Cummins and District Memorial Hospital
A public hospital in South Australia.
Every figure is from an earlier period
Cummins and District Memorial Hospital has not reported a figure for the latest period. Each figure below is from an earlier period, and none is ranked.
About this hospital
- State or territory
- South Australia
- Health network
- Eyre and Far North
- Status
- Open
- Also known as
- Cummins
Waiting times by urgency category
Each tile shows one measure for all planned surgery at this hospital in one urgency category.
Your treating specialist gives you an urgency category. You do not choose it. Surgery in category 1 is recommended within 30 days, category 2 within 90 days and category 3 within 365 days.
A rank compares this hospital with the other public hospitals that published the same figure for the same period. The page shows a rank only on a current published figure. It never ranks a withheld or unreported figure. It also never ranks a figure from an earlier period.
- Median wait: Category 1, urgent
- not published: no patients reported2011–12, released 19 August 2026
This hospital last reported this figure in an earlier period. It is not the latest figure.
- Median wait: Category 2, semi-urgent
- not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure2011–12, released 19 August 2026
This hospital last reported this figure in an earlier period. It is not the latest figure.
- Median wait: Category 3, non-urgent
- 31 days2011–12, released 19 August 2026
This hospital last reported this figure in an earlier period. It is not the latest figure.
- Treated within the recommended time: Category 1, urgent
- not published: no patients reported2011–12, released 19 August 2026
This hospital last reported this figure in an earlier period. It is not the latest figure.
- Treated within the recommended time: Category 2, semi-urgent
- not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure2011–12, released 19 August 2026
This hospital last reported this figure in an earlier period. It is not the latest figure.
- Treated within the recommended time: Category 3, non-urgent
- 100%2011–12, released 19 August 2026
This hospital last reported this figure in an earlier period. It is not the latest figure.
Waiting times by procedure
The shortest median wait comes first. A procedure with no published figure follows, in name order.
This table scrolls sideways on a narrow screen.
| Procedure | Median wait | Waiting more than 365 days | Patients treated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphyEarlier period | 31 days2011–12, released 19 August 2026 | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure2011–12, released 19 August 2026 | 11 surgeries2011–12, released 19 August 2026 |
Waiting times by specialty
The shortest median wait comes first. A specialty with no published figure follows, in name order.
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| Specialty | Median wait | Waiting more than 365 days | Patients treated |
|---|---|---|---|
| General surgeryEarlier period | 31 days2011–12, released 19 August 2026 | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure2011–12, released 19 August 2026 | 18 surgeries2011–12, released 19 August 2026 |
| UrologyEarlier period | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure2011–12, released 19 August 2026 | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure2011–12, released 19 August 2026 | not published: too few patients2011–12, released 19 August 2026 |
Hospitals nearby
These are the open public hospitals nearest Cummins and District Memorial Hospital, nearest first. Each distance is measured in a straight line.
- Tumby Bay Hospital and Health Services36 kilometres away
- Port Lincoln Health Service52 kilometres away
- Cleve District Hospital and Aged Care94 kilometres away
- Elliston Hospital103 kilometres away
- Cowell District Hospital and Aged Care127 kilometres away
- Wudinna Hospital137 kilometres away
- Kimba District Hospital and Aged Care140 kilometres away
- Central Yorke Peninsula Hospital (Maitland)179 kilometres away
What this page leaves out
Private hospitals are excluded. This page covers public hospitals only, so it shows no private hospital.
Before you use these figures
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Where this data comes from
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Elective surgery waiting times by hospital and urgency category, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 3 October 2026
- Data released
- 19 August 2026
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, elective surgery waiting times data extract, sourced 3 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-elective-surgery-waiting-times/v/2026-10-03/
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Elective surgery waiting times by hospital and intended procedure, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 20 October 2026
- Data released
- 19 August 2026
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, elective surgery waiting times data extract, sourced 19 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-elective-surgery-waiting-times-by-procedure/v/2026-10-20/
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Elective surgery waiting times by hospital and surgical specialty, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 20 October 2026
- Data released
- 19 August 2026
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, elective surgery waiting times data extract, sourced 19 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-elective-surgery-waiting-times-by-specialty/v/2026-10-20/
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Hospitals, Local Hospital Networks and Primary Health Networks in MyHospitals, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 3 October 2026
- Data released
- 19 August 2026
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, mapping details extract, sourced 3 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-hospitals-myhospitals/v/2026-10-03/
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Reported measures and their codes in MyHospitals, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 27 October 2026
- Data released
- The publisher gives no release date for this dataset.
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, reported measures, sourced 26 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-myhospitals-reported-measures/v/2026-10-27/
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Reporting unit mappings to health networks and states in MyHospitals, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 27 October 2026
- Data released
- The publisher gives no release date for this dataset.
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, reporting units, sourced 26 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-myhospitals-reporting-unit-mappings/v/2026-10-27/
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Reporting unit codes and alternative names in MyHospitals, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 27 October 2026
- Data released
- The publisher gives no release date for this dataset.
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, reporting units, sourced 26 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-myhospitals-reporting-units/v/2026-10-27/