Absract.Prolonged elective surgery waiting time has a critical health consequences and an indication of healthcare management error. This study aims to measure the mean of elective surgery waiting time and the correlations between waiting time and inpatient ward availability as well as operating theatre availability. This study is an analytic observational study using cross sectional approach. The subjects were 200 surgery history selected using random sampling. The data obtained were medical records and administrative data of year 2017.  Data collection was done in Al Ihsan District Hospital’s (RSUD) Central Operating Theatre during February until July 2018. Data analysis was performed using Whittney U Test. The results shows that the mean of elective surgery waiting time from surgery day planning until surgery performed was 1 days. In conclusion, the mean of elective surgery waiting time in the step of surgery day planning until surgery performed of Al Ihsan District Hospital’s Central Operating Theatre was accordance with the standard on Kemenkes No. 129 Tahun 2008. There was a correlation between waiting time in the step of surgery day planning until surgery performed and inpatient ward availability(p<0,001). There was a correlation between waiting time in the step of surgery day planning and operating theatre availability(p<0,001).Keywords: elective surgery, inpatient ward, operating theatre, waiting timeAbstrak.Waktu tunggu operasi elektif yang lama memiliki konsekuensi yang merugikan dan dianggap sebagai perencanaan pelayan tindakan prabedah yang tidak aman. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui rerata waktu tunggu operasi elektif dan mengetahui hubungan waktu tunggu operasi elektif dengan ketersediaan kamar inap dan kamar operasi. Penelitian ini bersifat analitik observasional dengan menggunakan metode cross sectional. Subjek penelitian ditentukan melalui random sampling dan didapatkan sebanyak 200 sampel. Data diperoleh dari rekam medis dan data administratif tahun 2017. Pengambilan data dilakukan di Instalasi Bedah Sentral RSUD Al-Ihsan pada bulan Februari-Juli tahun 2018. Analisis data menggunakan uji Mann Whitney U Test. Hasil  penelitian diperoleh rerata waktu tunggu operasi elektif, yaitu tanggal direncanakan operasi sampai dilaksanakan operasi 1 hari. Berdasarkan penelitian, diperoleh simpulan rerata waktu tunggu dari tanggal direncanakan operasi sampai dilaksanakan operasi sesuai dengan dengan Standar Pelayanan Minimum No. 129 Tahun 2008. Terdapat hubungan bermakna waktu tunggu tanggal direncanakan operasi sampai dilaksanakan operasi dengan ketersediaan kamar inap(p<0,001). Terdapat hubungan bermakna waktu tunggu tanggal direncanakan operasi sampai dilaksanakan operasi dengan ketersediaan kamar operasi dengan ketersediaan kamar operasi( p<0,001).Kata kunci: kamar inap, kamar operasi, operasi elektif, waktu tunggu.