Inguinal hernia repair waiting time at Launceston General Hospital
The median wait for inguinal hernia repair — published by the source as "Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy" — at this public hospital in the South Launceston area of Tasmania was 147 days in 2024–25.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released
These figures describe surgery that already happened, not your own wait.
- Median wait
- 147 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 60 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 21.7%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 186 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 152 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has fallen from 164 days in 2011–12 to 147 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 North West Regional Hospital, about 114 km away, at 140 days. Here, 21.7% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 5.0%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Launceston General Hospital | 147 days | 21.7% | 60 surgeries |
| Tasmania (all public hospitals) | 72 days | 10.0% | 360 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 45 days | 2.6% | 4290 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 73 days | 5.0% | 16694 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 500 km — the radius was widened because fewer than four hospitals published a figure within 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.
How the wait has changed
- Launceston General Hospital
- TAS
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Launceston General Hospital (days) | TAS (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 164 | 58 | 57 |
| 2012–13 | 485 | 99 | 60 |
| 2013–14 | 439 | 84 | 56 |
| 2014–15 | 281 | 106 | 51 |
| 2015–16 | 118 | 110 | 52 |
| 2016–17 | 21 | 37 | 52 |
| 2017–18 | 77 | 57 | 56 |
| 2018–19 | 96 | 112 | 59 |
| 2019–20 | 157 | 144 | 67 |
| 2020–21 | 89 | 188 | 76 |
| 2021–22 | 118 | 101 | 77 |
| 2022–23 | 146 | 62 | 82 |
| 2023–24 | 96 | 60 | 70 |
| 2024–25 | 147 | 72 | 73 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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