Hip replacement waiting time at Modbury Hospital
Half of patients at Modbury Hospital waited 92 days or less for hip replacement in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Total hip replacement". This public hospital is in the Modbury area of South Australia.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026.
These figures describe surgery that already happened, not your own wait.
- Median wait
- 92 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 128 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 7.8%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 123 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 34 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has fallen from 217 days in 2011–12 to 92 days in 2024–25 — down 58% — while the national median rose from 116 days to 130 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Lyell McEwin Hospital, about 10 km away, at 85 days. Here, 7.8% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 13.0%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modbury Hospital | 92 days | 7.8% | 128 surgeries |
| South Australia (all public hospitals) | 97 days | 8.2% | 792 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 130 days | 13.0% | 12180 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 130 days marks the national median.
Lyell McEwin Hospital, SA · about 10 km away: 85 days
Royal Adelaide Hospital, SA · about 13 km away: 107 days
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, SA · about 15 km away: 204 days
Flinders Medical Centre, SA · about 24 km away: 63 days
Mount Barker District Soldiers' Memorial Hospital, SA · about 32 km away: 38 days
Noarlunga Hospital, SA · about 38 km away: 91 days
Murray Bridge Soldiers' Memorial Hospital, SA · about 63 km away: 73 days
South Coast District Hospital, SA · about 81 km away: 273 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Modbury Hospital
- SA
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Modbury Hospital (days) | SA (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 217 | 130 | 116 |
| 2012–13 | 149 | 108 | 116 |
| 2013–14 | 262 | 104 | 106 |
| 2014–15 | 342 | 117 | 109 |
| 2015–16 | 419 | 144 | 114 |
| 2016–17 | not reported for this period | 174 | 110 |
| 2017–18 | not reported for this period | 167 | 119 |
| 2018–19 | not reported for this period | 137 | 119 |
| 2019–20 | not reported for this period | 119 | 120 |
| 2020–21 | not published | 165 | 179 |
| 2021–22 | 309 | 168 | 153 |
| 2022–23 | 341 | 127 | 175 |
| 2023–24 | 112 | 99 | 135 |
| 2024–25 | 92 | 97 | 130 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
All surgery at Modbury Hospital · Hip replacement across Australia · Hip replacement in South Australia · All surgery waits in South Australia