in Western Australia: [near Nedlands](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/pterygium-excision-of/near/nedlands/) · [near the Perth CBD](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/pterygium-excision-of/near/perth-cbd/). **Cite this page** > The median wait for pterygium (eye growth) removal in Western Australia public hospitals was 140 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Pterygium (eye growth) removal waiting times in WA", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/pterygium-excision-of/wa/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/pterygium-excision-of/wa/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/pterygium-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](https://surgerywaits.au/guides/referral-to-another-hospital/). Compare with [every other state](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/pterygium-excision-of/), 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/pterygium-excision-of/wa/.