Hernia repair waiting time at Lismore Base Hospital
Median wait, long waits and volumes for hernia repair — published by the source as “Herniorrhaphy” — at this public hospital in the Lismore area of New South Wales, 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
- 137 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 59 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 6.8%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 122 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 67 days in 2016–17 to 137 days in 2024–25 — up 104% — while the national median rose from 63 days to 86 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Ballina District Hospital, about 27 km away, at 70 days. Here, 6.8% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lismore Base Hospital | 137 days | 6.8% | 59 surgeries |
| New South Wales (all public hospitals) | 132 days | 10.6% | 4206 surgeries |
| Queensland (all public hospitals) | 87 days | 4.3% | 2476 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.
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
- Lismore Base Hospital
- NSW
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Lismore Base Hospital (days) | NSW (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 67 | 83 | 63 |
| 2017–18 | 62 | 81 | 67 |
| 2018–19 | 70 | 85 | 69 |
| 2019–20 | 71 | 87 | 78 |
| 2020–21 | 128 | 127 | 92 |
| 2021–22 | 149 | 113 | 97 |
| 2022–23 | 288 | 145 | 108 |
| 2023–24 | 189 | 124 | 87 |
| 2024–25 | 137 | 132 | 86 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
All surgery at Lismore Base Hospital · Hernia repair across Australia · Hernia repair in New South Wales