--- title: "Skin lesion removal waiting times in Western Australia" description: "Public hospitals in Western Australia ranked by median wait for Skin lesion removal in 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/skin-lesion-removal/wa/" --- # Skin lesion removal waiting times in Western Australia The median wait for skin lesion removal in Western Australia public hospitals was **33 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **26 days**. The source publishes this surgery as "Skin lesion - excision of". Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026. 32 public hospitals in Western Australia reported skin lesion 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 "Skin lesion - excision of" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept. 4 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 26 days marks the national median. - [Collie Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/collie-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/): 11 days - [Hedland Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hedland-health-campus/skin-lesion-removal/): 15 days - [St John of God Midland Public Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-john-of-god-midland-public-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/): 15 days - [Kalgoorlie Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kalgoorlie-health-campus/skin-lesion-removal/): 17 days - [Geraldton Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/geraldton-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/): 19 days - [Karratha Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/karratha-health-campus/skin-lesion-removal/): 21 days - [Joondalup Health Campus (Public)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/joondalup-health-campus-public/skin-lesion-removal/): 25 days - [Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/skin-lesion-removal/): 25 days - [Peel Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/peel-health-campus/skin-lesion-removal/): 28 days - [Broome Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/broome-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/): 29 days - [Northam Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northam-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/): 29 days - [Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sir-charles-gairdner-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/): 29 days - [Esperance Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/esperance-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/): 30 days - [Bentley Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bentley-health-service/skin-lesion-removal/): 31 days - [Fiona Stanley Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/fiona-stanley-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/): 31 days - [Kununurra Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kununurra-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/): 31 days - [Busselton Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/busselton-health-campus/skin-lesion-removal/): 33 days - [Osborne Park Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/osborne-park-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/): 33 days - [Katanning Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/katanning-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/): 34 days - [Armadale-Kelmscott Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/armadale-kelmscott-memorial-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/): 36 days - [Carnarvon Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/carnarvon-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/): 37 days - [Merredin Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/merredin-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/): 43 days - [Narrogin Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/narrogin-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/): 43 days - [Bunbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bunbury-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/): 48 days - [Rockingham General Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/rockingham-general-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/): 72 days - [Albany Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/albany-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/): 74 days - [Perth Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/perth-childrens-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/): 84 days - [Fremantle Hospital and Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/fremantle-hospital-and-health-service/skin-lesion-removal/): 86 days - [Bridgetown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bridgetown-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/): not published - [Derby Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/derby-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/): not published - [Margaret River Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/margaret-river-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/): not published - [Warren Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/warren-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/): not published Skin lesion - 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 | [Collie Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/collie-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/) | 11 days | not published | 13 surgeries | | 2 | [Hedland Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hedland-health-campus/skin-lesion-removal/) | 15 days | not published | 34 surgeries | | 2 | [St John of God Midland Public Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-john-of-god-midland-public-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/) | 15 days | 4.0% | 225 surgeries | | 4 | [Kalgoorlie Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kalgoorlie-health-campus/skin-lesion-removal/) | 17 days | not published | 29 surgeries | | 5 | [Geraldton Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/geraldton-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/) | 19 days | 0.0% | 321 surgeries | | 6 | [Karratha Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/karratha-health-campus/skin-lesion-removal/) | 21 days | 0.0% | 105 surgeries | | 7 | [Joondalup Health Campus (Public)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/joondalup-health-campus-public/skin-lesion-removal/) | 25 days | 0.0% | 358 surgeries | | 7 | [Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/skin-lesion-removal/) | 25 days | 3.2% | 565 surgeries | | 9 | [Peel Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/peel-health-campus/skin-lesion-removal/) | 28 days | 0.5% | 583 surgeries | | 10 | [Broome Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/broome-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/) | 29 days | not published | 46 surgeries | | 10 | [Northam Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northam-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/) | 29 days | not published | 17 surgeries | | 10 | [Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sir-charles-gairdner-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/) | 29 days | 1.0% | 606 surgeries | | 13 | [Esperance Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/esperance-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/) | 30 days | not published | 34 surgeries | | 14 | [Bentley Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bentley-health-service/skin-lesion-removal/) | 31 days | 3.4% | 384 surgeries | | 14 | [Fiona Stanley Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/fiona-stanley-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/) | 31 days | 1.9% | 1197 surgeries | | 14 | [Kununurra Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kununurra-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/) | 31 days | not published | 22 surgeries | | 17 | [Busselton Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/busselton-health-campus/skin-lesion-removal/) | 33 days | 1.9% | 212 surgeries | | 17 | [Osborne Park Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/osborne-park-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/) | 33 days | 3.3% | 389 surgeries | | 19 | [Katanning Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/katanning-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/) | 34 days | 0.0% | 73 surgeries | | 20 | [Armadale-Kelmscott Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/armadale-kelmscott-memorial-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/) | 36 days | 1.9% | 211 surgeries | | 21 | [Carnarvon Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/carnarvon-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/) | 37 days | 0.0% | 50 surgeries | | 22 | [Merredin Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/merredin-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/) | 43 days | not published | 32 surgeries | | 22 | [Narrogin Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/narrogin-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/) | 43 days | 0.0% | 88 surgeries | | 24 | [Bunbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bunbury-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/) | 48 days | 0.0% | 135 surgeries | | 25 | [Rockingham General Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/rockingham-general-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/) | 72 days | 1.5% | 652 surgeries | | 26 | [Albany Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/albany-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/) | 74 days | 1.6% | 371 surgeries | | 27 | [Perth Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/perth-childrens-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/) | 84 days | 6.7% | 163 surgeries | | 28 | [Fremantle Hospital and Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/fremantle-hospital-and-health-service/skin-lesion-removal/) | 86 days | 5.4% | 92 surgeries | | unranked | [Bridgetown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bridgetown-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Derby Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/derby-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/) | not published | not published | 9 surgeries | | unranked | [Margaret River Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/margaret-river-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/) | not published | not published | 7 surgeries | | unranked | [Warren Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/warren-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/) | not published | not published | 5 surgeries | Ranked by area in Western Australia: [near Murdoch](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/skin-lesion-removal/near/murdoch/) · [near Nedlands](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/skin-lesion-removal/near/nedlands/) · [near the Perth CBD](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/skin-lesion-removal/near/perth-cbd/). **Cite this page** > The median wait for skin lesion removal in Western Australia public hospitals was 33 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Skin lesion removal waiting times in Western Australia", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/skin-lesion-removal/wa/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/skin-lesion-removal/wa/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/skin-lesion-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/skin-lesion-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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