Keyhole joint surgery in South Australia
Keyhole joint 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: 21.
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
- 62 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Median wait, Australia
- 78 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, South Australia
- 3.7%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, Australia
- 7.1%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, South Australia
- 1,061 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, Australia
- 8,779 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 | 15 daysRank 1st of 150 nationally | 0.9%Rank 20th of 80 nationally | 109 surgeries |
| Flinders Medical Centre | 19 daysRank 2nd of 150 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 11 surgeries |
| Port Lincoln Health Service | 21 daysRank 3rd of 150 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 19 surgeries |
| Angaston District Hospital | 25 daysRank 4th of 150 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 12 surgeries |
| Port Augusta Hospital and Regional Health Services | 26 daysRank 5th of 150 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 25 surgeries |
| Clare Hospital | 28 daysRank 7th of 150 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 12 surgeries |
| Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service | 36 daysRank 13th of 150 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 80 nationally | 54 surgeries |
| Mount Barker District Soldiers' Memorial Hospital | 38 daysRank 14th of 150 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 14 surgeries |
| Whyalla Hospital and Health Services | 38 daysRank 14th of 150 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 80 nationally | 80 surgeries |
| South Coast District Hospital | 42 daysRank 21st of 150 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 32 surgeries |
| Port Pirie Regional Health Service | 55 daysRank 37th of 150 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 42 surgeries |
| Royal Adelaide Hospital | 64 daysRank 53rd of 150 nationally | 12.7%Rank 64th of 80 nationally | 63 surgeries |
| Noarlunga Hospital | 78 daysRank 73rd of 150 nationally | 2.5%Rank 30th of 80 nationally | 158 surgeries |
| Modbury Hospital | 83 daysRank 79th of 150 nationally | 7.6%Rank 50th of 80 nationally | 132 surgeries |
| Lyell McEwin Hospital | 95 daysRank 90th of 150 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 21 surgeries |
| Naracoorte Health Service | 103 daysRank 95th of 150 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 80 nationally | 67 surgeries |
| Riverland General Hospital | 107 daysRank 101st of 150 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 18 surgeries |
| The Queen Elizabeth Hospital | 126 daysRank 114th of 150 nationally | 14.0%Rank 68th of 80 nationally | 57 surgeries |
| Women's and Children's Hospital | 127 daysRank 115th of 150 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 28 surgeries |
| Murray Bridge Soldiers' Memorial Hospital | 133 daysRank 117th of 150 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 45 surgeries |
| Northern Yorke Peninsula Health Service (Wallaroo) | 138 daysRank 118th of 150 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 80 nationally | 52 surgeries |
| Kangaroo Island 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 | 5 surgeries |
| Kapunda 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 |
| Millicent and District Hospital and 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 |
| Waikerie 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 68 days | 56 days |
| 2017–18 | 72 days | 54 days |
| 2018–19 | 75 days | 56 days |
| 2019–20 | 76 days | 65 days |
| 2020–21 | 89 days | 41 days |
| 2021–22 | 85 days | 57 days |
| 2022–23 | 86 days | 45 days |
| 2023–24 | 78 days | 50 days |
| 2024–25 | 78 days | 62 days |
All of Australia: Keyhole joint 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
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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/