Inguinal hernia repair waiting time at South East Regional Hospital
Half of patients at South East Regional Hospital waited 256 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 Tarraganda 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
- 256 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 53 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 0.0%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 171 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has fallen from 324 days in 2011–12 to 256 days in 2024–25 — down 21% — while the national median rose from 57 days to 73 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Cooma Hospital and Health Service, about 82 km away, at 185 days. Here, 0.0% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South East Regional Hospital | 256 days | 0.0% | 53 surgeries |
| Australian Capital Territory (all public hospitals) | 133 days | 10.3% | 252 surgeries |
| New South Wales (all public hospitals) | 101 days | 8.1% | 5703 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.
Cooma Hospital and Health Service, NSW · about 82 km away: 185 days
Moruya Hospital, NSW · about 89 km away: 105 days
Queanbeyan Hospital, NSW · about 159 km away: 70 days
The Canberra Hospital, ACT · about 164 km away: 90 days
North Canberra Hospital, ACT · about 174 km away: 191 days
Tumut Hospital, NSW · about 213 km away: 73 days
Shoalhaven Hospital, NSW · about 213 km away: 308 days
Goulburn Base Hospital, NSW · about 216 km away: 121 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
- South East Regional Hospital
- NSW
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | South East Regional Hospital (days) | NSW (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 324 | 72 | 57 |
| 2012–13 | 315 | 71 | 60 |
| 2013–14 | 214 | 69 | 56 |
| 2014–15 | 147 | 70 | 51 |
| 2015–16 | 270 | 69 | 52 |
| 2016–17 | 315 | 72 | 52 |
| 2017–18 | not published | 75 | 56 |
| 2018–19 | not published | 77 | 59 |
| 2019–20 | not published | 78 | 67 |
| 2020–21 | not published | 92 | 76 |
| 2021–22 | not published | 90 | 77 |
| 2022–23 | 328 | 115 | 82 |
| 2023–24 | 289 | 97 | 70 |
| 2024–25 | 256 | 101 | 73 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
All surgery at South East Regional Hospital · Inguinal hernia repair across Australia · Inguinal hernia repair in New South Wales · All surgery waits in New South Wales