--- title: "Hernia repair waiting times in Western Australia" description: "Public hospitals in Western Australia ranked by median wait for Hernia repair in 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/hernia-repair/wa/" --- # Hernia repair waiting times in Western Australia The median wait for hernia repair in Western Australia public hospitals was **78 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/). 28 public hospitals in Western Australia 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. 6 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. - [Joondalup Health Campus (Public)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/joondalup-health-campus-public/hernia-repair/): 24 days - [Peel Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/peel-health-campus/hernia-repair/): 42 days - [Hedland Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hedland-health-campus/hernia-repair/): 44 days - [Kalgoorlie Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kalgoorlie-health-campus/hernia-repair/): 45 days - [Perth Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/perth-childrens-hospital/hernia-repair/): 49 days - [Armadale-Kelmscott Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/armadale-kelmscott-memorial-hospital/hernia-repair/): 58 days - [Karratha Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/karratha-health-campus/hernia-repair/): 70 days - [Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sir-charles-gairdner-hospital/hernia-repair/): 71 days - [Albany Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/albany-hospital/hernia-repair/): 74 days - [Osborne Park Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/osborne-park-hospital/hernia-repair/): 77 days - [Bunbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bunbury-hospital/hernia-repair/): 79 days - [Fremantle Hospital and Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/fremantle-hospital-and-health-service/hernia-repair/): 85 days - [Busselton Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/busselton-health-campus/hernia-repair/): 90 days - [Kununurra Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kununurra-hospital/hernia-repair/): 96 days - [Geraldton Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/geraldton-hospital/hernia-repair/): 107 days - [Bentley Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bentley-health-service/hernia-repair/): 118 days - [Rockingham General Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/rockingham-general-hospital/hernia-repair/): 120 days - [Broome Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/broome-hospital/hernia-repair/): 145 days - [St John of God Midland Public Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-john-of-god-midland-public-hospital/hernia-repair/): 189 days - [Fiona Stanley Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/fiona-stanley-hospital/hernia-repair/): 201 days - [Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/hernia-repair/): 263 days - [Esperance Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/esperance-hospital/hernia-repair/): 265 days - [Collie Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/collie-hospital/hernia-repair/): not published - [Derby Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/derby-hospital/hernia-repair/): not published - [Katanning Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/katanning-hospital/hernia-repair/): not published - [Narrogin Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/narrogin-hospital/hernia-repair/): not published - [Northam Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northam-hospital/hernia-repair/): not published - [Warren Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/warren-hospital/hernia-repair/): not published Herniorrhaphy in Western Australia 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 | [Joondalup Health Campus (Public)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/joondalup-health-campus-public/hernia-repair/) | 24 days | 0.0% | 105 surgeries | | 2 | [Peel Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/peel-health-campus/hernia-repair/) | 42 days | 0.0% | 121 surgeries | | 3 | [Hedland Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hedland-health-campus/hernia-repair/) | 44 days | not published | 10 surgeries | | 4 | [Kalgoorlie Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kalgoorlie-health-campus/hernia-repair/) | 45 days | not published | 28 surgeries | | 5 | [Perth Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/perth-childrens-hospital/hernia-repair/) | 49 days | 2.9% | 105 surgeries | | 6 | [Armadale-Kelmscott Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/armadale-kelmscott-memorial-hospital/hernia-repair/) | 58 days | 2.3% | 133 surgeries | | 7 | [Karratha Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/karratha-health-campus/hernia-repair/) | 70 days | not published | 30 surgeries | | 8 | [Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sir-charles-gairdner-hospital/hernia-repair/) | 71 days | 11.5% | 61 surgeries | | 9 | [Albany Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/albany-hospital/hernia-repair/) | 74 days | not published | 39 surgeries | | 10 | [Osborne Park Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/osborne-park-hospital/hernia-repair/) | 77 days | 1.7% | 59 surgeries | | 11 | [Bunbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bunbury-hospital/hernia-repair/) | 79 days | 0.0% | 62 surgeries | | 12 | [Fremantle Hospital and Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/fremantle-hospital-and-health-service/hernia-repair/) | 85 days | 0.9% | 116 surgeries | | 13 | [Busselton Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/busselton-health-campus/hernia-repair/) | 90 days | 0.0% | 59 surgeries | | 14 | [Kununurra Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kununurra-hospital/hernia-repair/) | 96 days | not published | 10 surgeries | | 15 | [Geraldton Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/geraldton-hospital/hernia-repair/) | 107 days | 0.0% | 52 surgeries | | 16 | [Bentley Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bentley-health-service/hernia-repair/) | 118 days | not published | 49 surgeries | | 17 | [Rockingham General Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/rockingham-general-hospital/hernia-repair/) | 120 days | 1.1% | 88 surgeries | | 18 | [Broome Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/broome-hospital/hernia-repair/) | 145 days | not published | 16 surgeries | | 19 | [St John of God Midland Public Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-john-of-god-midland-public-hospital/hernia-repair/) | 189 days | 29.1% | 103 surgeries | | 20 | [Fiona Stanley Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/fiona-stanley-hospital/hernia-repair/) | 201 days | not published | 32 surgeries | | 21 | [Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/hernia-repair/) | 263 days | 27.6% | 87 surgeries | | 22 | [Esperance Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/esperance-hospital/hernia-repair/) | 265 days | not published | 14 surgeries | | unranked | [Collie Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/collie-hospital/hernia-repair/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Derby Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/derby-hospital/hernia-repair/) | not published | not published | 5 surgeries | | unranked | [Katanning Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/katanning-hospital/hernia-repair/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Narrogin Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/narrogin-hospital/hernia-repair/) | not published | not published | 8 surgeries | | unranked | [Northam Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northam-hospital/hernia-repair/) | not published | not published | 7 surgeries | | unranked | [Warren Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/warren-hospital/hernia-repair/) | not published | not published | 5 surgeries | Ranked by area in Western Australia: [near Murdoch](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/hernia-repair/near/murdoch/) · [near Nedlands](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/hernia-repair/near/nedlands/) · [near the Perth CBD](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/hernia-repair/near/perth-cbd/). **Cite this page** > The median wait for hernia repair in Western Australia public hospitals was 78 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Hernia repair waiting times in Western Australia", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/hernia-repair/wa/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/hernia-repair/wa/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/hernia-repair/wa/)), 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 Western Australia](https://surgerywaits.au/state/wa/). ## Before you use these figures Surgery Waits is not medical advice. It republishes official statistics about waiting times that have already happened, and it does not recommend any hospital, doctor or treatment. 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