Inguinal hernia repair waiting time at Casino and District Memorial Hospital
Half of patients at Casino and District Memorial 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 Casino area of New South Wales.
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
- 12 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 fallen from 39 days in 2011–12 to 35 days in 2024–25 — down 10% — while the national median rose from 57 days to 73 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Beaudesert Hospital, about 97 km away, at 21 days.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Casino and District Memorial Hospital | 35 days | not published | 12 surgeries |
| New South Wales (all public hospitals) | 101 days | 8.1% | 5703 surgeries |
| Queensland (all public hospitals) | 70 days | 3.0% | 3303 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.
Lismore Base Hospital, NSW · about 25 km away: 79 days
Ballina District Hospital, NSW · about 51 km away: 61 days
Murwillumbah District Hospital, NSW · about 69 km away: 85 days
Tweed Valley Hospital, NSW · about 91 km away: 88 days
Grafton Base Hospital, NSW · about 91 km away: 57 days
Robina Hospital, QLD · about 94 km away: 67 days
Beaudesert Hospital, QLD · about 97 km away: 21 days
Gold Coast University Hospital, QLD · about 106 km away: 67 days
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. See also where crossing a border cuts the wait most.
How the wait has changed
- Casino and District Memorial Hospital
- NSW
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Casino and District Memorial Hospital (days) | NSW (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 39 | 72 | 57 |
| 2012–13 | 55 | 71 | 60 |
| 2013–14 | 68 | 69 | 56 |
| 2014–15 | 78 | 70 | 51 |
| 2015–16 | 33 | 69 | 52 |
| 2016–17 | 56 | 72 | 52 |
| 2017–18 | 59 | 75 | 56 |
| 2018–19 | 56 | 77 | 59 |
| 2019–20 | 86 | 78 | 67 |
| 2020–21 | 50 | 92 | 76 |
| 2021–22 | 86 | 90 | 77 |
| 2022–23 | 87 | 115 | 82 |
| 2023–24 | 57 | 97 | 70 |
| 2024–25 | 35 | 101 | 73 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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