Port Lincoln Health Service surgery waiting times
In 2024–25, this public hospital in the Port Lincoln area of South Australia published median waits from 8 days for septoplasty to 39 days for knee replacement.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released
Port Lincoln Health Service is a public hospital in the Port Lincoln area of South Australia. It is part of Eyre and Far North. It reported 52 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 33 surgery types were last reported in an earlier period; they are listed below, with the period the source last carried them.
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Waiting times by surgery
Shortest median wait first. A surgery the source did not publish a figure for is listed after those, and a surgery it did not report at all this period is listed last. Neither is ranked, and neither shows an older figure in place of a current one.
| Surgery | Median wait | Surgeries | Waited more than 365 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Septoplasty | 8 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage | 14 days | 70 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy) | 14 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Adenoidectomy | 15 days | 19 surgeries | not published |
| Cystoscopy | 15 days | 65 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) | 17 days | 274 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Skin lesion - excision of | 17 days | 27 surgeries | not published |
| Arthroscopy | 21 days | 19 surgeries | not published |
| Carpal tunnel release | 27 days | 27 surgeries | not published |
| Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) | 32 days | 10 surgeries | not published |
| Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy | 34 days | 32 surgeries | not published |
| Total knee replacement | 39 days | 19 surgeries | not published |
| Anal fissure - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Axillary node dissection | not published | not published | not published |
| Blepharoplasty | not published | not published | not published |
| Branchial apparatus remnant - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Chalazion - excision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Circumcision | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection | not published | not published | not published |
| Curettage and evacuation of uterus | not published | not published | not published |
| Cystectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Dermoid cyst - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Dupytren's contracture release | not published | not published | not published |
| Ectropion - correction of | not published | not published | not published |
| Endometrial ablation | not published | not published | not published |
| Female sterilisation | not published | not published | not published |
| Functional endoscopic sinus surgery | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Fundoplication | not published | not published | not published |
| Ganglion - excision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Haemorrhoidectomy | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Herniorrhaphy | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Hydrocele - repair of | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic) | not published | not published | not published |
| Laparoscopy | not published | not published | not published |
| Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ) | not published | 6 surgeries | not published |
| Meniscectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Myringotomy | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Neonatal surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Nerve decompression | not published | not published | not published |
| Osteotomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Pilonidal sinus surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Pressure equalising tubes (grommets) - insertion of | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Pterygium - excision of | not published | not published | not published |
| Rotator cuff - repair of | not published | not published | not published |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Scar revision | not published | not published | not published |
| Shoulder reconstruction | not published | not published | not published |
| Toenail surgery | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Total hip replacement | not published | not published | not published |
| Trigger finger/thumb release | not published | not published | not published |
| Turbinectomy | not published | not published | not published |
| Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior | not published | not published | not published |
| Acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Amputation of limb last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Bartholin's cyst - removal of last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Bladder neck incision last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Dialysis access surgery last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Diathermy of wart/s last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Epididymal cyst - removal of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ethmoidectomy last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Exostosis - excision of last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Hammer/claw/mallet toe - correction of last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Hypospadias - repair of last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Lingual or maxillary frenulum surgery last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Mastectomy last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Microlaryngoscopy last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Muscle or tendon length - change of last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Myringoplasty/tympanoplasty last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nasal cautery last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nasal polypectomy last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nasendoscopy last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Orchidectomy last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Orchidopexy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Prostate biopsy last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Prostatectomy (transurethral or open) last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Rhinoplasty last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Tendon release last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Varicose veins treatment last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Vitrectomy (including buckling/cryotherapy) last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
Urgency categories
Urgency figures cover all planned surgery at the hospital, not one procedure. They are never combined with the procedure figures. Your treating specialist assigns your urgency category — it is not something you choose. What the categories mean, and how every hospital compares.
| Urgency category | Median wait | Treated within the recommended time | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urgent | 13 days | 92% | 112 surgeries |
| Semi-urgent | 24 days | 98% | 241 surgeries |
| Non-urgent | 17 days | 100% | 587 surgeries |
Cite this page
In 2024–25, Port Lincoln Health Service published median planned-surgery waits from 8 days for septoplasty to 39 days for knee replacement.
Copy-ready citation
Surgery Waits, "Port Lincoln Health Service wait times and waiting list", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-lincoln-health-service/, accessed 28 May 2026.Attribution: Surgery Waits (https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-lincoln-health-service/), 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
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