Inguinal hernia repair waiting time at Manning 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 Taree South 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
- 189 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 98 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 28.6%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 162 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has fallen from 255 days in 2011–12 to 189 days in 2024–25 — down 26% — while the national median rose from 57 days to 73 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Port Macquarie Base Hospital, about 65 km away, at 138 days. Here, 28.6% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manning Hospital | 189 days | 28.6% | 98 surgeries |
| New South Wales (all public hospitals) | 101 days | 8.1% | 5703 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.
How the wait has changed
- Manning Hospital
- NSW
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Manning Hospital (days) | NSW (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 255 | 72 | 57 |
| 2012–13 | 242 | 71 | 60 |
| 2013–14 | 107 | 69 | 56 |
| 2014–15 | 97 | 70 | 51 |
| 2015–16 | 88 | 69 | 52 |
| 2016–17 | 132 | 72 | 52 |
| 2017–18 | 108 | 75 | 56 |
| 2018–19 | 132 | 77 | 59 |
| 2019–20 | 205 | 78 | 67 |
| 2020–21 | 363 | 92 | 76 |
| 2021–22 | 259 | 90 | 77 |
| 2022–23 | 292 | 115 | 82 |
| 2023–24 | 280 | 97 | 70 |
| 2024–25 | 189 | 101 | 73 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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