Inguinal hernia repair waiting times in Tasmania
The median wait for inguinal hernia repair in Tasmania public hospitals was 72 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was 73 days. The source publishes this surgery as "Inguinal herniotomy/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 "Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy" — groin hernias — and every other hernia, such as umbilical, femoral and incisional hernias, is on hernia repair.
4 public hospitals in Tasmania reported inguinal 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 "Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept.
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 73 days marks the national median.
Royal Hobart Hospital: 36 days
North West Regional Hospital: 140 days
Launceston General Hospital: 147 days
Mersey Community Hospital: 176 days
| Rank | Hospital | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal Hobart Hospital | 36 days | 0.6% | 159 surgeries |
| 2 | North West Regional Hospital | 140 days | 11.2% | 89 surgeries |
| 3 | Launceston General Hospital | 147 days | 21.7% | 60 surgeries |
| 4 | Mersey Community Hospital | 176 days | 23.1% | 52 surgeries |
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The median wait for inguinal hernia repair in Tasmania public hospitals was 72 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026).
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Surgery Waits, "Inguinal hernia repair waiting times in Tasmania", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/inguinal-hernia-repair/tas/, accessed 28 May 2026.Attribution: Surgery Waits (https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/inguinal-hernia-repair/tas/), 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 Tasmania.