Adenoid removal waiting time at Women's and Children's Hospital
Half of patients at Women's and Children's Hospital waited 112 days or less for adenoid removal in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Adenoidectomy". This public hospital is in the North Adelaide 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
- 112 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 105 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 7.6%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 70 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 23 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 44 days in 2016–17 to 112 days in 2024–25 — up 155% — while the national median rose from 84 days to 144 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Riverland General Hospital, about 196 km away, at 29 days. Here, 7.6% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 15.5%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's and Children's Hospital | 112 days | 7.6% | 105 surgeries |
| South Australia (all public hospitals) | 130 days | 13.4% | 329 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 144 days | 15.5% | 3784 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 144 days marks the national median.
Flinders Medical Centre, SA · about 13 km away: 334 days
Lyell McEwin Hospital, SA · about 19 km away: 137 days
Gawler Health Service, SA · about 38 km away: 249 days
Riverland General Hospital, SA · about 196 km away: 29 days
Port Pirie Regional Health Service, SA · about 200 km away: 451 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Women's and Children's Hospital
- SA
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Women's and Children's Hospital (days) | SA (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 44 | 48 | 84 |
| 2017–18 | 87 | 72 | 95 |
| 2018–19 | 47 | 55 | 97 |
| 2019–20 | 86 | 77 | 97 |
| 2020–21 | 92 | 84 | 207 |
| 2021–22 | 129 | 97 | 111 |
| 2022–23 | 101 | 94 | 128 |
| 2023–24 | 122 | 112 | 148 |
| 2024–25 | 112 | 130 | 144 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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