Keyhole belly surgery (laparoscopy) waiting time at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Half of patients at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital waited 155 days or less for keyhole belly surgery (laparoscopy) in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Laparoscopy". This public hospital is in the Woodville South 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
- 155 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 50 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 34.0%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 149 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 133 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 57 days in 2016–17 to 155 days in 2024–25 — up 172% — while the national median rose from 47 days to 69 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Women's and Children's Hospital, about 7 km away, at 85 days. Here, 34.0% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 5.4%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Queen Elizabeth Hospital | 155 days | 34.0% | 50 surgeries |
| South Australia (all public hospitals) | 104 days | 13.7% | 737 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 69 days | 5.4% | 9403 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 69 days marks the national median.
Women's and Children's Hospital, SA · about 7 km away: 85 days
Modbury Hospital, SA · about 15 km away: 328 days
Flinders Medical Centre, SA · about 16 km away: 130 days
Lyell McEwin Hospital, SA · about 19 km away: 112 days
Noarlunga Hospital, SA · about 29 km away: 149 days
Mount Barker District Soldiers' Memorial Hospital, SA · about 38 km away: 196 days
Angaston District Hospital, SA · about 64 km away: 70 days
Murray Bridge Soldiers' Memorial Hospital, SA · about 73 km away: 147 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
- SA
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (days) | SA (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 57 | 50 | 47 |
| 2017–18 | 68 | 63 | 51 |
| 2018–19 | 71 | 84 | 57 |
| 2019–20 | 106 | 88 | 64 |
| 2020–21 | 131 | 101 | 79 |
| 2021–22 | 173 | 137 | 78 |
| 2022–23 | 201 | 113 | 82 |
| 2023–24 | 154 | 90 | 69 |
| 2024–25 | 155 | 104 | 69 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
All surgery at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital · Keyhole belly surgery (laparoscopy) across Australia · Keyhole belly surgery (laparoscopy) in South Australia · All surgery waits in South Australia