Inguinal hernia repair waiting time at Albany Hospital
Median wait, long waits and volumes for inguinal hernia repair — published by the source as “Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy” — at this public hospital in the Spencer Park area of Western Australia, with the nearest alternatives that published a figure.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026
- Median wait
- 74 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 81 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 3.7%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 186 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 85 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 31 days in 2011–12 to 74 days in 2024–25 — up 139% — while the national median rose from 57 days to 73 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Narrogin Hospital, about 240 km away, at 54 days. Here, 3.7% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 5.0%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany Hospital | 74 days | 3.7% | 81 surgeries |
| Western Australia (all public hospitals) | 79 days | 3.2% | 1576 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 73 days | 5.0% | 16694 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 500 km — the radius was widened because fewer than four hospitals published a figure within 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Albany Hospital
- WA
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Albany Hospital (days) | WA (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 31 | 29 | 57 |
| 2012–13 | 47 | 34 | 60 |
| 2013–14 | 61 | 34 | 56 |
| 2014–15 | 77 | 35 | 51 |
| 2015–16 | 68 | 35 | 52 |
| 2016–17 | 48 | 39 | 52 |
| 2017–18 | 57 | 49 | 56 |
| 2018–19 | 73 | 50 | 59 |
| 2019–20 | 102 | 56 | 67 |
| 2020–21 | 103 | 65 | 76 |
| 2021–22 | 84 | 68 | 77 |
| 2022–23 | 61 | 78 | 82 |
| 2023–24 | 96 | 61 | 70 |
| 2024–25 | 74 | 79 | 73 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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