Pterygium (eye growth) removal waiting times in South Australia
The median wait for pterygium (eye growth) removal in South Australia public hospitals was 117 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was 197 days. The source publishes this surgery as "Pterygium - excision of".
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026.
12 public hospitals in South Australia reported pterygium (eye growth) removal in 2024–25. They are ranked by their published median wait alone, shortest first.
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7 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 197 days marks the national median.
Modbury Hospital: 63 days
Flinders Medical Centre: 82 days
Royal Adelaide Hospital: 155 days
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital: 387 days
Mount Barker District Soldiers' Memorial Hospital: not published
Port Augusta Hospital and Regional Health Services: not published
Port Lincoln Health Service: not published
Port Pirie Regional Health Service: not published
Riverland General Hospital: not published
South Coast District Hospital: not published
Whyalla Hospital and Health Services: not published
| Rank | Hospital | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Modbury Hospital | 63 days | not published | 46 surgeries |
| 2 | Flinders Medical Centre | 82 days | not published | 20 surgeries |
| 3 | Royal Adelaide Hospital | 155 days | not published | 49 surgeries |
| 4 | Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service | 240 days | not published | 17 surgeries |
| 5 | The Queen Elizabeth Hospital | 387 days | not published | 10 surgeries |
| unranked | Mount Barker District Soldiers' Memorial Hospital | not published | not published | 8 surgeries |
| unranked | Port Augusta Hospital and Regional Health Services | not published | not published | 5 surgeries |
| unranked | Port Lincoln Health Service | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | Port Pirie Regional Health Service | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | Riverland General Hospital | not published | not published | 9 surgeries |
| unranked | South Coast District Hospital | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | Whyalla Hospital and Health Services | not published | not published | not published |
Ranked by area in South Australia: near the Adelaide CBD.
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The median wait for pterygium (eye growth) removal in South Australia public hospitals was 117 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026).
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Surgery Waits, "Pterygium (eye growth) removal waiting times in SA", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/pterygium-excision-of/sa/, accessed 28 May 2026.Attribution: Surgery Waits (https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/pterygium-excision-of/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.