Toenail surgery waiting time at Whyalla Hospital and Health Services
The median wait for toenail surgery at this public hospital in the Whyalla area of South Australia was 42 days in 2024–25.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released
These figures describe surgery that already happened, not your own wait.
- Median wait
- 42 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 12 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 43 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 20 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 21 days in 2016–17 to 42 days in 2024–25 — up 100% — while the national median rose from 33 days to 48 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Riverland General Hospital, about 312 km away, at 25 days.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whyalla Hospital and Health Services | 42 days | not published | 12 surgeries |
| New South Wales (all public hospitals) | 55 days | 3.6% | 417 surgeries |
| South Australia (all public hospitals) | 36 days | 0.9% | 113 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 34 days | 0.8% | 371 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 48 days | 1.9% | 1323 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 1000 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.
How the wait has changed
- Whyalla Hospital and Health Services
- SA
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Whyalla Hospital and Health Services (days) | SA (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 21 | 27 | 33 |
| 2017–18 | not published | 25 | 34 |
| 2018–19 | not published | 22 | 36 |
| 2019–20 | not published | 25 | 45 |
| 2020–21 | 12 | 30 | 49 |
| 2021–22 | not published | 41 | 58 |
| 2022–23 | not published | 25 | 60 |
| 2023–24 | 40 | 36 | 48 |
| 2024–25 | 42 | 36 | 48 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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