Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) waiting times in South Australia

Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026

24 public hospitals in South Australia reported Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) in 2024–25. The state median was 58 days; the national median was 48 days.

6 hospitals have no published median wait for this surgery in this period. They are listed last, marked “not published”, and are never ranked.

Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 48 days marks the national median.

Naracoorte Health Service12 days
South Coast District Hospital14 days
Gawler Health Service19 days
Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service25 days
Flinders Medical Centre32 days
Mount Barker District Soldiers' Memorial Hospital32 days
Port Lincoln Health Service32 days
Millicent and District Hospital and Health Service33 days
Port Augusta Hospital and Regional Health Services34 days
Noarlunga Hospital37 days
Riverland General Hospital48 days
Whyalla Hospital and Health Services57 days
Murray Bridge Soldiers' Memorial Hospital69 days
Lyell McEwin Hospital80 days
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital87 days
Modbury Hospital95 days
Port Pirie Regional Health Service97 days
Royal Adelaide Hospital119 days
Angaston District Hospitalnot published
Clare Hospitalnot published
Kangaroo Island Health Servicenot published
Northern Yorke Peninsula Health Service (Wallaroo)not published
Renmark Paringa District Hospitalnot published
Women's and Children's Hospitalnot published

Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) in South Australia public hospitals, 2024–25. Hospitals with the same median share a rank and the next rank is skipped. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28.
Rank	Hospital	Median wait	Waited more than 365 days	Surgeries
1	Naracoorte Health Service	12 days	not published	12 surgeries
2	South Coast District Hospital	14 days	not published	17 surgeries
3	Gawler Health Service	19 days	not published	26 surgeries
4	Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service	25 days	0.0%	61 surgeries
5	Flinders Medical Centre	32 days	0.4%	247 surgeries
5	Mount Barker District Soldiers' Memorial Hospital	32 days	not published	16 surgeries
5	Port Lincoln Health Service	32 days	not published	10 surgeries
8	Millicent and District Hospital and Health Service	33 days	not published	15 surgeries
9	Port Augusta Hospital and Regional Health Services	34 days	not published	19 surgeries
10	Noarlunga Hospital	37 days	1.9%	52 surgeries
11	Riverland General Hospital	48 days	not published	41 surgeries
12	Whyalla Hospital and Health Services	57 days	not published	45 surgeries
13	Murray Bridge Soldiers' Memorial Hospital	69 days	not published	11 surgeries
14	Lyell McEwin Hospital	80 days	4.1%	363 surgeries
15	The Queen Elizabeth Hospital	87 days	1.4%	148 surgeries
16	Modbury Hospital	95 days	3.0%	67 surgeries
17	Port Pirie Regional Health Service	97 days	not published	10 surgeries
18	Royal Adelaide Hospital	119 days	8.5%	213 surgeries
unranked	Angaston District Hospital	not published	not published	7 surgeries
unranked	Clare Hospital	not published	not published	not published
unranked	Kangaroo Island Health Service	not published	not published	not published
unranked	Northern Yorke Peninsula Health Service (Wallaroo)	not published	not published	not published
unranked	Renmark Paringa District Hospital	not published	not published	not published
unranked	Women's and Children's Hospital	not published	not published	7 surgeries

What is not here

Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.

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