--- title: "Skin lesion removal waiting times in South Australia" description: "Public hospitals in South Australia ranked by median wait for Skin lesion removal in 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/skin-lesion-removal/sa/" --- # Skin lesion removal waiting times in South Australia The median wait for skin lesion removal in South Australia public hospitals was **27 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **26 days**. The source publishes this surgery as "Skin lesion - excision of". Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026. 25 public hospitals in South Australia reported skin lesion removal 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 "Skin lesion - excision of" 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 26 days marks the national median. - [South Coast District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-coast-district-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/): 13 days - [Gawler Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gawler-health-service/skin-lesion-removal/): 15 days - [Mount Barker District Soldiers' Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-barker-district-soldiers-memorial-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/): 17 days - [Port Lincoln Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-lincoln-health-service/skin-lesion-removal/): 17 days - [Port Augusta Hospital and Regional Health Services](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-augusta-hospital-and-regional-health-services/skin-lesion-removal/): 18 days - [Millicent and District Hospital and Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/millicent-and-district-hospital-and-health-service/skin-lesion-removal/): 19 days - [Clare Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/clare-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/): 22 days - [Flinders Medical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/flinders-medical-centre/skin-lesion-removal/): 22 days - [Murray Bridge Soldiers' Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/murray-bridge-soldiers-memorial-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/): 22 days - [The Queen Elizabeth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-queen-elizabeth-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/): 22 days - [Noarlunga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/): 26 days - [Northern Yorke Peninsula Health Service (Wallaroo)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northern-yorke-peninsula-health-service-wallaroo/skin-lesion-removal/): 27 days - [Modbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/modbury-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/): 29 days - [Royal Adelaide Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-adelaide-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/): 30 days - [Whyalla Hospital and Health Services](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/whyalla-hospital-and-health-services/skin-lesion-removal/): 32 days - [Port Pirie Regional Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-pirie-regional-health-service/skin-lesion-removal/): 34 days - [Riverland General Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/riverland-general-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/): 34 days - [Angaston District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/angaston-district-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/): 35 days - [Naracoorte Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/naracoorte-health-service/skin-lesion-removal/): 48 days - [Lyell McEwin Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lyell-mcewin-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/): 72 days - [Women's and Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/womens-and-childrens-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/): 77 days - [Ceduna District Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ceduna-district-health-service/skin-lesion-removal/): not published - [Crystal Brook and District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/crystal-brook-and-district-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/): not published - [Jamestown Hospital and Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/jamestown-hospital-and-health-service/skin-lesion-removal/): not published - [Kangaroo Island Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kangaroo-island-health-service/skin-lesion-removal/): not published Skin lesion - excision of 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 | [South Coast District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-coast-district-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/) | 13 days | 0.0% | 184 surgeries | | 2 | [Gawler Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gawler-health-service/skin-lesion-removal/) | 15 days | not published | 28 surgeries | | 3 | [Mount Barker District Soldiers' Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-barker-district-soldiers-memorial-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/) | 17 days | not published | 11 surgeries | | 3 | [Port Lincoln Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-lincoln-health-service/skin-lesion-removal/) | 17 days | not published | 27 surgeries | | 5 | [Port Augusta Hospital and Regional Health Services](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-augusta-hospital-and-regional-health-services/skin-lesion-removal/) | 18 days | not published | 23 surgeries | | 6 | [Millicent and District Hospital and Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/millicent-and-district-hospital-and-health-service/skin-lesion-removal/) | 19 days | not published | 15 surgeries | | 7 | [Clare Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/clare-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/) | 22 days | 0.0% | 76 surgeries | | 7 | [Flinders Medical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/flinders-medical-centre/skin-lesion-removal/) | 22 days | 0.8% | 364 surgeries | | 7 | [Murray Bridge Soldiers' Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/murray-bridge-soldiers-memorial-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/) | 22 days | 0.0% | 80 surgeries | | 7 | [The Queen Elizabeth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-queen-elizabeth-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/) | 22 days | 0.6% | 669 surgeries | | 11 | [Noarlunga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/) | 26 days | 0.7% | 406 surgeries | | 12 | [Northern Yorke Peninsula Health Service (Wallaroo)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northern-yorke-peninsula-health-service-wallaroo/skin-lesion-removal/) | 27 days | 0.0% | 109 surgeries | | 13 | [Modbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/modbury-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/) | 29 days | 1.1% | 274 surgeries | | 14 | [Royal Adelaide Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-adelaide-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/) | 30 days | 2.4% | 1382 surgeries | | 15 | [Whyalla Hospital and Health Services](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/whyalla-hospital-and-health-services/skin-lesion-removal/) | 32 days | 0.0% | 154 surgeries | | 16 | [Port Pirie Regional Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-pirie-regional-health-service/skin-lesion-removal/) | 34 days | not published | 10 surgeries | | 16 | [Riverland General Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/riverland-general-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/) | 34 days | 0.0% | 277 surgeries | | 18 | [Angaston District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/angaston-district-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/) | 35 days | not published | 23 surgeries | | 19 | [Naracoorte Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/naracoorte-health-service/skin-lesion-removal/) | 48 days | 0.0% | 109 surgeries | | 20 | [Lyell McEwin Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lyell-mcewin-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/) | 72 days | 9.0% | 67 surgeries | | 21 | [Women's and Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/womens-and-childrens-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/) | 77 days | 7.2% | 97 surgeries | | unranked | [Ceduna District Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ceduna-district-health-service/skin-lesion-removal/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Crystal Brook and District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/crystal-brook-and-district-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Jamestown Hospital and Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/jamestown-hospital-and-health-service/skin-lesion-removal/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Kangaroo Island Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kangaroo-island-health-service/skin-lesion-removal/) | not published | not published | 7 surgeries | Ranked by area in South Australia: [near the Adelaide CBD](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/skin-lesion-removal/near/adelaide-cbd/) · [near Bedford Park](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/skin-lesion-removal/near/bedford-park/) · [near Elizabeth Vale](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/skin-lesion-removal/near/elizabeth-vale/). **Cite this page** > The median wait for skin lesion removal in South Australia public hospitals was 27 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Skin lesion removal waiting times in South Australia", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/skin-lesion-removal/sa/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/skin-lesion-removal/sa/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/skin-lesion-removal/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/skin-lesion-removal/), 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. 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