Hernia repair waiting time at Latrobe Regional Hospital [Traralgon]
Half of patients at Latrobe Regional Hospital [Traralgon] waited 97 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 Traralgon 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
- 97 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 130 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 1.5%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 92 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 35 days in 2016–17 to 97 days in 2024–25 — up 177% — while the national median rose from 63 days to 86 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is West Gippsland Healthcare Group [Warragul], about 48 km away, at 58 days. Here, 1.5% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latrobe Regional Hospital [Traralgon] | 97 days | 1.5% | 130 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.
West Gippsland Healthcare Group [Warragul], VIC · about 48 km away: 58 days
Bass Coast Health, VIC · about 89 km away: 41 days
Casey Hospital, VIC · about 100 km away: 68 days
Healesville Hospital and Yarra Valley Health, VIC · about 104 km away: 26 days
Angliss Hospital, VIC · about 107 km away: 76 days
Dandenong Hospital, VIC · about 113 km away: 80 days
Frankston Public Surgical Centre, VIC · about 117 km away: 57 days
Frankston Hospital, VIC · about 118 km away: 65 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Latrobe Regional Hospital [Traralgon]
- VIC
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Latrobe Regional Hospital [Traralgon] (days) | VIC (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 35 | 48 | 63 |
| 2017–18 | 27 | 49 | 67 |
| 2018–19 | 32 | 49 | 69 |
| 2019–20 | 23 | 54 | 78 |
| 2020–21 | 26 | 106 | 92 |
| 2021–22 | 37 | 110 | 97 |
| 2022–23 | 85 | 129 | 108 |
| 2023–24 | 107 | 69 | 87 |
| 2024–25 | 97 | 56 | 86 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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