Inguinal hernia repair waiting time at Albury Wodonga Health [Wodonga Campus]
Median wait, long waits and volumes for inguinal hernia repair — published by the source as “Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy” — at this public hospital in the Wodonga area of Victoria, 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
- 106 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 94 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 26.6%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 138 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 50 days in 2016–17 to 106 days in 2024–25 — up 112% — while the national median rose from 52 days to 73 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Northeast Health Wangaratta, about 56 km away, at 46 days. Here, 26.6% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 5.0%.
Compare this near you → On the compare page, pick “Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy” and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept.
How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albury Wodonga Health [Wodonga Campus] | 106 days | 26.6% | 94 surgeries |
| Australian Capital Territory (all public hospitals) | 133 days | 10.3% | 252 surgeries |
| New South Wales (all public hospitals) | 101 days | 8.1% | 5703 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 45 days | 2.6% | 4290 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 250 km.
Some of these hospitals are in another state — a public hospital referral can cross the border, so ask your GP what that would mean for you.
How the wait has changed
- Albury Wodonga Health [Wodonga Campus]
- VIC
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Albury Wodonga Health [Wodonga Campus] (days) | VIC (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | not reported for this period | 60 | 57 |
| 2012–13 | not reported for this period | 71 | 60 |
| 2013–14 | not reported for this period | 57 | 56 |
| 2014–15 | not reported for this period | 42 | 51 |
| 2015–16 | not reported for this period | 40 | 52 |
| 2016–17 | 50 | 38 | 52 |
| 2017–18 | 63 | 40 | 56 |
| 2018–19 | 47 | 39 | 59 |
| 2019–20 | 121 | 43 | 67 |
| 2020–21 | 108 | 71 | 76 |
| 2021–22 | 130 | 81 | 77 |
| 2022–23 | 146 | 81 | 82 |
| 2023–24 | 200 | 47 | 70 |
| 2024–25 | 106 | 45 | 73 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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