Herniorrhaphy waiting times in Victoria

Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026

38 public hospitals in Victoria reported Herniorrhaphy in 2024–25. The state median was 56 days; the national median was 86 days.

5 hospitals have no published median wait for this surgery in this period. They are listed last, marked “not published”, and are never ranked.

Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 86 days marks the national median.

Sandringham Hospital18 days
Healesville Hospital and Yarra Valley Health26 days
St Vincent's On the Park27 days
The Northern Hospital [Epping]30 days
University Hospital Geelong32 days
Blackburn Public Surgical Centre35 days
Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West]35 days
Bass Coast Health41 days
Goulburn Valley Health [Shepparton]43 days
Austin Hospital [Heidelberg]45 days
The Alfred47 days
Northeast Health Wangaratta49 days
Frankston Public Surgical Centre57 days
West Gippsland Healthcare Group [Warragul]58 days
Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital]62 days
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre62 days
Frankston Hospital65 days
Casey Hospital68 days
Angliss Hospital76 days
Box Hill Hospital77 days
Monash Medical Centre [Clayton]78 days
Dandenong Hospital80 days
St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne]83 days
Western Hospital [Footscray]83 days
The Bendigo Hospital94 days
Latrobe Regional Hospital [Traralgon]97 days
Williamstown Hospital104 days
Djerriwarrh Health Service [Bacchus Marsh]111 days
Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus]112 days
South West Healthcare [Warrnambool]114 days
Sunshine Hospital124 days
Werribee Mercy Hospital125 days
Albury Wodonga Health [Wodonga Campus]130 days
Broadmeadows Health Servicenot published
Maroondah Hospital [East Ringwood]not published
Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville]not published
South West Healthcare [Camperdown]not published
Yarra Ranges Healthnot published

Herniorrhaphy in Victoria public hospitals, 2024–25. Hospitals with the same median share a rank and the next rank is skipped. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28.
Rank	Hospital	Median wait	Waited more than 365 days	Surgeries
1	Sandringham Hospital	18 days	0.0%	87 surgeries
2	Healesville Hospital and Yarra Valley Health	26 days	not published	12 surgeries
3	St Vincent's On the Park	27 days	0.0%	56 surgeries
4	The Northern Hospital [Epping]	30 days	0.0%	354 surgeries
5	University Hospital Geelong	32 days	0.0%	172 surgeries
6	Blackburn Public Surgical Centre	35 days	0.6%	180 surgeries
6	Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West]	35 days	0.0%	73 surgeries
8	Bass Coast Health	41 days	0.0%	92 surgeries
9	Goulburn Valley Health [Shepparton]	43 days	2.0%	51 surgeries
10	Austin Hospital [Heidelberg]	45 days	4.3%	70 surgeries
11	The Alfred	47 days	0.0%	106 surgeries
12	Northeast Health Wangaratta	49 days	0.0%	59 surgeries
13	Frankston Public Surgical Centre	57 days	0.0%	128 surgeries
14	West Gippsland Healthcare Group [Warragul]	58 days	1.0%	98 surgeries
15	Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital]	62 days	2.5%	158 surgeries
15	Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre	62 days	not published	13 surgeries
17	Frankston Hospital	65 days	0.0%	138 surgeries
18	Casey Hospital	68 days	2.1%	140 surgeries
19	Angliss Hospital	76 days	3.2%	126 surgeries
20	Box Hill Hospital	77 days	6.3%	127 surgeries
21	Monash Medical Centre [Clayton]	78 days	0.0%	85 surgeries
22	Dandenong Hospital	80 days	3.1%	96 surgeries
23	St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne]	83 days	6.1%	181 surgeries
23	Western Hospital [Footscray]	83 days	not published	40 surgeries
25	The Bendigo Hospital	94 days	9.7%	72 surgeries
26	Latrobe Regional Hospital [Traralgon]	97 days	1.5%	130 surgeries
27	Williamstown Hospital	104 days	1.9%	54 surgeries
28	Djerriwarrh Health Service [Bacchus Marsh]	111 days	not published	13 surgeries
29	Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus]	112 days	11.9%	118 surgeries
30	South West Healthcare [Warrnambool]	114 days	12.0%	50 surgeries
31	Sunshine Hospital	124 days	3.1%	64 surgeries
32	Werribee Mercy Hospital	125 days	15.4%	123 surgeries
33	Albury Wodonga Health [Wodonga Campus]	130 days	24.0%	100 surgeries
unranked	Broadmeadows Health Service	not published	not published	not published
unranked	Maroondah Hospital [East Ringwood]	not published	not published	6 surgeries
unranked	Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville]	not published	not published	not published
unranked	South West Healthcare [Camperdown]	not published	not published	not published
unranked	Yarra Ranges Health	not published	not published	not published

What is not here

Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.

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