Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy waiting time at Lyell McEwin Hospital
The median wait for salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy at this public hospital in the Elizabeth Vale area of South Australia was 94 days in 2024–25.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released
These figures describe surgery that already happened, not your own wait.
- Median wait
- 94 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 68 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 7.4%2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
Half the people who had this surgery here waited less than the median, and half waited longer. Of the 100 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 76 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 62 days in 2016–17 to 94 days in 2024–25 — up 52% — while the national median rose from 41 days to 56 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Women's and Children's Hospital, about 19 km away, at 80 days. Here, 7.4% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 2.4%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyell McEwin Hospital | 94 days | 7.4% | 68 surgeries |
| South Australia (all public hospitals) | 89 days | 4.1% | 246 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 56 days | 2.4% | 4989 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Lyell McEwin Hospital
- SA
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Lyell McEwin Hospital (days) | SA (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 62 | 43 | 41 |
| 2017–18 | 84 | 55 | 43 |
| 2018–19 | 72 | 62 | 48 |
| 2019–20 | 81 | 56 | 50 |
| 2020–21 | 120 | 91 | 64 |
| 2021–22 | 93 | 86 | 63 |
| 2022–23 | 79 | 83 | 69 |
| 2023–24 | 64 | 63 | 57 |
| 2024–25 | 94 | 89 | 56 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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