Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy waiting times in Victoria

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

35 public hospitals in Victoria reported Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy in 2024–25. The state median was 45 days; the national median was 73 days.

4 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 73 days marks the national median.

Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital]7 days
Monash Medical Centre [Clayton]21 days
Sandringham Hospital21 days
Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville]24 days
The Northern Hospital [Epping]26 days
University Hospital Geelong28 days
Austin Hospital [Heidelberg]30 days
Blackburn Public Surgical Centre32 days
Bass Coast Health42 days
Northeast Health Wangaratta46 days
Frankston Hospital48 days
Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West]48 days
Casey Hospital49 days
The Alfred49 days
West Gippsland Healthcare Group [Warragul]49 days
Box Hill Hospital56 days
Frankston Public Surgical Centre57 days
Goulburn Valley Health [Shepparton]57 days
Dandenong Hospital58 days
Latrobe Regional Hospital [Traralgon]71 days
The Bendigo Hospital71 days
Angliss Hospital79 days
Sunshine Hospital79 days
Maroondah Hospital [East Ringwood]84 days
Williamstown Hospital89 days
Western Hospital [Footscray]90 days
Djerriwarrh Health Service [Bacchus Marsh]97 days
Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus]101 days
Albury Wodonga Health [Wodonga Campus]106 days
South West Healthcare [Warrnambool]125 days
Werribee Mercy Hospital189 days
Broadmeadows Health Servicenot published
Healesville Hospital and Yarra Valley Healthnot published
South West Healthcare [Camperdown]not published
The Kilmore & District Hospitalnot published

Inguinal herniotomy/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	Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital]	7 days	3.2%	93 surgeries
2	Monash Medical Centre [Clayton]	21 days	0.0%	179 surgeries
2	Sandringham Hospital	21 days	0.0%	138 surgeries
4	Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville]	24 days	5.6%	306 surgeries
5	The Northern Hospital [Epping]	26 days	0.0%	473 surgeries
6	University Hospital Geelong	28 days	0.0%	201 surgeries
7	Austin Hospital [Heidelberg]	30 days	3.3%	92 surgeries
8	Blackburn Public Surgical Centre	32 days	0.4%	260 surgeries
9	Bass Coast Health	42 days	0.0%	70 surgeries
10	Northeast Health Wangaratta	46 days	2.9%	102 surgeries
11	Frankston Hospital	48 days	0.0%	128 surgeries
11	Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West]	48 days	0.6%	165 surgeries
13	Casey Hospital	49 days	0.5%	213 surgeries
13	The Alfred	49 days	0.0%	135 surgeries
13	West Gippsland Healthcare Group [Warragul]	49 days	0.9%	111 surgeries
16	Box Hill Hospital	56 days	8.3%	96 surgeries
17	Frankston Public Surgical Centre	57 days	0.0%	180 surgeries
17	Goulburn Valley Health [Shepparton]	57 days	0.0%	129 surgeries
19	Dandenong Hospital	58 days	0.0%	89 surgeries
20	Latrobe Regional Hospital [Traralgon]	71 days	0.6%	157 surgeries
20	The Bendigo Hospital	71 days	not published	45 surgeries
22	Angliss Hospital	79 days	2.0%	152 surgeries
22	Sunshine Hospital	79 days	0.0%	103 surgeries
24	Maroondah Hospital [East Ringwood]	84 days	not published	10 surgeries
25	Williamstown Hospital	89 days	0.0%	143 surgeries
26	Western Hospital [Footscray]	90 days	0.0%	62 surgeries
27	Djerriwarrh Health Service [Bacchus Marsh]	97 days	not published	12 surgeries
28	Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus]	101 days	11.5%	156 surgeries
29	Albury Wodonga Health [Wodonga Campus]	106 days	26.6%	94 surgeries
30	South West Healthcare [Warrnambool]	125 days	not published	49 surgeries
31	Werribee Mercy Hospital	189 days	14.0%	129 surgeries
unranked	Broadmeadows Health Service	not published	not published	not published
unranked	Healesville Hospital and Yarra Valley Health	not published	not published	not published
unranked	South West Healthcare [Camperdown]	not published	not published	7 surgeries
unranked	The Kilmore & District Hospital	not published	not published	6 surgeries

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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