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title: "Hernia repair waiting times in Victoria"
description: "Public hospitals in Victoria ranked by median wait for Hernia repair in 2024–25."
url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/hernia-repair/vic/"
---

# Hernia repair waiting times in Victoria

The median wait for hernia repair in Victoria public hospitals was **56 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](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/inguinal-hernia-repair/).

38 public hospitals in Victoria reported hernia repair in 2024–25. They are ranked by their published median wait alone, shortest first.

**[Compare this near you →](https://surgerywaits.au/)** 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.

5 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.

- [Sandringham Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sandringham-hospital/hernia-repair/): 18 days
- [Healesville Hospital and Yarra Valley Health](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/healesville-hospital-and-yarra-valley-health/hernia-repair/): 26 days
- [St Vincent's On the Park](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-on-the-park/hernia-repair/): 27 days
- [The Northern Hospital \[Epping\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/hernia-repair/): 30 days
- [University Hospital Geelong](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/university-hospital-geelong/hernia-repair/): 32 days
- [Blackburn Public Surgical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blackburn-public-surgical-centre/hernia-repair/): 35 days
- [Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital \[Heidelberg West\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/heidelberg-repatriation-hospital-heidelberg-west/hernia-repair/): 35 days
- [Bass Coast Health](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bass-coast-health/hernia-repair/): 41 days
- [Goulburn Valley Health \[Shepparton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-valley-health-shepparton/hernia-repair/): 43 days
- [Austin Hospital \[Heidelberg\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/austin-hospital-heidelberg/hernia-repair/): 45 days
- [The Alfred](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-alfred/hernia-repair/): 47 days
- [Northeast Health Wangaratta](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northeast-health-wangaratta/hernia-repair/): 49 days
- [Frankston Public Surgical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-public-surgical-centre/hernia-repair/): 57 days
- [West Gippsland Healthcare Group \[Warragul\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/west-gippsland-healthcare-group-warragul/hernia-repair/): 58 days
- [Ballarat Health Services \[Base Hospital\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballarat-health-services-base-hospital/hernia-repair/): 62 days
- [Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/peter-maccallum-cancer-centre/hernia-repair/): 62 days
- [Frankston Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-hospital/hernia-repair/): 65 days
- [Casey Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/casey-hospital/hernia-repair/): 68 days
- [Angliss Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/angliss-hospital/hernia-repair/): 76 days
- [Box Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/box-hill-hospital/hernia-repair/): 77 days
- [Monash Medical Centre \[Clayton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-clayton/hernia-repair/): 78 days
- [Dandenong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/hernia-repair/): 80 days
- [St Vincent's Hospital \[Melbourne\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/hernia-repair/): 83 days
- [Western Hospital \[Footscray\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/western-hospital-footscray/hernia-repair/): 83 days
- [The Bendigo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-bendigo-hospital/hernia-repair/): 94 days
- [Latrobe Regional Hospital \[Traralgon\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/latrobe-regional-hospital-traralgon/hernia-repair/): 97 days
- [Williamstown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/williamstown-hospital/hernia-repair/): 104 days
- [Djerriwarrh Health Service \[Bacchus Marsh\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/djerriwarrh-health-service-bacchus-marsh/hernia-repair/): 111 days
- [Royal Melbourne Hospital \[City Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-melbourne-hospital-city-campus/hernia-repair/): 112 days
- [South West Healthcare \[Warrnambool\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-west-healthcare-warrnambool/hernia-repair/): 114 days
- [Sunshine Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sunshine-hospital/hernia-repair/): 124 days
- [Werribee Mercy Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/werribee-mercy-hospital/hernia-repair/): 125 days
- [Albury Wodonga Health \[Wodonga Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/albury-wodonga-health-wodonga-campus/hernia-repair/): 130 days
- [Broadmeadows Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/broadmeadows-health-service/hernia-repair/): not published
- [Maroondah Hospital \[East Ringwood\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/hernia-repair/): not published
- [Royal Children's Hospital \[Parkville\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-childrens-hospital-parkville/hernia-repair/): not published
- [South West Healthcare \[Camperdown\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-west-healthcare-camperdown/hernia-repair/): not published
- [Yarra Ranges Health](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/yarra-ranges-health/hernia-repair/): not published

Herniorrhaphy in Victoria public hospitals, 2024–25. Hospitals with the same median share a rank and the next rank is skipped. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28.

| Rank | Hospital | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Sandringham Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sandringham-hospital/hernia-repair/) | 18 days | 0.0% | 87 surgeries |
| 2 | [Healesville Hospital and Yarra Valley Health](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/healesville-hospital-and-yarra-valley-health/hernia-repair/) | 26 days | not published | 12 surgeries |
| 3 | [St Vincent's On the Park](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-on-the-park/hernia-repair/) | 27 days | 0.0% | 56 surgeries |
| 4 | [The Northern Hospital \[Epping\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/hernia-repair/) | 30 days | 0.0% | 354 surgeries |
| 5 | [University Hospital Geelong](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/university-hospital-geelong/hernia-repair/) | 32 days | 0.0% | 172 surgeries |
| 6 | [Blackburn Public Surgical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blackburn-public-surgical-centre/hernia-repair/) | 35 days | 0.6% | 180 surgeries |
| 6 | [Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital \[Heidelberg West\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/heidelberg-repatriation-hospital-heidelberg-west/hernia-repair/) | 35 days | 0.0% | 73 surgeries |
| 8 | [Bass Coast Health](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bass-coast-health/hernia-repair/) | 41 days | 0.0% | 92 surgeries |
| 9 | [Goulburn Valley Health \[Shepparton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-valley-health-shepparton/hernia-repair/) | 43 days | 2.0% | 51 surgeries |
| 10 | [Austin Hospital \[Heidelberg\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/austin-hospital-heidelberg/hernia-repair/) | 45 days | 4.3% | 70 surgeries |
| 11 | [The Alfred](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-alfred/hernia-repair/) | 47 days | 0.0% | 106 surgeries |
| 12 | [Northeast Health Wangaratta](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northeast-health-wangaratta/hernia-repair/) | 49 days | 0.0% | 59 surgeries |
| 13 | [Frankston Public Surgical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-public-surgical-centre/hernia-repair/) | 57 days | 0.0% | 128 surgeries |
| 14 | [West Gippsland Healthcare Group \[Warragul\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/west-gippsland-healthcare-group-warragul/hernia-repair/) | 58 days | 1.0% | 98 surgeries |
| 15 | [Ballarat Health Services \[Base Hospital\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballarat-health-services-base-hospital/hernia-repair/) | 62 days | 2.5% | 158 surgeries |
| 15 | [Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/peter-maccallum-cancer-centre/hernia-repair/) | 62 days | not published | 13 surgeries |
| 17 | [Frankston Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-hospital/hernia-repair/) | 65 days | 0.0% | 138 surgeries |
| 18 | [Casey Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/casey-hospital/hernia-repair/) | 68 days | 2.1% | 140 surgeries |
| 19 | [Angliss Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/angliss-hospital/hernia-repair/) | 76 days | 3.2% | 126 surgeries |
| 20 | [Box Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/box-hill-hospital/hernia-repair/) | 77 days | 6.3% | 127 surgeries |
| 21 | [Monash Medical Centre \[Clayton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-clayton/hernia-repair/) | 78 days | 0.0% | 85 surgeries |
| 22 | [Dandenong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/hernia-repair/) | 80 days | 3.1% | 96 surgeries |
| 23 | [St Vincent's Hospital \[Melbourne\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/hernia-repair/) | 83 days | 6.1% | 181 surgeries |
| 23 | [Western Hospital \[Footscray\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/western-hospital-footscray/hernia-repair/) | 83 days | not published | 40 surgeries |
| 25 | [The Bendigo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-bendigo-hospital/hernia-repair/) | 94 days | 9.7% | 72 surgeries |
| 26 | [Latrobe Regional Hospital \[Traralgon\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/latrobe-regional-hospital-traralgon/hernia-repair/) | 97 days | 1.5% | 130 surgeries |
| 27 | [Williamstown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/williamstown-hospital/hernia-repair/) | 104 days | 1.9% | 54 surgeries |
| 28 | [Djerriwarrh Health Service \[Bacchus Marsh\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/djerriwarrh-health-service-bacchus-marsh/hernia-repair/) | 111 days | not published | 13 surgeries |
| 29 | [Royal Melbourne Hospital \[City Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-melbourne-hospital-city-campus/hernia-repair/) | 112 days | 11.9% | 118 surgeries |
| 30 | [South West Healthcare \[Warrnambool\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-west-healthcare-warrnambool/hernia-repair/) | 114 days | 12.0% | 50 surgeries |
| 31 | [Sunshine Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sunshine-hospital/hernia-repair/) | 124 days | 3.1% | 64 surgeries |
| 32 | [Werribee Mercy Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/werribee-mercy-hospital/hernia-repair/) | 125 days | 15.4% | 123 surgeries |
| 33 | [Albury Wodonga Health \[Wodonga Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/albury-wodonga-health-wodonga-campus/hernia-repair/) | 130 days | 24.0% | 100 surgeries |
| unranked | [Broadmeadows Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/broadmeadows-health-service/hernia-repair/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Maroondah Hospital \[East Ringwood\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/hernia-repair/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries |
| unranked | [Royal Children's Hospital \[Parkville\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-childrens-hospital-parkville/hernia-repair/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [South West Healthcare \[Camperdown\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-west-healthcare-camperdown/hernia-repair/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Yarra Ranges Health](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/yarra-ranges-health/hernia-repair/) | not published | not published | not published |

Ranked by area in Victoria: [near Box Hill](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/hernia-repair/near/box-hill/) · [near Clayton](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/hernia-repair/near/clayton/) · [near Fitzroy](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/hernia-repair/near/fitzroy/) · [near Frankston](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/hernia-repair/near/frankston/) · [near Heidelberg](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/hernia-repair/near/heidelberg/) · [near Prahran](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/hernia-repair/near/prahran/) · [near St Albans](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/hernia-repair/near/st-albans/).

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> The median wait for hernia repair in Victoria public hospitals was 56 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026).

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Surgery Waits, "Hernia repair waiting times in Victoria", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/hernia-repair/vic/, accessed 28 May 2026.
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Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/hernia-repair/vic/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/hernia-repair/vic/)), 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](https://surgerywaits.au/guides/referral-to-another-hospital/). Compare with [every other state](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/hernia-repair/), or see [every surgery reported in Victoria](https://surgerywaits.au/state/vic/).

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