Septoplasty waiting time at Lyell McEwin Hospital
The median wait for septoplasty at this public hospital in the Elizabeth Vale area of South Australia was 391 days in 2024–25.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released
These figures describe surgery that already happened, not your own wait.
- Median wait
- 391 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 57 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 57.9%2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
Half the people who had this surgery here waited less than the median, and half waited longer. Of the 103 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 84 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 202 days in 2011–12 to 391 days in 2024–25 — up 94% — while the national median rose from 160 days to 320 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Modbury Hospital, about 10 km away, at 351 days. Here, 57.9% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 30.8%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyell McEwin Hospital | 391 days | 57.9% | 57 surgeries |
| South Australia (all public hospitals) | 300 days | 23.5% | 584 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 320 days | 30.8% | 5687 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Lyell McEwin Hospital
- SA
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Lyell McEwin Hospital (days) | SA (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 202 | 133 | 160 |
| 2012–13 | 235 | 100 | 197 |
| 2013–14 | not published | 138 | 221 |
| 2014–15 | not reported for this period | 170 | 214 |
| 2015–16 | not published | 273 | 209 |
| 2016–17 | 363 | 276 | 209 |
| 2017–18 | 99 | 198 | 248 |
| 2018–19 | 225 | 273 | 241 |
| 2019–20 | 360 | 281 | 277 |
| 2020–21 | 440 | 324 | 330 |
| 2021–22 | 386 | 290 | 315 |
| 2022–23 | 380 | 325 | 365 |
| 2023–24 | 366 | 273 | 332 |
| 2024–25 | 391 | 300 | 320 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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