--- title: "Tonsillectomy waiting times in South Australia" description: "Public hospitals in South Australia ranked by median wait for Tonsillectomy in 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/tonsillectomy/sa/" --- # Tonsillectomy waiting times in South Australia The median wait for tonsillectomy in South Australia public hospitals was **111 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **182 days**. The source publishes this surgery as "Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy)". Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026. 18 public hospitals in South Australia reported tonsillectomy 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 "Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy)" 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 182 days marks the national median. - [Port Lincoln Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-lincoln-health-service/tonsillectomy/): 14 days - [Riverland General Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/riverland-general-hospital/tonsillectomy/): 26 days - [Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-gambier-and-districts-health-service/tonsillectomy/): 29 days - [Renmark Paringa District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/renmark-paringa-district-hospital/tonsillectomy/): 29 days - [The Queen Elizabeth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-queen-elizabeth-hospital/tonsillectomy/): 75 days - [Women's and Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/womens-and-childrens-hospital/tonsillectomy/): 97 days - [Lyell McEwin Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lyell-mcewin-hospital/tonsillectomy/): 120 days - [Royal Adelaide Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-adelaide-hospital/tonsillectomy/): 165 days - [Port Augusta Hospital and Regional Health Services](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-augusta-hospital-and-regional-health-services/tonsillectomy/): 167 days - [Modbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/modbury-hospital/tonsillectomy/): 212 days - [Noarlunga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/tonsillectomy/): 239 days - [Gawler Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gawler-health-service/tonsillectomy/): 267 days - [Flinders Medical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/flinders-medical-centre/tonsillectomy/): 330 days - [Port Pirie Regional Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-pirie-regional-health-service/tonsillectomy/): 450 days - [Ceduna District Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ceduna-district-health-service/tonsillectomy/): not published - [Clare Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/clare-hospital/tonsillectomy/): not published - [Mount Barker District Soldiers' Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-barker-district-soldiers-memorial-hospital/tonsillectomy/): not published - [Murray Bridge Soldiers' Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/murray-bridge-soldiers-memorial-hospital/tonsillectomy/): not published Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy) 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 | [Port Lincoln Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-lincoln-health-service/tonsillectomy/) | 14 days | not published | 12 surgeries | | 2 | [Riverland General Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/riverland-general-hospital/tonsillectomy/) | 26 days | not published | 12 surgeries | | 3 | [Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-gambier-and-districts-health-service/tonsillectomy/) | 29 days | not published | 28 surgeries | | 3 | [Renmark Paringa District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/renmark-paringa-district-hospital/tonsillectomy/) | 29 days | not published | 23 surgeries | | 5 | [The Queen Elizabeth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-queen-elizabeth-hospital/tonsillectomy/) | 75 days | not published | 35 surgeries | | 6 | [Women's and Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/womens-and-childrens-hospital/tonsillectomy/) | 97 days | 5.9% | 421 surgeries | | 7 | [Lyell McEwin Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lyell-mcewin-hospital/tonsillectomy/) | 120 days | 10.2% | 167 surgeries | | 8 | [Royal Adelaide Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-adelaide-hospital/tonsillectomy/) | 165 days | not published | 46 surgeries | | 9 | [Port Augusta Hospital and Regional Health Services](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-augusta-hospital-and-regional-health-services/tonsillectomy/) | 167 days | not published | 33 surgeries | | 10 | [Modbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/modbury-hospital/tonsillectomy/) | 212 days | not published | 41 surgeries | | 11 | [Noarlunga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/tonsillectomy/) | 239 days | not published | 34 surgeries | | 12 | [Gawler Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gawler-health-service/tonsillectomy/) | 267 days | not published | 31 surgeries | | 13 | [Flinders Medical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/flinders-medical-centre/tonsillectomy/) | 330 days | 17.9% | 224 surgeries | | 14 | [Port Pirie Regional Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-pirie-regional-health-service/tonsillectomy/) | 450 days | not published | 25 surgeries | | unranked | [Ceduna District Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ceduna-district-health-service/tonsillectomy/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Clare Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/clare-hospital/tonsillectomy/) | not published | not published | 7 surgeries | | unranked | [Mount Barker District Soldiers' Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-barker-district-soldiers-memorial-hospital/tonsillectomy/) | not published | not published | 9 surgeries | | unranked | [Murray Bridge Soldiers' Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/murray-bridge-soldiers-memorial-hospital/tonsillectomy/) | not published | not published | 9 surgeries | Ranked by area in South Australia: [near the Adelaide CBD](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/tonsillectomy/near/adelaide-cbd/) · [near Bedford Park](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/tonsillectomy/near/bedford-park/) · [near Elizabeth Vale](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/tonsillectomy/near/elizabeth-vale/). **Cite this page** > The median wait for tonsillectomy in South Australia public hospitals was 111 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Tonsillectomy waiting times in South Australia", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/tonsillectomy/sa/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/tonsillectomy/sa/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/tonsillectomy/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/tonsillectomy/), 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/tonsillectomy/sa/.