--- title: "Keyhole joint surgery waiting times in South Australia" description: "Public hospitals in South Australia ranked by median wait for Keyhole joint surgery in 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/arthroscopy/sa/" --- # Keyhole joint surgery waiting times in South Australia The median wait for keyhole joint surgery in South Australia public hospitals was **62 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **78 days**. The source publishes this surgery as "Arthroscopy". Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026. 25 public hospitals in South Australia reported keyhole joint surgery in 2024–25. They are ranked by their published median wait alone, shortest first. **[Compare this near you →](https://surgerywaits.au/)** On the compare page, pick "Arthroscopy" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept. 4 hospitals have no published median wait for this surgery in this period. They are listed last, marked "not published", and are never ranked. Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 78 days marks the national median. - [Gawler Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gawler-health-service/arthroscopy/): 15 days - [Flinders Medical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/flinders-medical-centre/arthroscopy/): 19 days - [Port Lincoln Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-lincoln-health-service/arthroscopy/): 21 days - [Angaston District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/angaston-district-hospital/arthroscopy/): 25 days - [Port Augusta Hospital and Regional Health Services](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-augusta-hospital-and-regional-health-services/arthroscopy/): 26 days - [Clare Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/clare-hospital/arthroscopy/): 28 days - [Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-gambier-and-districts-health-service/arthroscopy/): 36 days - [Mount Barker District Soldiers' Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-barker-district-soldiers-memorial-hospital/arthroscopy/): 38 days - [Whyalla Hospital and Health Services](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/whyalla-hospital-and-health-services/arthroscopy/): 38 days - [South Coast District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-coast-district-hospital/arthroscopy/): 42 days - [Port Pirie Regional Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-pirie-regional-health-service/arthroscopy/): 55 days - [Royal Adelaide Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-adelaide-hospital/arthroscopy/): 64 days - [Noarlunga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/arthroscopy/): 78 days - [Modbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/modbury-hospital/arthroscopy/): 83 days - [Lyell McEwin Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lyell-mcewin-hospital/arthroscopy/): 95 days - [Naracoorte Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/naracoorte-health-service/arthroscopy/): 103 days - [Riverland General Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/riverland-general-hospital/arthroscopy/): 107 days - [The Queen Elizabeth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-queen-elizabeth-hospital/arthroscopy/): 126 days - [Women's and Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/womens-and-childrens-hospital/arthroscopy/): 127 days - [Murray Bridge Soldiers' Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/murray-bridge-soldiers-memorial-hospital/arthroscopy/): 133 days - [Northern Yorke Peninsula Health Service (Wallaroo)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northern-yorke-peninsula-health-service-wallaroo/arthroscopy/): 138 days - [Kangaroo Island Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kangaroo-island-health-service/arthroscopy/): not published - [Kapunda Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kapunda-hospital/arthroscopy/): not published - [Millicent and District Hospital and Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/millicent-and-district-hospital-and-health-service/arthroscopy/): not published - [Waikerie Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/waikerie-health-service/arthroscopy/): not published Arthroscopy in South Australia public hospitals, 2024–25. Hospitals with the same median share a rank and the next rank is skipped. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28. | Rank | Hospital | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | [Gawler Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gawler-health-service/arthroscopy/) | 15 days | 0.9% | 109 surgeries | | 2 | [Flinders Medical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/flinders-medical-centre/arthroscopy/) | 19 days | not published | 11 surgeries | | 3 | [Port Lincoln Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-lincoln-health-service/arthroscopy/) | 21 days | not published | 19 surgeries | | 4 | [Angaston District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/angaston-district-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 25 days | not published | 12 surgeries | | 5 | [Port Augusta Hospital and Regional Health Services](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-augusta-hospital-and-regional-health-services/arthroscopy/) | 26 days | not published | 25 surgeries | | 6 | [Clare Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/clare-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 28 days | not published | 12 surgeries | | 7 | [Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-gambier-and-districts-health-service/arthroscopy/) | 36 days | 0.0% | 54 surgeries | | 8 | [Mount Barker District Soldiers' Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-barker-district-soldiers-memorial-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 38 days | not published | 14 surgeries | | 8 | [Whyalla Hospital and Health Services](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/whyalla-hospital-and-health-services/arthroscopy/) | 38 days | 0.0% | 80 surgeries | | 10 | [South Coast District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-coast-district-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 42 days | not published | 32 surgeries | | 11 | [Port Pirie Regional Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-pirie-regional-health-service/arthroscopy/) | 55 days | not published | 42 surgeries | | 12 | [Royal Adelaide Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-adelaide-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 64 days | 12.7% | 63 surgeries | | 13 | [Noarlunga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 78 days | 2.5% | 158 surgeries | | 14 | [Modbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/modbury-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 83 days | 7.6% | 132 surgeries | | 15 | [Lyell McEwin Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lyell-mcewin-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 95 days | not published | 21 surgeries | | 16 | [Naracoorte Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/naracoorte-health-service/arthroscopy/) | 103 days | 0.0% | 67 surgeries | | 17 | [Riverland General Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/riverland-general-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 107 days | not published | 18 surgeries | | 18 | [The Queen Elizabeth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-queen-elizabeth-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 126 days | 14.0% | 57 surgeries | | 19 | [Women's and Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/womens-and-childrens-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 127 days | not published | 28 surgeries | | 20 | [Murray Bridge Soldiers' Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/murray-bridge-soldiers-memorial-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 133 days | not published | 45 surgeries | | 21 | [Northern Yorke Peninsula Health Service (Wallaroo)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northern-yorke-peninsula-health-service-wallaroo/arthroscopy/) | 138 days | 0.0% | 52 surgeries | | unranked | [Kangaroo Island Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kangaroo-island-health-service/arthroscopy/) | not published | not published | 5 surgeries | | unranked | [Kapunda Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kapunda-hospital/arthroscopy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Millicent and District Hospital and Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/millicent-and-district-hospital-and-health-service/arthroscopy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Waikerie Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/waikerie-health-service/arthroscopy/) | not published | not published | not published | Ranked by area in South Australia: [near the Adelaide CBD](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/arthroscopy/near/adelaide-cbd/) · [near Bedford Park](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/arthroscopy/near/bedford-park/) · [near Elizabeth Vale](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/arthroscopy/near/elizabeth-vale/). **Cite this page** > The median wait for keyhole joint surgery in South Australia public hospitals was 62 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Keyhole joint surgery waiting times in South Australia", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/arthroscopy/sa/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/arthroscopy/sa/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/arthroscopy/sa/)), 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 Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here. Waiting times differ across state borders, and a referral can cross one — [read what that means](https://surgerywaits.au/guides/referral-to-another-hospital/). Compare with [every other state](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/arthroscopy/), or see [every surgery reported in South Australia](https://surgerywaits.au/state/sa/). ## Before you use these figures Surgery Waits is not medical advice. It republishes official statistics about waiting times that have already happened, and it does not recommend any hospital, doctor or treatment. Your general practitioner (GP) and your treating specialist are the right people to help you decide what is appropriate for you. **In an emergency call 000.** Waiting-time figures: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare MyHospitals, licensed under [CC BY 3.0 AU](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/). Quarterly state figures: Queensland Health. Suburb and locality data: Australian Bureau of Statistics. Both licensed under [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Surgery Waits is not connected with any of these organisations. Surgery Waits is published by [National Digital](https://nationaldigital.com.au/). * * * This is the Markdown copy of https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/arthroscopy/sa/.