Hernia repair waiting time at Latrobe Regional Hospital [Traralgon]
Median wait, long waits and volumes for hernia repair — published by the source as “Herniorrhaphy” — at this public hospital in the Traralgon 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
- 97 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 130 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 1.5%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 169 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 92 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 35 days in 2016–17 to 97 days in 2024–25 — up 177% — while the national median rose from 63 days to 86 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is West Gippsland Healthcare Group [Warragul], about 48 km away, at 58 days. Here, 1.5% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 6.9%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latrobe Regional Hospital [Traralgon] | 97 days | 1.5% | 130 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 56 days | 3.6% | 3381 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 86 days | 6.9% | 12195 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Latrobe Regional Hospital [Traralgon]
- VIC
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Latrobe Regional Hospital [Traralgon] (days) | VIC (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 35 | 48 | 63 |
| 2017–18 | 27 | 49 | 67 |
| 2018–19 | 32 | 49 | 69 |
| 2019–20 | 23 | 54 | 78 |
| 2020–21 | 26 | 106 | 92 |
| 2021–22 | 37 | 110 | 97 |
| 2022–23 | 85 | 129 | 108 |
| 2023–24 | 107 | 69 | 87 |
| 2024–25 | 97 | 56 | 86 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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