South Australia Surges in Elective Surgeries

South Australia just smashed a record with over 61,000 elective surgeries last financial year — nearly 10% up from the previous year — and the government is calling it a major win against long wait times. The momentum continues into this year, with surgeries already up by over 2,000 compared to the same period last year. Urgent and semi-urgent procedures are staying on track or even improving. One cancer patient, Terry McEvoy, praised the public system after his life-saving kidney removal, calling his care “nothing but positive.” Health Minister Blair Boyer credits government funding and the Elective Surgery Reform Plan — which includes same-day surgeries and more home care — for the surge. Plus, new investments in hospital and aged care beds aim to free up even more capacity, moving over 400 aged care patients out of hospitals to ease surgical demand. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/ea99a01723894747