Inguinal hernia repair waiting time at Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus
Half of patients at Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus waited 189 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 Perth area of Western Australia.
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
- 189 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 61 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 18.0%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 186 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 162 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 147 days in 2011–12 to 189 days in 2024–25 — up 29% — while the national median rose from 57 days to 73 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Perth Children's Hospital, about 5 km away, at 22 days. Here, 18.0% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus | 189 days | 18.0% | 61 surgeries |
| Western Australia (all public hospitals) | 79 days | 3.2% | 1576 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.
Perth Children's Hospital, WA · about 5 km away: 22 days
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, WA · about 5 km away: 72 days
Bentley Health Service, WA · about 8 km away: 101 days
Osborne Park Hospital, WA · about 10 km away: 99 days
Fiona Stanley Hospital, WA · about 13 km away: 140 days
St John of God Midland Public Hospital, WA · about 15 km away: 166 days
Fremantle Hospital and Health Service, WA · about 16 km away: 89 days
Armadale-Kelmscott Memorial Hospital, WA · about 25 km away: 49 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus
- WA
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus (days) | WA (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 147 | 29 | 57 |
| 2012–13 | 78 | 34 | 60 |
| 2013–14 | 44 | 34 | 56 |
| 2014–15 | 71 | 35 | 51 |
| 2015–16 | 43 | 35 | 52 |
| 2016–17 | 36 | 39 | 52 |
| 2017–18 | 64 | 49 | 56 |
| 2018–19 | 63 | 50 | 59 |
| 2019–20 | 95 | 56 | 67 |
| 2020–21 | 96 | 65 | 76 |
| 2021–22 | 122 | 68 | 77 |
| 2022–23 | 119 | 78 | 82 |
| 2023–24 | 173 | 61 | 70 |
| 2024–25 | 189 | 79 | 73 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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