Hernia repair waiting time at Tweed Valley Hospital
Median wait, long waits and volumes for hernia repair — published by the source as “Herniorrhaphy” — at this public hospital in the Tweed Heads 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
- 91 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 85 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 9.4%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 82 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 84 days in 2016–17 to 91 days in 2024–25 — up 8% — while the national median rose from 63 days to 86 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Robina Hospital, about 20 km away, at 72 days. Here, 9.4% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tweed Valley Hospital | 91 days | 9.4% | 85 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
- Tweed Valley Hospital
- NSW
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Tweed Valley Hospital (days) | NSW (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 84 | 83 | 63 |
| 2017–18 | 91 | 81 | 67 |
| 2018–19 | 81 | 85 | 69 |
| 2019–20 | 128 | 87 | 78 |
| 2020–21 | 90 | 127 | 92 |
| 2021–22 | 110 | 113 | 97 |
| 2022–23 | 118 | 145 | 108 |
| 2023–24 | 118 | 124 | 87 |
| 2024–25 | 91 | 132 | 86 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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