Dilatation and curettage waiting time at Port Augusta Hospital and Regional Health Services
Half of patients at Port Augusta Hospital and Regional Health Services waited 21 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 Port Augusta 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
- 21 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 66 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 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 22 days in 2016–17 to 21 days in 2024–25 — down 5% — while the national median rose from 23 days to 28 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Northern Yorke Peninsula Health Service (Wallaroo), about 158 km away, at 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port Augusta Hospital and Regional Health Services | 21 days | 0.0% | 66 surgeries |
| South Australia (all public hospitals) | 42 days | 2.2% | 3366 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.
Whyalla Hospital and Health Services, SA · about 61 km away: 33 days
Port Pirie Regional Health Service, SA · about 77 km away: 29 days
Northern Yorke Peninsula Health Service (Wallaroo), SA · about 158 km away: 13 days
Gawler Health Service, SA · about 249 km away: 29 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Port Augusta Hospital and Regional Health Services
- SA
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Port Augusta Hospital and Regional Health Services (days) | SA (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 22 | 27 | 23 |
| 2017–18 | 21 | 31 | 26 |
| 2018–19 | 15 | 31 | 27 |
| 2019–20 | 27 | 39 | 28 |
| 2020–21 | 17 | 34 | 29 |
| 2021–22 | 22 | 29 | 27 |
| 2022–23 | 24 | 34 | 28 |
| 2023–24 | 17 | 36 | 28 |
| 2024–25 | 21 | 42 | 28 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
All surgery at Port Augusta Hospital and Regional Health Services · Dilatation and curettage across Australia · Dilatation and curettage in South Australia · All surgery waits in South Australia