Hernia repair waiting times in South Australia
The median wait for hernia repair in South Australia public hospitals was 92 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was 86 days. The source publishes this surgery as "Herniorrhaphy".
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026.
The source splits hernia repair in two: this page covers "Herniorrhaphy" — hernias other than groin hernias, such as umbilical, femoral and incisional hernias — and groin hernias are on inguinal hernia repair.
23 public hospitals in South Australia reported hernia repair in 2024–25. They are ranked by their published median wait alone, shortest first.
Compare this near you → On the compare page, pick "Herniorrhaphy" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept.
15 hospitals have no published median wait for this surgery in this period. They are listed last, marked "not published", and are never ranked.
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 86 days marks the national median.
Flinders Medical Centre: 71 days
Noarlunga Hospital: 78 days
Modbury Hospital: 90 days
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital: 110 days
Lyell McEwin Hospital: 120 days
Royal Adelaide Hospital: 144 days
Women's and Children's Hospital: 321 days
Angaston District Hospital: not published
Ceduna District Health Service: not published
Clare Hospital: not published
Gawler Health Service: not published
Millicent and District Hospital and Health Service: not published
Mount Barker District Soldiers' Memorial Hospital: not published
Murray Bridge Soldiers' Memorial Hospital: not published
Naracoorte Health Service: not published
Northern Yorke Peninsula Health Service (Wallaroo): not published
Port Augusta Hospital and Regional Health Services: not published
Port Lincoln Health Service: not published
Port Pirie Regional Health Service: not published
Riverland General Hospital: not published
South Coast District Hospital: not published
Whyalla Hospital and Health Services: not published
| Rank | Hospital | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flinders Medical Centre | 71 days | 2.0% | 50 surgeries |
| 1 | Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service | 71 days | not published | 19 surgeries |
| 3 | Noarlunga Hospital | 78 days | not published | 31 surgeries |
| 4 | Modbury Hospital | 90 days | 3.6% | 55 surgeries |
| 5 | The Queen Elizabeth Hospital | 110 days | not published | 48 surgeries |
| 6 | Lyell McEwin Hospital | 120 days | 22.8% | 57 surgeries |
| 7 | Royal Adelaide Hospital | 144 days | not published | 43 surgeries |
| 8 | Women's and Children's Hospital | 321 days | not published | 22 surgeries |
| unranked | Angaston District Hospital | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | Ceduna District Health Service | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | Clare Hospital | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | Gawler Health Service | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | Millicent and District Hospital and Health Service | not published | not published | 6 surgeries |
| unranked | Mount Barker District Soldiers' Memorial Hospital | not published | not published | 8 surgeries |
| unranked | Murray Bridge Soldiers' Memorial Hospital | not published | not published | 8 surgeries |
| unranked | Naracoorte Health Service | not published | not published | 6 surgeries |
| unranked | Northern Yorke Peninsula Health Service (Wallaroo) | not published | not published | 9 surgeries |
| unranked | Port Augusta Hospital and Regional Health Services | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | Port Lincoln Health Service | not published | not published | 5 surgeries |
| unranked | Port Pirie Regional Health Service | not published | not published | 9 surgeries |
| unranked | Riverland General Hospital | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | South Coast District Hospital | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | Whyalla Hospital and Health Services | not published | not published | 9 surgeries |
Ranked by area in South Australia: near the Adelaide CBD · near Bedford Park · near Elizabeth Vale.
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The median wait for hernia repair in South Australia public hospitals was 92 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026).
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Surgery Waits, "Hernia repair waiting times in South Australia", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/hernia-repair/sa/, accessed 28 May 2026.Attribution: Surgery Waits (https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/hernia-repair/sa/), from Australian Institute of Health and Welfare MyHospitals data, CC BY 3.0 AU. Reference period 2024–25, released 28 May 2026.
What is not here
Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.
Waiting times differ across state borders, and a referral can cross one — read what that means. Compare with every other state, or see every surgery reported in South Australia.