Hernia repair near Herston
Near Herston, Princess Alexandra Hospital, just outside the area, had the shortest median wait for hernia repair in 2024–25: 50 days (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026).
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026.
5 public hospitals are ranked here by the median wait the source published for hernia repair, shortest first, and by nothing else. Every hospital listed is within 120 km of every other. 2 hospitals sit just outside this area, within about 25 km of one of its hospitals, and are included because a referral can cross the line. 1 children's hospital nearby is left out, because it treats only children. The source publishes this surgery as "Herniorrhaphy".
Hospitals in or near Herston
| Rank | Hospital | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Where |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Princess Alexandra Hospital | 50 days | 0.0% | Dutton Park, QLD. Outside this area, about 6 km from Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service. |
| 2 | The Prince Charles Hospital | 80 days | 0.0% | Chermside West, QLD. In this area. |
| 3 | Mater Adult Hospital | 98 days | 6.3% | Dutton Park, QLD. Outside this area, about 4 km from Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service. |
| 4 | Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital | 99 days | not published | Herston, QLD. In this area. |
| 5 | Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service | 111 days | 5.1% | Herston, QLD. In this area. |
This area covers Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital, Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service and The Prince Charles Hospital: the hospitals of the source's Local Hospital Network "Metro North (Qld)" within 25 km of Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital. 2 other hospitals of the network are farther away and not part of this area. Distances are straight lines between hospital locations, rounded to the nearest kilometre; they are not travel distances. A shorter median does not mean a hospital will see you sooner: your urgency category and your specialist decide that.
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Near Herston, Princess Alexandra Hospital, just outside the area, had the shortest median wait for hernia repair in 2024–25: 50 days (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026).
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Surgery Waits, "Hernia repair near Herston: hospital waits", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/hernia-repair/near/herston/, accessed 28 May 2026.Attribution: Surgery Waits (https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/hernia-repair/near/herston/), from Australian Institute of Health and Welfare MyHospitals data, CC BY 3.0 AU. Reference period 2024–25, released 28 May 2026.
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