Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy waiting times in New South Wales

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

74 public hospitals in New South Wales reported Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy in 2024–25. The state median was 101 days; the national median was 73 days.

6 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.

Sydney Children's Hospital7 days
The Children's Hospital at Westmead9 days
Moree Hospital14 days
Singleton Hospital30 days
Casino and District Memorial Hospital35 days
Griffith Base Hospital39 days
John Hunter Hospital43 days
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital43 days
Ryde Hospital50 days
Concord Repatriation Hospital56 days
Grafton Base Hospital57 days
Muswellbrook Hospital57 days
Armidale Hospital58 days
Ballina District Hospital61 days
St Vincent's Hospital [Darlinghurst]62 days
Bowral Hospital63 days
Broken Hill Hospital63 days
Calvary Mater Newcastle66 days
Queanbeyan Hospital70 days
Auburn Hospital71 days
Tumut Hospital73 days
Wollongong Hospital76 days
Northern Beaches Hospital78 days
Lismore Base Hospital79 days
Blue Mountains Hospital84 days
Lithgow Hospital84 days
Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital85 days
Murwillumbah District Hospital85 days
Belmont Hospital87 days
Kempsey District Hospital88 days
Tweed Valley Hospital88 days
Orange Health Service90 days
Canterbury Hospital91 days
Cowra Health Service91 days
Shellharbour Hospital92 days
Prince of Wales Hospital95 days
Royal North Shore Hospital98 days
Moruya Hospital105 days
Westmead Hospital107 days
Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital120 days
Goulburn Base Hospital121 days
Bathurst Base Hospital129 days
Mudgee Health Service129 days
Port Macquarie Base Hospital138 days
Blacktown Hospital148 days
Hawkesbury Hospital173 days
St George Hospital NSW178 days
Liverpool Hospital183 days
Cooma Hospital and Health Service185 days
Manning Hospital189 days
Young Hospital191 days
Lachlan Health Service - Parkes223 days
Cessnock Hospital244 days
South East Regional Hospital256 days
Dubbo Hospital273 days
Gosford Hospital273 days
Wagga Wagga Hospital274 days
Tamworth Hospital282 days
Wyong Hospital296 days
Sutherland Hospital298 days
Maitland Hospital301 days
Shoalhaven Hospital308 days
Mount Druitt Hospital314 days
Nepean Hospital317 days
Campbelltown Hospital322 days
Fairfield Hospital323 days
Coffs Harbour Hospital327 days
Macksville District Hospital335 days
Deniliquin Hospitalnot published
Gloucester Soldiers' Memorial Hospitalnot published
Gunnedah Hospitalnot published
Lachlan Health Service - Forbesnot published
Narrabri Hospitalnot published
Wauchope District Memorial Hospitalnot published

Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy in New South Wales 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	Sydney Children's Hospital	7 days	1.1%	95 surgeries
2	The Children's Hospital at Westmead	9 days	0.0%	211 surgeries
3	Moree Hospital	14 days	not published	11 surgeries
4	Singleton Hospital	30 days	not published	24 surgeries
5	Casino and District Memorial Hospital	35 days	not published	12 surgeries
6	Griffith Base Hospital	39 days	not published	37 surgeries
7	John Hunter Hospital	43 days	9.1%	77 surgeries
7	Royal Prince Alfred Hospital	43 days	0.0%	180 surgeries
9	Ryde Hospital	50 days	1.6%	62 surgeries
10	Concord Repatriation Hospital	56 days	0.0%	167 surgeries
11	Grafton Base Hospital	57 days	0.0%	89 surgeries
11	Muswellbrook Hospital	57 days	not published	18 surgeries
13	Armidale Hospital	58 days	not published	47 surgeries
14	Ballina District Hospital	61 days	0.0%	92 surgeries
15	St Vincent's Hospital [Darlinghurst]	62 days	1.1%	95 surgeries
16	Bowral Hospital	63 days	0.0%	65 surgeries
16	Broken Hill Hospital	63 days	not published	35 surgeries
18	Calvary Mater Newcastle	66 days	0.0%	56 surgeries
19	Queanbeyan Hospital	70 days	not published	34 surgeries
20	Auburn Hospital	71 days	0.0%	123 surgeries
21	Tumut Hospital	73 days	not published	12 surgeries
22	Wollongong Hospital	76 days	3.2%	63 surgeries
23	Northern Beaches Hospital	78 days	not published	42 surgeries
24	Lismore Base Hospital	79 days	6.1%	66 surgeries
25	Blue Mountains Hospital	84 days	1.8%	111 surgeries
25	Lithgow Hospital	84 days	not published	18 surgeries
27	Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital	85 days	0.0%	87 surgeries
27	Murwillumbah District Hospital	85 days	not published	12 surgeries
29	Belmont Hospital	87 days	4.6%	109 surgeries
30	Kempsey District Hospital	88 days	not published	44 surgeries
30	Tweed Valley Hospital	88 days	5.2%	155 surgeries
32	Orange Health Service	90 days	3.2%	62 surgeries
33	Canterbury Hospital	91 days	2.4%	207 surgeries
33	Cowra Health Service	91 days	not published	23 surgeries
35	Shellharbour Hospital	92 days	3.9%	152 surgeries
36	Prince of Wales Hospital	95 days	6.4%	171 surgeries
37	Royal North Shore Hospital	98 days	5.5%	55 surgeries
38	Moruya Hospital	105 days	not published	46 surgeries
39	Westmead Hospital	107 days	15.5%	71 surgeries
40	Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital	120 days	7.1%	238 surgeries
41	Goulburn Base Hospital	121 days	not published	31 surgeries
42	Bathurst Base Hospital	129 days	1.9%	54 surgeries
42	Mudgee Health Service	129 days	not published	23 surgeries
44	Port Macquarie Base Hospital	138 days	10.0%	70 surgeries
45	Blacktown Hospital	148 days	1.2%	83 surgeries
46	Hawkesbury Hospital	173 days	3.8%	105 surgeries
47	St George Hospital NSW	178 days	25.0%	148 surgeries
48	Liverpool Hospital	183 days	22.3%	121 surgeries
49	Cooma Hospital and Health Service	185 days	not published	16 surgeries
50	Manning Hospital	189 days	28.6%	98 surgeries
51	Young Hospital	191 days	not published	19 surgeries
52	Lachlan Health Service - Parkes	223 days	not published	22 surgeries
53	Cessnock Hospital	244 days	not published	19 surgeries
54	South East Regional Hospital	256 days	0.0%	53 surgeries
55	Dubbo Hospital	273 days	24.3%	70 surgeries
55	Gosford Hospital	273 days	18.2%	159 surgeries
57	Wagga Wagga Hospital	274 days	23.5%	68 surgeries
58	Tamworth Hospital	282 days	5.1%	78 surgeries
59	Wyong Hospital	296 days	17.7%	130 surgeries
60	Sutherland Hospital	298 days	22.0%	100 surgeries
61	Maitland Hospital	301 days	35.8%	53 surgeries
62	Shoalhaven Hospital	308 days	34.2%	111 surgeries
63	Mount Druitt Hospital	314 days	0.9%	217 surgeries
64	Nepean Hospital	317 days	24.7%	93 surgeries
65	Campbelltown Hospital	322 days	17.9%	162 surgeries
66	Fairfield Hospital	323 days	0.0%	151 surgeries
67	Coffs Harbour Hospital	327 days	27.3%	99 surgeries
68	Macksville District Hospital	335 days	not published	43 surgeries
unranked	Deniliquin Hospital	not published	not published	6 surgeries
unranked	Gloucester Soldiers' Memorial Hospital	not published	not published	7 surgeries
unranked	Gunnedah Hospital	not published	not published	not published
unranked	Lachlan Health Service - Forbes	not published	not published	not published
unranked	Narrabri Hospital	not published	not published	9 surgeries
unranked	Wauchope District Memorial Hospital	not published	not published	9 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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