Hernia repair waiting time at Dubbo Hospital
Half of patients at Dubbo Hospital waited 340 days or less for hernia repair in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Herniorrhaphy". This public hospital is in the Dubbo 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
- 340 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 103 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 42.7%2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
Half the people who had this surgery here waited less than the median, and half waited longer. Of the 169 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 166 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 168 days in 2016–17 to 340 days in 2024–25 — up 102% — while the national median rose from 63 days to 86 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Mudgee Health Service, about 99 km away, at 81 days. Here, 42.7% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 6.9%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dubbo Hospital | 340 days | 42.7% | 103 surgeries |
| New South Wales (all public hospitals) | 132 days | 10.6% | 4206 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 86 days | 6.9% | 12195 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 86 days marks the national median.
Mudgee Health Service, NSW · about 99 km away: 81 days
Lachlan Health Service - Parkes, NSW · about 110 km away: 232 days
Orange Health Service, NSW · about 128 km away: 298 days
Bathurst Base Hospital, NSW · about 157 km away: 200 days
Cowra Health Service, NSW · about 177 km away: 89 days
Lithgow Hospital, NSW · about 199 km away: 170 days
Muswellbrook Hospital, NSW · about 214 km away: 75 days
Blue Mountains Hospital, NSW · about 227 km away: 213 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Dubbo Hospital
- NSW
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Dubbo Hospital (days) | NSW (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 168 | 83 | 63 |
| 2017–18 | 192 | 81 | 67 |
| 2018–19 | 96 | 85 | 69 |
| 2019–20 | 134 | 87 | 78 |
| 2020–21 | 202 | 127 | 92 |
| 2021–22 | 341 | 113 | 97 |
| 2022–23 | 361 | 145 | 108 |
| 2023–24 | 342 | 124 | 87 |
| 2024–25 | 340 | 132 | 86 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
All surgery at Dubbo Hospital · Hernia repair across Australia · Hernia repair in New South Wales · All surgery waits in New South Wales