The Queen Elizabeth Hospital surgery waiting times
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital is a public hospital in South Australia. It reported 94 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Axillary node dissection | 10 days | 16 surgeries | not published |
| Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection | 14 days | 97 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy | 19 days | 317 surgeries | 0.3% |
| Mastectomy | 20 days | 131 surgeries | 1.5% |
| Skin lesion - excision of | 22 days | 669 surgeries | 0.6% |
| Pressure equalising tubes (grommets) - insertion of | 32 days | 20 surgeries | not published |
| Myringotomy | 33 days | 21 surgeries | not published |
| Nephrectomy | 44 days | 28 surgeries | not published |
| Ureteric - reimplantation | 47 days | 26 surgeries | not published |
| Carpal tunnel release | 50 days | 83 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage | 50 days | 542 surgeries | 3.7% |
| Lithotripsy | 50 days | 27 surgeries | not published |
| Stone/s urinary tract - removal of | 56 days | 76 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Scar revision | 60 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Shoulder joint replacement | 61 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Cystoscopy | 62 days | 194 surgeries | 4.1% |
| Prostate biopsy | 64 days | 146 surgeries | 3.4% |
| Parathyroidectomy | 73 days | 21 surgeries | not published |
| Trigger finger/thumb release | 73 days | 16 surgeries | not published |
| Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy) | 75 days | 35 surgeries | not published |
| Prostatectomy (transurethral or open) | 79 days | 45 surgeries | not published |
| Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ) | 82 days | 42 surgeries | not published |
| Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy | 85 days | 117 surgeries | 2.6% |
| Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) | 87 days | 148 surgeries | 1.4% |
| Haemorrhoidectomy | 96 days | 57 surgeries | 3.5% |
| Herniorrhaphy | 110 days | 48 surgeries | not published |
| Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy | 110 days | 118 surgeries | 3.4% |
| Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic) | 112 days | 106 surgeries | 14.2% |
| Repair of obstructing hiatus hernia | 124 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| Arthroscopy | 126 days | 57 surgeries | 14.0% |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy | 150 days | 36 surgeries | not published |
| Hydrocele - repair of | 155 days | 22 surgeries | not published |
| Laparoscopy | 155 days | 50 surgeries | 34.0% |
| Mastoidectomy | 158 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction | 166 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Fundoplication | 173 days | 20 surgeries | not published |
| Total hip replacement | 204 days | 56 surgeries | 19.6% |
| Circumcision | 215 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Septoplasty | 217 days | 90 surgeries | 17.8% |
| Osteotomy | 232 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Breast reconstruction | 236 days | 37 surgeries | not published |
| Breast prosthesis - removal of | 243 days | 26 surgeries | not published |
| Arthrodesis | 248 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| Functional endoscopic sinus surgery | 254 days | 77 surgeries | 36.4% |
| Blepharoplasty | 275 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Total knee replacement | 290 days | 101 surgeries | 34.7% |
| Myringoplasty/tympanoplasty | 380 days | 14 surgeries | not published |
| Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) | 383 days | 603 surgeries | 53.6% |
| Pterygium - excision of | 387 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior | 417 days | 46 surgeries | not published |
| Breast reduction | 659 days | 45 surgeries | not published |
| Acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Anal fissure - repair of | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Arthroplasty - revision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Bartholin's cyst - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Bladder neck incision | not published | not published | not published |
| Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Cone biopsy | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Cystectomy | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Dacryocystorhinostomy | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Dermoid cyst - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Dupytren's contracture release | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Ectropion - correction of | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Endometrial ablation | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Epididymal cyst - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Ethmoidectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Exostosis - excision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Female sterilisation | not published | not published | not published |
| Fracture non-union - treatment of | not published | not published | not published |
| Ganglion - excision of | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Hammer/claw/mallet toe - correction of | not published | not published | not published |
| Laryngectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Lingual or maxillary frenulum surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Meatoplasty | not published | not published | not published |
| Microlaryngoscopy | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Muscle biopsy/temporal artery biopsy | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Myomectomy | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) | not published | not published | not published |
| Nasal polypectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Nasendoscopy | not published | not published | not published |
| Nerve decompression | not published | not published | not published |
| Orchidectomy | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Pilonidal sinus surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Procedure for strabismus (squint repair) | not published | not published | not published |
| Ptosis - repair of | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Rhinoplasty | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Rotator cuff - repair of | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Shoulder reconstruction | not published | not published | not published |
| Stapedectomy | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Sub-mucosal resection | not published | not published | not published |
| Tendon release | not published | not published | not published |
| Turbinectomy | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Ureteric stent - insertion of | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Adenoidectomy last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Amputation of limb last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Bartholin's abscess drainage last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Corneal graft last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Coronary artery bypass grafting last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Craniotomy last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Curettage and evacuation of uterus last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Laminectomy last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Lobectomy/wedge resection/pneumonectomy last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Lymphangioma - surgery for last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Meniscectomy last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pleurodesis last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pyeloplasty/correction of ureteropelvic junction last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Stress incontinence surgery last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Tenotomy of hip last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Thyroglossal remnant - removal of last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Toenail surgery last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Trabeculectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Urethra - dilatation of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Varicose veins treatment last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Vitrectomy (including buckling/cryotherapy) last reported 2020–21 | 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 | 22 days | 68% | 2672 surgeries |
| Semi-urgent | 109 days | 39% | 2405 surgeries |
| Non-urgent | 393 days | 43% | 1200 surgeries |
What is not here
Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.