Whyalla Hospital and Health Services surgery waiting times
In 2024–25, this public hospital in the Whyalla area of South Australia published median waits from 32 days for skin lesion removal to 196 days for cataract surgery.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released
Whyalla Hospital and Health Services is a public hospital in the Whyalla area of South Australia. It is part of Flinders and Upper North. It reported 35 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 39 surgery types were last reported in an earlier period; they are listed below, with the period the source last carried them.
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Waiting times by surgery
Shortest median wait first. A surgery the source did not publish a figure for is listed after those, and a surgery it did not report at all this period is listed last. Neither is ranked, and neither shows an older figure in place of a current one.
| Surgery | Median wait | Surgeries | Waited more than 365 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skin lesion - excision of | 32 days | 154 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage | 33 days | 77 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction | 37 days | 20 surgeries | not published |
| Arthroscopy | 38 days | 80 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Toenail surgery | 42 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression | 54 days | 18 surgeries | not published |
| Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) | 57 days | 45 surgeries | not published |
| Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic) | 57 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Laparoscopy | 64 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Hydrocele - repair of | 76 days | 50 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Total knee replacement | 180 days | 72 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Total hip replacement | 194 days | 33 surgeries | not published |
| Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) | 196 days | 279 surgeries | 3.9% |
| Arthroplasty - revision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy | not published | not published | not published |
| Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Carpal tunnel release | not published | not published | not published |
| Circumcision | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection | not published | not published | not published |
| Curettage and evacuation of uterus | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Dermoid cyst - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Dupytren's contracture release | not published | not published | not published |
| Endometrial ablation | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Ganglion - excision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Haemorrhoidectomy | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Hammer/claw/mallet toe - correction of | not published | not published | not published |
| Herniorrhaphy | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy | not published | not published | not published |
| Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ) | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Pilonidal sinus surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Pterygium - excision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Rotator cuff - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Trigger finger/thumb release | not published | not published | not published |
| Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Adenoidectomy last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Amputation of limb last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Anal fissure - repair of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Arthrodesis last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Axillary node dissection last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Bartholin's cyst - removal of last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Blepharoplasty last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Chalazion - excision of last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cone biopsy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Corneal graft last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cystoscopy last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Diathermy of wart/s last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ectropion - correction of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Epididymal cyst - removal of last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Exostosis - excision of last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Female sterilisation last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Fracture non-union - treatment of last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Fundoplication last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Lymphangioma - surgery for last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Mastectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Muscle or tendon length - change of last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Myomectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nephrectomy last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nerve decompression last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Orchidectomy last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Osteotomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Prostatectomy (transurethral or open) last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ptosis - repair of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Scar revision last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Shoulder joint replacement last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Shoulder reconstruction last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Stress incontinence surgery last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Tendon release last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy) last reported 2013–14 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Trabeculectomy last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Varicose veins treatment last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Vitrectomy (including buckling/cryotherapy) last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
Urgency categories
Urgency figures cover all planned surgery at the hospital, not one procedure. They are never combined with the procedure figures. Your treating specialist assigns your urgency category — it is not something you choose. What the categories mean, and how every hospital compares.
| Urgency category | Median wait | Treated within the recommended time | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urgent | 19 days | 74% | 339 surgeries |
| Semi-urgent | 62 days | 88% | 537 surgeries |
| Non-urgent | 203 days | 96% | 410 surgeries |
Cite this page
In 2024–25, Whyalla Hospital and Health Services published median planned-surgery waits from 32 days for skin lesion removal to 196 days for cataract surgery.
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SurgeryWaits, "Whyalla Hospital and Health Services waiting list", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/whyalla-hospital-and-health-services/, accessed 28 May 2026.Attribution: SurgeryWaits (https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/whyalla-hospital-and-health-services/), from Australian Institute of Health and Welfare MyHospitals data, CC BY 3.0 AU. Reference period 2024–25, released 28 May 2026.
What is not here
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