Inguinal hernia repair waiting time at Werribee Mercy Hospital
Half of patients at Werribee Mercy Hospital 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 Hoppers Crossing 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
- 189 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 129 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 14.0%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 58 days in 2011–12 to 189 days in 2024–25 — up 226% — while the national median rose from 57 days to 73 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Williamstown Hospital, about 17 km away, at 89 days. Here, 14.0% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Werribee Mercy Hospital | 189 days | 14.0% | 129 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.
Williamstown Hospital, VIC · about 17 km away: 89 days
Sunshine Hospital, VIC · about 18 km away: 79 days
Western Hospital [Footscray], VIC · about 20 km away: 90 days
Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville], VIC · about 24 km away: 24 days
Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus], VIC · about 25 km away: 101 days
The Alfred, VIC · about 25 km away: 49 days
Sandringham Hospital, VIC · about 29 km away: 21 days
Djerriwarrh Health Service [Bacchus Marsh], VIC · about 33 km away: 97 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Werribee Mercy Hospital
- VIC
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Werribee Mercy Hospital (days) | VIC (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 58 | 60 | 57 |
| 2012–13 | 50 | 71 | 60 |
| 2013–14 | 41 | 57 | 56 |
| 2014–15 | 35 | 42 | 51 |
| 2015–16 | 44 | 40 | 52 |
| 2016–17 | 56 | 38 | 52 |
| 2017–18 | 40 | 40 | 56 |
| 2018–19 | 42 | 39 | 59 |
| 2019–20 | 39 | 43 | 67 |
| 2020–21 | 99 | 71 | 76 |
| 2021–22 | 103 | 81 | 77 |
| 2022–23 | 110 | 81 | 82 |
| 2023–24 | 163 | 47 | 70 |
| 2024–25 | 189 | 45 | 73 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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