Inguinal hernia repair waiting time at Tamworth Hospital
Half of patients at Tamworth Hospital waited 282 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 North Tamworth 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
- 282 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 78 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 5.1%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 175 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 51 days in 2011–12 to 282 days in 2024–25 — up 453% — while the national median rose from 57 days to 73 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Armidale Hospital, about 94 km away, at 58 days. Here, 5.1% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tamworth Hospital | 282 days | 5.1% | 78 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.
Armidale Hospital, NSW · about 94 km away: 58 days
Muswellbrook Hospital, NSW · about 132 km away: 57 days
Singleton Hospital, NSW · about 168 km away: 30 days
Manning Hospital, NSW · about 172 km away: 189 days
Kempsey District Hospital, NSW · about 181 km away: 88 days
Port Macquarie Base Hospital, NSW · about 190 km away: 138 days
Maitland Hospital, NSW · about 193 km away: 301 days
Macksville District Hospital, NSW · about 195 km away: 335 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Tamworth Hospital
- NSW
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Tamworth Hospital (days) | NSW (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 51 | 72 | 57 |
| 2012–13 | 55 | 71 | 60 |
| 2013–14 | 65 | 69 | 56 |
| 2014–15 | 62 | 70 | 51 |
| 2015–16 | 96 | 69 | 52 |
| 2016–17 | 122 | 72 | 52 |
| 2017–18 | 130 | 75 | 56 |
| 2018–19 | 346 | 77 | 59 |
| 2019–20 | 232 | 78 | 67 |
| 2020–21 | 316 | 92 | 76 |
| 2021–22 | 307 | 90 | 77 |
| 2022–23 | 354 | 115 | 82 |
| 2023–24 | 344 | 97 | 70 |
| 2024–25 | 282 | 101 | 73 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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