Riverland General Hospital surgery waiting times
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026
Riverland General Hospital is a public hospital in South Australia. It reported 50 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 14 surgery types were last reported in an earlier period; they are listed below, with the period the source last carried them.
Waiting times by surgery
Shortest median wait first. A surgery the source did not publish a figure for is listed after those, and a surgery it did not report at all this period is listed last. Neither is ranked, and neither shows an older figure in place of a current one.
| Surgery | Median wait | Surgeries | Waited more than 365 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ) | 20 days | 20 surgeries | not published |
| Toenail surgery | 25 days | 22 surgeries | not published |
| Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy) | 26 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Adenoidectomy | 29 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Skin lesion - excision of | 34 days | 277 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Cystoscopy | 35 days | 136 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage | 37 days | 156 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Carpal tunnel release | 41 days | 47 surgeries | not published |
| Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) | 48 days | 41 surgeries | not published |
| Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy | 61 days | 46 surgeries | not published |
| Laparoscopy | 104 days | 15 surgeries | not published |
| Arthroscopy | 107 days | 18 surgeries | not published |
| Acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression | 162 days | 21 surgeries | not published |
| Total knee replacement | 190 days | 54 surgeries | 18.5% |
| Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) | 229 days | 310 surgeries | 19.4% |
| Total hip replacement | 245 days | 16 surgeries | not published |
| Anal fissure - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Bartholin's cyst - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Blepharoplasty | not published | not published | not published |
| Circumcision | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Curettage and evacuation of uterus | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Cystectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Dermoid cyst - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Dupytren's contracture release | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Ectropion - correction of | not published | not published | not published |
| Endometrial ablation | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Epididymal cyst - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Functional endoscopic sinus surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Ganglion - excision of | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Haemorrhoidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Herniorrhaphy | not published | not published | not published |
| Hydrocele - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic) | not published | not published | not published |
| Myringotomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Orchidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Osteotomy | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Pilonidal sinus surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Pressure equalising tubes (grommets) - insertion of | not published | not published | not published |
| Prostate biopsy | not published | not published | not published |
| Pterygium - excision of | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Rotator cuff - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Scar revision | not published | not published | not published |
| Septoplasty | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Shoulder joint replacement | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Stress incontinence surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Trigger finger/thumb release | not published | not published | not published |
| Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Varicose veins treatment | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Amputation of limb last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Chalazion - excision of last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cone biopsy last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Diathermy of wart/s last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Female sterilisation last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Hammer/claw/mallet toe - correction of last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Mastectomy last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Prostatectomy (transurethral or open) last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Shoulder reconstruction last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Tendon release last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Turbinectomy last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
Urgency categories
Urgency figures cover all planned surgery at the hospital, not one procedure. They are never combined with the procedure figures. Your treating specialist assigns your urgency category — it is not something you choose.
| Urgency category | Median wait | Treated within the recommended time | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urgent | 13 days | 94% | 196 surgeries |
| Semi-urgent | 47 days | 87% | 610 surgeries |
| Non-urgent | 136 days | 90% | 729 surgeries |
What is not here
Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.