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title: "Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service surgery waiting times"
description: "Planned surgery waiting times and waiting list at Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service, a public hospital in the Mount Gambier area of South Australia, for 2024–25."
url: "https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-gambier-and-districts-health-service/"
---

# Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service surgery waiting times

In 2024–25, this public hospital in the Mount Gambier area of South Australia published median waits from **12 days** for large bowel surgery (colectomy) to **240 days** for pterygium (eye growth) removal.

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

Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service is a public hospital in the Mount Gambier area of South Australia. It is part of [Limestone Coast](https://surgerywaits.au/health-service/limestone-coast/). It reported 42 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 49 surgery types were last reported in an earlier period; they are listed below, with the period the source last carried them.

**[Compare this near you →](https://surgerywaits.au/)** On the compare page, pick a surgery and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept.

## 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.

Planned surgery at Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service, 2024–25. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28.

| Surgery | Median wait | Surgeries | Waited more than 365 days |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-gambier-and-districts-health-service/colectomy-anterior-resection-large-bowel-resection/) | 12 days | 22 surgeries | not published |
| [Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-gambier-and-districts-health-service/gallbladder-removal/) | 25 days | 61 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-gambier-and-districts-health-service/lletz-procedure/) | 25 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| [Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-gambier-and-districts-health-service/dilatation-and-curettage/) | 27 days | 133 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Carpal tunnel release](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-gambier-and-districts-health-service/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 28 days | 26 surgeries | not published |
| [Hydrocele - repair of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-gambier-and-districts-health-service/hydrocele-repair-of/) | 29 days | 19 surgeries | not published |
| [Myringotomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-gambier-and-districts-health-service/myringotomy/) | 29 days | 18 surgeries | not published |
| [Pressure equalising tubes (grommets) - insertion of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-gambier-and-districts-health-service/grommets/) | 29 days | 18 surgeries | not published |
| [Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-gambier-and-districts-health-service/tonsillectomy/) | 29 days | 28 surgeries | not published |
| [Arthroscopy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-gambier-and-districts-health-service/arthroscopy/) | 36 days | 54 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-gambier-and-districts-health-service/acromioplasty-arthroscopy-shoulder-sub-acromial-decompression/) | 40 days | 25 surgeries | not published |
| [Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-gambier-and-districts-health-service/inguinal-hernia-repair/) | 41 days | 34 surgeries | not published |
| [Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-gambier-and-districts-health-service/acl-reconstruction/) | 42 days | 23 surgeries | not published |
| [Septoplasty](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-gambier-and-districts-health-service/septoplasty/) | 44 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| [Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-gambier-and-districts-health-service/hysterectomy/) | 48 days | 42 surgeries | not published |
| [Shoulder joint replacement](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-gambier-and-districts-health-service/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 54 days | 24 surgeries | not published |
| [Laparoscopy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-gambier-and-districts-health-service/laparoscopy/) | 60 days | 57 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Herniorrhaphy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-gambier-and-districts-health-service/hernia-repair/) | 71 days | 19 surgeries | not published |
| [Total hip replacement](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-gambier-and-districts-health-service/hip-replacement/) | 105 days | 64 surgeries | 1.6% |
| [Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-gambier-and-districts-health-service/cataract-surgery/) | 173 days | 810 surgeries | 2.5% |
| [Total knee replacement](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-gambier-and-districts-health-service/knee-replacement/) | 233 days | 72 surgeries | 2.8% |
| [Pterygium - excision of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-gambier-and-districts-health-service/pterygium-excision-of/) | 240 days | 17 surgeries | not published |
| [Adenoidectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-gambier-and-districts-health-service/adenoidectomy/) | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| [Bartholin's cyst - removal of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-gambier-and-districts-health-service/bartholins-cyst-removal-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Circumcision](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-gambier-and-districts-health-service/circumcision/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Cystoscopy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-gambier-and-districts-health-service/cystoscopy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Diathermy of wart/s](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-gambier-and-districts-health-service/diathermy-of-wart-s/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Dupytren's contracture release](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-gambier-and-districts-health-service/dupuytrens-contracture-surgery/) | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| [Female sterilisation](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-gambier-and-districts-health-service/female-sterilisation/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Functional endoscopic sinus surgery](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-gambier-and-districts-health-service/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Fundoplication](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-gambier-and-districts-health-service/fundoplication/) | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| [Haemorrhoidectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-gambier-and-districts-health-service/haemorrhoid-surgery/) | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| [Meniscectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-gambier-and-districts-health-service/meniscectomy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Osteotomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-gambier-and-districts-health-service/osteotomy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Rotator cuff - repair of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-gambier-and-districts-health-service/rotator-cuff-repair/) | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| [Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-gambier-and-districts-health-service/salpingo-oophorectomy-oophorectomy-ovarian-cystectomy/) | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| [Shoulder reconstruction](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-gambier-and-districts-health-service/shoulder-reconstruction/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Tendon release](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-gambier-and-districts-health-service/tendon-release/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Toenail surgery](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-gambier-and-districts-health-service/toenail-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Trabeculectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-gambier-and-districts-health-service/trabeculectomy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Trigger finger/thumb release](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-gambier-and-districts-health-service/trigger-finger-release/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-gambier-and-districts-health-service/prolapse-repair/) | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |

**Not reported for this period**

| Surgery | Median wait | Surgeries | Waited more than 365 days |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Amputation of limb last reported 2022–23 | not reported |  |  |
| Anal fissure - repair of last reported 2020–21 | not reported |  |  |
| Arthrodesis last reported 2017–18 | not reported |  |  |
| Arthroplasty - revision of last reported 2022–23 | not reported |  |  |
| Bartholin's abscess drainage last reported 2022–23 | not reported |  |  |
| Bladder neck incision last reported 2020–21 | not reported |  |  |
| Blepharoplasty last reported 2016–17 | not reported |  |  |
| Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy last reported 2022–23 | not reported |  |  |
| Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of last reported 2021–22 | not reported |  |  |
| Chalazion - excision of last reported 2018–19 | not reported |  |  |
| Cleft lip and palate - repair of last reported 2022–23 | not reported |  |  |
| Cone biopsy last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Curettage and evacuation of uterus last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Cystectomy last reported 2021–22 | not reported |  |  |
| Dermoid cyst - removal of last reported 2018–19 | not reported |  |  |
| Ectropion - correction of last reported 2022–23 | not reported |  |  |
| Endometrial ablation last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Epididymal cyst - removal of last reported 2022–23 | not reported |  |  |
| Examination of eye under anaesthesia last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Exostosis - excision of last reported 2018–19 | not reported |  |  |
| Fracture non-union - treatment of last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Ganglion - excision of last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Hammer/claw/mallet toe - correction of last reported 2022–23 | not reported |  |  |
| Microlaryngoscopy last reported 2019–20 | not reported |  |  |
| Muscle or tendon length - change of last reported 2019–20 | not reported |  |  |
| Myomectomy last reported 2022–23 | not reported |  |  |
| Myringoplasty/tympanoplasty last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Nasal cautery last reported 2020–21 | not reported |  |  |
| Nasal polypectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Nasendoscopy last reported 2019–20 | not reported |  |  |
| Nerve decompression last reported 2021–22 | not reported |  |  |
| Orchidectomy last reported 2021–22 | not reported |  |  |
| Orchidopexy last reported 2017–18 | not reported |  |  |
| Pilonidal sinus surgery last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Probing of naso-lacrimal duct last reported 2019–20 | not reported |  |  |
| Procedure for strabismus (squint repair) last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Prostate biopsy last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Prostatectomy (transurethral or open) last reported 2022–23 | not reported |  |  |
| Pyeloplasty/correction of ureteropelvic junction last reported 2020–21 | not reported |  |  |
| Scar revision last reported 2017–18 | not reported |  |  |
| Skin lesion - excision of last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Stapedectomy last reported 2020–21 | not reported |  |  |
| Stress incontinence surgery last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy last reported 2018–19 | not reported |  |  |
| Turbinectomy last reported 2019–20 | not reported |  |  |
| Ureteric stent - insertion of last reported 2021–22 | not reported |  |  |
| Urethra - dilatation of last reported 2019–20 | not reported |  |  |
| Varicose veins treatment last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |

## 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. [What the categories mean, and how every hospital compares.](https://surgerywaits.au/urgency/)

All planned surgery at Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service by urgency category, 2024–25.

| Urgency category | Median wait | Treated within the recommended time | Surgeries |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Urgent](https://surgerywaits.au/urgency/category-1/sa/) | 9 days | 92% | 396 surgeries |
| [Semi-urgent](https://surgerywaits.au/urgency/category-2/sa/) | 38 days | 86% | 811 surgeries |
| [Non-urgent](https://surgerywaits.au/urgency/category-3/sa/) | 216 days | 97% | 996 surgeries |

**Cite this page**

> In 2024–25, Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service published median planned-surgery waits from 12 days for large bowel surgery (colectomy) to 240 days for pterygium (eye growth) removal (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026).

### Copy-ready citation

```
Surgery Waits, "Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service waiting list", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-gambier-and-districts-health-service/, accessed 28 May 2026.
```

Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-gambier-and-districts-health-service/](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-gambier-and-districts-health-service/)), from Australian Institute of Health and Welfare MyHospitals data, CC BY 3.0 AU. Reference period 2024–25, released 28 May 2026.

## What is not here

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

[How these figures are put together](https://surgerywaits.au/methodology/) · [All surgery waits in South Australia](https://surgerywaits.au/state/sa/) · [All hospitals](https://surgerywaits.au/hospitals/)

## Before you use these figures

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Waiting-time figures: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare MyHospitals, licensed under [CC BY 3.0 AU](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/). Quarterly state figures: Queensland Health. Suburb and locality data: Australian Bureau of Statistics. Both licensed under [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Surgery Waits is not connected with any of these organisations.

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