Inguinal hernia repair waiting time at Lismore Base Hospital
Half of patients at Lismore Base Hospital waited 79 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 Lismore 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
- 79 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 66 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 6.1%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 94 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 63 days in 2011–12 to 79 days in 2024–25 — up 25% — while the national median rose from 57 days to 73 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Casino and District Memorial Hospital, about 25 km away, at 35 days. Here, 6.1% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 5.0%.
Compare this near you → On the compare page, pick "Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept.
How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lismore Base Hospital | 79 days | 6.1% | 66 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.
Casino and District Memorial Hospital, NSW · about 25 km away: 35 days
Ballina District Hospital, NSW · about 27 km away: 61 days
Murwillumbah District Hospital, NSW · about 55 km away: 85 days
Tweed Valley Hospital, NSW · about 75 km away: 88 days
Robina Hospital, QLD · about 82 km away: 67 days
Gold Coast University Hospital, QLD · about 95 km away: 67 days
Beaudesert Hospital, QLD · about 96 km away: 21 days
Grafton Base Hospital, NSW · about 102 km away: 57 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
- Lismore Base Hospital
- NSW
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Lismore Base Hospital (days) | NSW (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 63 | 72 | 57 |
| 2012–13 | 65 | 71 | 60 |
| 2013–14 | 78 | 69 | 56 |
| 2014–15 | 74 | 70 | 51 |
| 2015–16 | 51 | 69 | 52 |
| 2016–17 | 58 | 72 | 52 |
| 2017–18 | 65 | 75 | 56 |
| 2018–19 | 62 | 77 | 59 |
| 2019–20 | 71 | 78 | 67 |
| 2020–21 | 111 | 92 | 76 |
| 2021–22 | 133 | 90 | 77 |
| 2022–23 | 200 | 115 | 82 |
| 2023–24 | 117 | 97 | 70 |
| 2024–25 | 79 | 101 | 73 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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