Inguinal hernia repair waiting time at The Bendigo Hospital
Half of patients at The Bendigo Hospital waited 71 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 Bendigo area of Victoria.
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
- 45 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- not published2024–25 · released 28 May 2026 — Reported data did not meet the criteria to calculate this indicator.
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 78 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 42 days in 2011–12 to 71 days in 2024–25 — up 69% — while the national median rose from 57 days to 73 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital], about 98 km away, at 7 days.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Bendigo Hospital | 71 days | not published | 45 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 45 days | 2.6% | 4290 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.
Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital], VIC · about 98 km away: 7 days
Djerriwarrh Health Service [Bacchus Marsh], VIC · about 104 km away: 97 days
Goulburn Valley Health [Shepparton], VIC · about 109 km away: 57 days
The Northern Hospital [Epping], VIC · about 120 km away: 26 days
Sunshine Hospital, VIC · about 122 km away: 79 days
Western Hospital [Footscray], VIC · about 128 km away: 90 days
Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville], VIC · about 130 km away: 24 days
Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West], VIC · about 131 km away: 48 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- The Bendigo Hospital
- VIC
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | The Bendigo Hospital (days) | VIC (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 42 | 60 | 57 |
| 2012–13 | 98 | 71 | 60 |
| 2013–14 | 80 | 57 | 56 |
| 2014–15 | 47 | 42 | 51 |
| 2015–16 | 64 | 40 | 52 |
| 2016–17 | 44 | 38 | 52 |
| 2017–18 | 53 | 40 | 56 |
| 2018–19 | 29 | 39 | 59 |
| 2019–20 | 49 | 43 | 67 |
| 2020–21 | 49 | 71 | 76 |
| 2021–22 | 98 | 81 | 77 |
| 2022–23 | 48 | 81 | 82 |
| 2023–24 | 96 | 47 | 70 |
| 2024–25 | 71 | 45 | 73 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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