Inguinal hernia repair waiting time at Angaston District Hospital
Half of patients at Angaston District Hospital waited 35 days or less for inguinal hernia repair in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy". This public hospital is in the Penrice area of South Australia.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026.
These figures describe surgery that already happened, not your own wait.
- Median wait
- 35 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 26 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- not published2024–25 · released 28 May 2026 — Reported data did not meet the criteria to calculate this indicator.
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 27 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 22 days in 2011–12 to 35 days in 2024–25 — up 59% — while the national median rose from 57 days to 73 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Women's and Children's Hospital, about 62 km away, at 14 days.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angaston District Hospital | 35 days | not published | 26 surgeries |
| South Australia (all public hospitals) | 74 days | 4.7% | 1092 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 73 days | 5.0% | 16694 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 73 days marks the national median.
Gawler Health Service, SA · about 29 km away: 48 days
Lyell McEwin Hospital, SA · about 45 km away: 100 days
Modbury Hospital, SA · about 50 km away: 103 days
Women's and Children's Hospital, SA · about 62 km away: 14 days
Royal Adelaide Hospital, SA · about 63 km away: 157 days
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, SA · about 64 km away: 110 days
Mount Barker District Soldiers' Memorial Hospital, SA · about 66 km away: 49 days
Murray Bridge Soldiers' Memorial Hospital, SA · about 73 km away: 55 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Angaston District Hospital
- SA
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Angaston District Hospital (days) | SA (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 22 | 33 | 57 |
| 2012–13 | 18 | 29 | 60 |
| 2013–14 | 13 | 33 | 56 |
| 2014–15 | 27 | 32 | 51 |
| 2015–16 | 23 | 34 | 52 |
| 2016–17 | 24 | 38 | 52 |
| 2017–18 | 27 | 41 | 56 |
| 2018–19 | 23 | 43 | 59 |
| 2019–20 | 28 | 51 | 67 |
| 2020–21 | 13 | 58 | 76 |
| 2021–22 | not published | 59 | 77 |
| 2022–23 | not published | 65 | 82 |
| 2023–24 | 16 | 64 | 70 |
| 2024–25 | 35 | 74 | 73 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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