Hernia repair waiting time at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
Half of patients at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital waited 71 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 Kings Park 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
- 71 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 61 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 11.5%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 49 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 59 days in 2016–17 to 71 days in 2024–25 — up 20% — while the national median rose from 63 days to 86 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Perth Children's Hospital, about 0 km away, at 49 days. Here, 11.5% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital | 71 days | 11.5% | 61 surgeries |
| Western Australia (all public hospitals) | 78 days | 5.9% | 1430 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.
Perth Children's Hospital, WA · about 0 km away: 49 days
Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus, WA · about 5 km away: 263 days
Osborne Park Hospital, WA · about 9 km away: 77 days
Bentley Health Service, WA · about 11 km away: 118 days
Fremantle Hospital and Health Service, WA · about 12 km away: 85 days
Fiona Stanley Hospital, WA · about 12 km away: 201 days
St John of God Midland Public Hospital, WA · about 20 km away: 189 days
Joondalup Health Campus (Public), WA · about 26 km away: 24 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
- WA
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (days) | WA (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 59 | 43 | 63 |
| 2017–18 | 53 | 56 | 67 |
| 2018–19 | 60 | 58 | 69 |
| 2019–20 | 112 | 69 | 78 |
| 2020–21 | 123 | 78 | 92 |
| 2021–22 | 150 | 89 | 97 |
| 2022–23 | 215 | 94 | 108 |
| 2023–24 | 97 | 76 | 87 |
| 2024–25 | 71 | 78 | 86 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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