Hernia repair waiting time at Goulburn Valley Health [Shepparton]
Half of patients at Goulburn Valley Health [Shepparton] waited 43 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 Shepparton area of Victoria.
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
- 43 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 51 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 2.0%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 15 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has fallen from 48 days in 2016–17 to 43 days in 2024–25 — down 10% — while the national median rose from 63 days to 86 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Healesville Hospital and Yarra Valley Health, about 143 km away, at 26 days. Here, 2.0% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goulburn Valley Health [Shepparton] | 43 days | 2.0% | 51 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 56 days | 3.6% | 3381 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.
Northeast Health Wangaratta, VIC · about 81 km away: 49 days
The Bendigo Hospital, VIC · about 109 km away: 94 days
Albury Wodonga Health [Wodonga Campus], VIC · about 135 km away: 130 days
Healesville Hospital and Yarra Valley Health, VIC · about 143 km away: 26 days
The Northern Hospital [Epping], VIC · about 148 km away: 30 days
Austin Hospital [Heidelberg], VIC · about 158 km away: 45 days
Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West], VIC · about 158 km away: 35 days
Box Hill Hospital, VIC · about 163 km away: 77 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Goulburn Valley Health [Shepparton]
- VIC
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Goulburn Valley Health [Shepparton] (days) | VIC (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 48 | 48 | 63 |
| 2017–18 | 53 | 49 | 67 |
| 2018–19 | 29 | 49 | 69 |
| 2019–20 | 24 | 54 | 78 |
| 2020–21 | 74 | 106 | 92 |
| 2021–22 | 56 | 110 | 97 |
| 2022–23 | 48 | 129 | 108 |
| 2023–24 | 52 | 69 | 87 |
| 2024–25 | 43 | 56 | 86 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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