Prostate biopsy waiting time at Naracoorte Health Service
Half of patients at Naracoorte Health Service waited 30 days or less for prostate biopsy in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). 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
- 30 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 22 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 90 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 39 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 24 days in 2017–18 to 30 days in 2024–25 — up 25% — while the national median rose from 29 days to 33 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is South Coast District Hospital, about 247 km away, at 25 days.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naracoorte Health Service | 30 days | not published | 22 surgeries |
| South Australia (all public hospitals) | 42 days | 1.9% | 1286 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 27 days | 0.1% | 2876 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 33 days | 0.4% | 11402 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 33 days marks the national median.
South Coast District Hospital, SA · about 247 km away: 25 days
Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital], VIC · about 282 km away: 84 days
Noarlunga Hospital, SA · about 286 km away: 25 days
Flinders Medical Centre, SA · about 292 km away: 24 days
Royal Adelaide Hospital, SA · about 299 km away: 75 days
Modbury Hospital, SA · about 301 km away: 30 days
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, SA · about 305 km away: 64 days
Lyell McEwin Hospital, SA · about 310 km away: 30 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 | 37 | 27 |
| 2017–18 | 24 | 40 | 29 |
| 2018–19 | 51 | 29 | 29 |
| 2019–20 | 62 | 37 | 28 |
| 2020–21 | not published | 64 | 29 |
| 2021–22 | not reported for this period | 44 | 28 |
| 2022–23 | not published | 41 | 30 |
| 2023–24 | 35 | 39 | 29 |
| 2024–25 | 30 | 42 | 33 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
All surgery at Naracoorte Health Service · Prostate biopsy across Australia · Prostate biopsy in South Australia · All surgery waits in South Australia