Shoulder decompression surgery in South Australia
Shoulder decompression 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: 10.
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
- 106 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Median wait, Australia
- 92 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, South Australia
- 9.4%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, Australia
- 6.3%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, South Australia
- 202 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, Australia
- 1,418 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gawler Health Service | 14 daysRank 1st of 43 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 13 surgeries |
| Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service | 40 daysRank 7th of 43 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 25 surgeries |
| Naracoorte Health Service | 48 daysRank 9th of 43 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 13 surgeries |
| Whyalla Hospital and Health Services | 54 daysRank 11th of 43 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 18 surgeries |
| Noarlunga Hospital | 134 daysRank 30th of 43 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 42 surgeries |
| Northern Yorke Peninsula Health Service (Wallaroo) | 134 daysRank 30th of 43 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 11 surgeries |
| Royal Adelaide Hospital | 135 daysRank 32nd of 43 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 20 surgeries |
| South Coast District Hospital | 152 daysRank 36th of 43 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 10 surgeries |
| Riverland General Hospital | 162 daysRank 38th of 43 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 21 surgeries |
| Flinders Medical Centre | 306 daysRank 42nd of 43 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 10 surgeries |
| Clare Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Modbury Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Mount Barker District Soldiers' Memorial Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Port Pirie Regional Health Service | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| The Queen Elizabeth Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 5 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
- No figure published for this year. The table gives the reason.
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| Financial year | Australia | South Australia |
|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 85 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure |
| 2017–18 | 95 days | 97 days |
| 2018–19 | 98 days | 91 days |
| 2019–20 | 108 days | 83 days |
| 2020–21 | 141 days | 163 days |
| 2021–22 | 131 days | 105 days |
| 2022–23 | 154 days | 79 days |
| 2023–24 | 101 days | 109 days |
| 2024–25 | 92 days | 106 days |
All of Australia: Shoulder decompression surgery
Other states and territories
The same surgery in each state or territory with hospital figures.
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 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
- 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/