Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection waiting times in South Australia
Public hospitals in South Australia ranked by their median wait for colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released
8 public hospitals in South Australia reported colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection in 2024–25. The state median was 17 days; the national median was 18 days.
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3 hospitals have no published median wait for this surgery in this period. They are listed last, marked "not published", and are never ranked.
| Rank | Hospital | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service | 12 days | not published | 22 surgeries |
| 2 | The Queen Elizabeth Hospital | 14 days | 0.0% | 97 surgeries |
| 3 | Flinders Medical Centre | 15 days | 0.0% | 95 surgeries |
| 4 | Lyell McEwin Hospital | 17 days | 0.7% | 145 surgeries |
| 5 | Royal Adelaide Hospital | 20 days | 2.9% | 105 surgeries |
| unranked | Modbury Hospital | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | Port Lincoln Health Service | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | Whyalla Hospital and Health Services | not published | not published | not published |
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. Compare with every other state, or see every surgery reported in South Australia.