Dilatation and curettage waiting time at Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service
Half of patients at Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service waited 27 days or less for dilatation and curettage in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage". This public hospital is in the Mount Gambier 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
- 27 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 133 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 0.0%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 158 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 63 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 9 days in 2016–17 to 27 days in 2024–25 — up 200% — while the national median rose from 23 days to 28 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is South West Healthcare [Warrnambool], about 161 km away, at 22 days. Here, 0.0% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 0.9%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service | 27 days | 0.0% | 133 surgeries |
| South Australia (all public hospitals) | 42 days | 2.2% | 3366 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 20 days | 0.5% | 11778 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 28 days | 0.9% | 36667 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 28 days marks the national median.
South West Healthcare [Warrnambool], VIC · about 161 km away: 22 days
South West Healthcare [Camperdown], VIC · about 211 km away: 75 days
Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital], VIC · about 271 km away: 22 days
University Hospital Geelong, VIC · about 316 km away: 14 days
South Coast District Hospital, SA · about 316 km away: 28 days
Djerriwarrh Health Service [Bacchus Marsh], VIC · about 321 km away: 21 days
Murray Bridge Soldiers' Memorial Hospital, SA · about 327 km away: 21 days
The Bendigo Hospital, VIC · about 331 km away: 22 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 500 km — the radius was widened because fewer than four hospitals published a figure within 250 km.
Some of these hospitals are in another state — a public hospital referral can cross the border, so ask your GP what that would mean for you. See also where crossing a border cuts the wait most.
How the wait has changed
- Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service
- SA
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service (days) | SA (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 9 | 27 | 23 |
| 2017–18 | 10 | 31 | 26 |
| 2018–19 | 9 | 31 | 27 |
| 2019–20 | 27 | 39 | 28 |
| 2020–21 | 23 | 34 | 29 |
| 2021–22 | 25 | 29 | 27 |
| 2022–23 | 30 | 34 | 28 |
| 2023–24 | 21 | 36 | 28 |
| 2024–25 | 27 | 42 | 28 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
All surgery at Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service · Dilatation and curettage across Australia · Dilatation and curettage in South Australia · All surgery waits in South Australia