Shock wave stone treatment waiting times in South Australia
The median wait for shock wave stone treatment in South Australia public hospitals was 28 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was 28 days. The source publishes this surgery as "Lithotripsy".
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026.
6 public hospitals in South Australia reported shock wave stone treatment in 2024–25. They are ranked by their published median wait alone, shortest first.
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2 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 28 days marks the national median.
Flinders Medical Centre: 22 days
Noarlunga Hospital: 24 days
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital: 50 days
Royal Adelaide Hospital: 51 days
Lyell McEwin Hospital: not published
Modbury Hospital: not published
| Rank | Hospital | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flinders Medical Centre | 22 days | 0.0% | 53 surgeries |
| 2 | Noarlunga Hospital | 24 days | not published | 49 surgeries |
| 3 | The Queen Elizabeth Hospital | 50 days | not published | 27 surgeries |
| 4 | Royal Adelaide Hospital | 51 days | not published | 15 surgeries |
| unranked | Lyell McEwin Hospital | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | Modbury Hospital | not published | not published | 5 surgeries |
Ranked by area in South Australia: near the Adelaide CBD · near Bedford Park.
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The median wait for shock wave stone treatment in South Australia public hospitals was 28 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026).
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Surgery Waits, "Shock wave stone treatment waiting times in SA", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/lithotripsy/sa/, accessed 28 May 2026.Attribution: Surgery Waits (https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/lithotripsy/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. Compare with every other state, or see every surgery reported in South Australia.