ACL reconstruction waiting time at Naracoorte Health Service
Half of patients at Naracoorte Health Service waited 55 days or less for ACL reconstruction in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction". This public hospital is in the Naracoorte 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
- 55 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 23 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- not published2024–25 · released 28 May 2026 — Reported data did not meet the criteria to calculate this indicator.
Half the people who had this surgery here waited less than the median, and half waited longer. Of the 108 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 25 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 15 days in 2022–23 to 55 days in 2024–25 — up 267% — while the national median fell from 95 days to 81 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service, about 93 km away, at 42 days.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naracoorte Health Service | 55 days | not published | 23 surgeries |
| South Australia (all public hospitals) | 66 days | 2.2% | 271 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 68 days | 4.7% | 944 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 81 days | 5.7% | 4122 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 81 days marks the national median.
Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service, SA · about 93 km away: 42 days
South West Healthcare [Warrnambool], VIC · about 219 km away: 43 days
Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital], VIC · about 282 km away: 247 days
Noarlunga Hospital, SA · about 286 km away: 91 days
Royal Adelaide Hospital, SA · about 299 km away: 162 days
Modbury Hospital, SA · about 301 km away: 91 days
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, SA · about 305 km away: 166 days
The Bendigo Hospital, VIC · about 316 km away: 57 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
- Naracoorte Health Service
- SA
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Naracoorte Health Service (days) | SA (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | not published | 62 | 78 |
| 2017–18 | not published | 71 | 78 |
| 2018–19 | not published | 79 | 82 |
| 2019–20 | not published | 78 | 82 |
| 2020–21 | not published | 77 | 97 |
| 2021–22 | not published | 92 | 89 |
| 2022–23 | 15 | 101 | 95 |
| 2023–24 | not published | 71 | 82 |
| 2024–25 | 55 | 66 | 81 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
All surgery at Naracoorte Health Service · ACL reconstruction across Australia · ACL reconstruction in South Australia · All surgery waits in South Australia