Hernia repair waiting time at Young Hospital
Half of patients at Young Hospital waited 224 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 Young 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
- 224 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 19 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 169 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 144 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 1 day in 2017–18 to 224 days in 2024–25 — up 22300% — while the national median rose from 67 days to 86 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Cowra Health Service, about 66 km away, at 89 days.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Young Hospital | 224 days | not published | 19 surgeries |
| Australian Capital Territory (all public hospitals) | 140 days | 12.7% | 229 surgeries |
| New South Wales (all public hospitals) | 132 days | 10.6% | 4206 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.
Cowra Health Service, NSW · about 66 km away: 89 days
Temora Hospital, NSW · about 70 km away: 116 days
Wagga Wagga Hospital, NSW · about 123 km away: 294 days
North Canberra Hospital, ACT · about 127 km away: 199 days
Lachlan Health Service - Parkes, NSW · about 130 km away: 232 days
Orange Health Service, NSW · about 134 km away: 298 days
The Canberra Hospital, ACT · about 136 km away: 127 days
Goulburn Base Hospital, NSW · about 139 km away: 178 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
- Young Hospital
- NSW
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Young Hospital (days) | NSW (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | not published | 83 | 63 |
| 2017–18 | 1 | 81 | 67 |
| 2018–19 | 72 | 85 | 69 |
| 2019–20 | not published | 87 | 78 |
| 2020–21 | not published | 127 | 92 |
| 2021–22 | not published | 113 | 97 |
| 2022–23 | 309 | 145 | 108 |
| 2023–24 | 78 | 124 | 87 |
| 2024–25 | 224 | 132 | 86 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
All surgery at Young Hospital · Hernia repair across Australia · Hernia repair in New South Wales · All surgery waits in New South Wales