Ear, nose and throat surgery in South Australia
Ear, nose and throat surgery in South Australia: planned surgery waiting times at public hospitals, with the national figures beside them. Public hospitals in South Australia that published a median wait in 2024–25: 19.
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Figures for South Australia
Each tile shows the state figure and the national figure for the same measure. A state figure is never ranked.
- Median wait, South Australia
- 91 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Median wait, Australia
- 99 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, South Australia
- 11.7%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, Australia
- 14.4%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, South Australia
- 5,554 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, Australia
- 60,031 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Hospitals in South Australia
The shortest median wait comes first. A hospital with no published median wait follows, in name order, and has no rank.
A rank compares a hospital with every public hospital in Australia 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.
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| Hospital | Median wait | Waiting more than 365 days | Patients treated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port Lincoln Health Service | 13 daysRank 7th of 141 nationally | 1.1%Rank 20th of 123 nationally | 89 surgeries |
| Royal Adelaide Hospital | 18 daysRank 8th of 141 nationally | 3.8%Rank 33rd of 123 nationally | 843 surgeries |
| Ceduna District Health Service | 21 daysRank 11th of 141 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 19 surgeries |
| Riverland General Hospital | 29 daysRank 13th of 141 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 123 nationally | 50 surgeries |
| Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service | 30 daysRank 16th of 141 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 123 nationally | 82 surgeries |
| Renmark Paringa District Hospital | 30 daysRank 16th of 141 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 46 surgeries |
| South Coast District Hospital | 65 daysRank 37th of 141 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 34 surgeries |
| Women's and Children's Hospital | 90 daysRank 50th of 141 nationally | 6.7%Rank 43rd of 123 nationally | 1,427 surgeries |
| Flinders Medical Centre | 91 daysRank 51st of 141 nationally | 11.2%Rank 60th of 123 nationally | 1,179 surgeries |
| The Queen Elizabeth Hospital | 110 daysRank 63rd of 141 nationally | 19.6%Rank 93rd of 123 nationally | 413 surgeries |
| Lyell McEwin Hospital | 160 daysRank 85th of 141 nationally | 17.9%Rank 85th of 123 nationally | 419 surgeries |
| Port Augusta Hospital and Regional Health Services | 166 daysRank 87th of 141 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 123 nationally | 93 surgeries |
| Mount Barker District Soldiers' Memorial Hospital | 189 daysRank 92nd of 141 nationally | 3.4%Rank 30th of 123 nationally | 58 surgeries |
| Murray Bridge Soldiers' Memorial Hospital | 196 daysRank 94th of 141 nationally | 3.9%Rank 34th of 123 nationally | 51 surgeries |
| Gawler Health Service | 217 daysRank 100th of 141 nationally | 16.1%Rank 77th of 123 nationally | 137 surgeries |
| Modbury Hospital | 256 daysRank 106th of 141 nationally | 31.6%Rank 107th of 123 nationally | 348 surgeries |
| Noarlunga Hospital | 292 daysRank 119th of 141 nationally | 10.0%Rank 55th of 123 nationally | 150 surgeries |
| Clare Hospital | 367 daysRank 137th of 141 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 22 surgeries |
| Port Pirie Regional Health Service | 452 daysRank 140th of 141 nationally | 78.7%Rank 123rd of 123 nationally | 94 surgeries |
How waits have changed
Each chart shows one figure for each year the source published it. A year with no published figure is a gap in the line, and the table under the chart gives the reason.
The charts show Australia and South Australia.
- Australia
- South Australia
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| Financial year | Australia | South Australia |
|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 66 days | 47 days |
| 2012–13 | 68 days | 50 days |
| 2013–14 | 70 days | 53 days |
| 2014–15 | 73 days | 60 days |
| 2015–16 | 74 days | 63 days |
| 2016–17 | 70 days | 56 days |
| 2017–18 | 83 days | 71 days |
| 2018–19 | 84 days | 68 days |
| 2019–20 | 83 days | 78 days |
| 2020–21 | 112 days | 85 days |
| 2021–22 | 84 days | 92 days |
| 2022–23 | 104 days | 94 days |
| 2023–24 | 111 days | 97 days |
| 2024–25 | 99 days | 91 days |
All of Australia: Ear, nose and throat surgery
Other states and territories
The same surgery in each state or territory with hospital figures.
- Ear, nose and throat surgery in Australian Capital Territory
- Ear, nose and throat surgery in New South Wales
- Ear, nose and throat surgery in Northern Territory
- Ear, nose and throat surgery in Queensland
- Ear, nose and throat surgery in Tasmania
- Ear, nose and throat surgery in Victoria
- Ear, nose and throat surgery in Western Australia
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
Surgery Waits is not medical advice. Your general practitioner and your treating specialist can help you decide what is right for you.
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Where this data comes from
- 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/