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

# Inguinal hernia repair waiting times in Victoria

The median wait for inguinal hernia repair in Victoria public hospitals was **45 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](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/hernia-repair/).

35 public hospitals in Victoria reported inguinal 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 "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.

4 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 73 days marks the national median.

- [Ballarat Health Services \[Base Hospital\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballarat-health-services-base-hospital/inguinal-hernia-repair/): 7 days
- [Monash Medical Centre \[Clayton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-clayton/inguinal-hernia-repair/): 21 days
- [Sandringham Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sandringham-hospital/inguinal-hernia-repair/): 21 days
- [Royal Children's Hospital \[Parkville\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-childrens-hospital-parkville/inguinal-hernia-repair/): 24 days
- [The Northern Hospital \[Epping\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/inguinal-hernia-repair/): 26 days
- [University Hospital Geelong](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/university-hospital-geelong/inguinal-hernia-repair/): 28 days
- [Austin Hospital \[Heidelberg\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/austin-hospital-heidelberg/inguinal-hernia-repair/): 30 days
- [Blackburn Public Surgical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blackburn-public-surgical-centre/inguinal-hernia-repair/): 32 days
- [Bass Coast Health](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bass-coast-health/inguinal-hernia-repair/): 42 days
- [Northeast Health Wangaratta](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northeast-health-wangaratta/inguinal-hernia-repair/): 46 days
- [Frankston Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-hospital/inguinal-hernia-repair/): 48 days
- [Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital \[Heidelberg West\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/heidelberg-repatriation-hospital-heidelberg-west/inguinal-hernia-repair/): 48 days
- [Casey Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/casey-hospital/inguinal-hernia-repair/): 49 days
- [The Alfred](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-alfred/inguinal-hernia-repair/): 49 days
- [West Gippsland Healthcare Group \[Warragul\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/west-gippsland-healthcare-group-warragul/inguinal-hernia-repair/): 49 days
- [Box Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/box-hill-hospital/inguinal-hernia-repair/): 56 days
- [Frankston Public Surgical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-public-surgical-centre/inguinal-hernia-repair/): 57 days
- [Goulburn Valley Health \[Shepparton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-valley-health-shepparton/inguinal-hernia-repair/): 57 days
- [Dandenong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/inguinal-hernia-repair/): 58 days
- [Latrobe Regional Hospital \[Traralgon\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/latrobe-regional-hospital-traralgon/inguinal-hernia-repair/): 71 days
- [The Bendigo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-bendigo-hospital/inguinal-hernia-repair/): 71 days
- [Angliss Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/angliss-hospital/inguinal-hernia-repair/): 79 days
- [Sunshine Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sunshine-hospital/inguinal-hernia-repair/): 79 days
- [Maroondah Hospital \[East Ringwood\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/inguinal-hernia-repair/): 84 days
- [Williamstown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/williamstown-hospital/inguinal-hernia-repair/): 89 days
- [Western Hospital \[Footscray\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/western-hospital-footscray/inguinal-hernia-repair/): 90 days
- [Djerriwarrh Health Service \[Bacchus Marsh\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/djerriwarrh-health-service-bacchus-marsh/inguinal-hernia-repair/): 97 days
- [Royal Melbourne Hospital \[City Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-melbourne-hospital-city-campus/inguinal-hernia-repair/): 101 days
- [Albury Wodonga Health \[Wodonga Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/albury-wodonga-health-wodonga-campus/inguinal-hernia-repair/): 106 days
- [South West Healthcare \[Warrnambool\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-west-healthcare-warrnambool/inguinal-hernia-repair/): 125 days
- [Werribee Mercy Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/werribee-mercy-hospital/inguinal-hernia-repair/): 189 days
- [Broadmeadows Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/broadmeadows-health-service/inguinal-hernia-repair/): not published
- [Healesville Hospital and Yarra Valley Health](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/healesville-hospital-and-yarra-valley-health/inguinal-hernia-repair/): not published
- [South West Healthcare \[Camperdown\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-west-healthcare-camperdown/inguinal-hernia-repair/): not published
- [The Kilmore & District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-kilmore-district-hospital/inguinal-hernia-repair/): not published

Inguinal herniotomy/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 | [Ballarat Health Services \[Base Hospital\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballarat-health-services-base-hospital/inguinal-hernia-repair/) | 7 days | 3.2% | 93 surgeries |
| 2 | [Monash Medical Centre \[Clayton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-clayton/inguinal-hernia-repair/) | 21 days | 0.0% | 179 surgeries |
| 2 | [Sandringham Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sandringham-hospital/inguinal-hernia-repair/) | 21 days | 0.0% | 138 surgeries |
| 4 | [Royal Children's Hospital \[Parkville\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-childrens-hospital-parkville/inguinal-hernia-repair/) | 24 days | 5.6% | 306 surgeries |
| 5 | [The Northern Hospital \[Epping\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/inguinal-hernia-repair/) | 26 days | 0.0% | 473 surgeries |
| 6 | [University Hospital Geelong](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/university-hospital-geelong/inguinal-hernia-repair/) | 28 days | 0.0% | 201 surgeries |
| 7 | [Austin Hospital \[Heidelberg\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/austin-hospital-heidelberg/inguinal-hernia-repair/) | 30 days | 3.3% | 92 surgeries |
| 8 | [Blackburn Public Surgical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blackburn-public-surgical-centre/inguinal-hernia-repair/) | 32 days | 0.4% | 260 surgeries |
| 9 | [Bass Coast Health](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bass-coast-health/inguinal-hernia-repair/) | 42 days | 0.0% | 70 surgeries |
| 10 | [Northeast Health Wangaratta](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northeast-health-wangaratta/inguinal-hernia-repair/) | 46 days | 2.9% | 102 surgeries |
| 11 | [Frankston Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-hospital/inguinal-hernia-repair/) | 48 days | 0.0% | 128 surgeries |
| 11 | [Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital \[Heidelberg West\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/heidelberg-repatriation-hospital-heidelberg-west/inguinal-hernia-repair/) | 48 days | 0.6% | 165 surgeries |
| 13 | [Casey Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/casey-hospital/inguinal-hernia-repair/) | 49 days | 0.5% | 213 surgeries |
| 13 | [The Alfred](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-alfred/inguinal-hernia-repair/) | 49 days | 0.0% | 135 surgeries |
| 13 | [West Gippsland Healthcare Group \[Warragul\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/west-gippsland-healthcare-group-warragul/inguinal-hernia-repair/) | 49 days | 0.9% | 111 surgeries |
| 16 | [Box Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/box-hill-hospital/inguinal-hernia-repair/) | 56 days | 8.3% | 96 surgeries |
| 17 | [Frankston Public Surgical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-public-surgical-centre/inguinal-hernia-repair/) | 57 days | 0.0% | 180 surgeries |
| 17 | [Goulburn Valley Health \[Shepparton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-valley-health-shepparton/inguinal-hernia-repair/) | 57 days | 0.0% | 129 surgeries |
| 19 | [Dandenong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/inguinal-hernia-repair/) | 58 days | 0.0% | 89 surgeries |
| 20 | [Latrobe Regional Hospital \[Traralgon\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/latrobe-regional-hospital-traralgon/inguinal-hernia-repair/) | 71 days | 0.6% | 157 surgeries |
| 20 | [The Bendigo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-bendigo-hospital/inguinal-hernia-repair/) | 71 days | not published | 45 surgeries |
| 22 | [Angliss Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/angliss-hospital/inguinal-hernia-repair/) | 79 days | 2.0% | 152 surgeries |
| 22 | [Sunshine Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sunshine-hospital/inguinal-hernia-repair/) | 79 days | 0.0% | 103 surgeries |
| 24 | [Maroondah Hospital \[East Ringwood\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/inguinal-hernia-repair/) | 84 days | not published | 10 surgeries |
| 25 | [Williamstown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/williamstown-hospital/inguinal-hernia-repair/) | 89 days | 0.0% | 143 surgeries |
| 26 | [Western Hospital \[Footscray\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/western-hospital-footscray/inguinal-hernia-repair/) | 90 days | 0.0% | 62 surgeries |
| 27 | [Djerriwarrh Health Service \[Bacchus Marsh\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/djerriwarrh-health-service-bacchus-marsh/inguinal-hernia-repair/) | 97 days | not published | 12 surgeries |
| 28 | [Royal Melbourne Hospital \[City Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-melbourne-hospital-city-campus/inguinal-hernia-repair/) | 101 days | 11.5% | 156 surgeries |
| 29 | [Albury Wodonga Health \[Wodonga Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/albury-wodonga-health-wodonga-campus/inguinal-hernia-repair/) | 106 days | 26.6% | 94 surgeries |
| 30 | [South West Healthcare \[Warrnambool\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-west-healthcare-warrnambool/inguinal-hernia-repair/) | 125 days | not published | 49 surgeries |
| 31 | [Werribee Mercy Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/werribee-mercy-hospital/inguinal-hernia-repair/) | 189 days | 14.0% | 129 surgeries |
| unranked | [Broadmeadows Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/broadmeadows-health-service/inguinal-hernia-repair/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Healesville Hospital and Yarra Valley Health](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/healesville-hospital-and-yarra-valley-health/inguinal-hernia-repair/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [South West Healthcare \[Camperdown\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-west-healthcare-camperdown/inguinal-hernia-repair/) | not published | not published | 7 surgeries |
| unranked | [The Kilmore & District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-kilmore-district-hospital/inguinal-hernia-repair/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries |

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

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> The median wait for inguinal hernia repair in Victoria public hospitals was 45 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026).

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Surgery Waits, "Inguinal hernia repair waiting times in Victoria", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/inguinal-hernia-repair/vic/, accessed 28 May 2026.
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Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/inguinal-hernia-repair/vic/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/inguinal-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/inguinal-hernia-repair/), or see [every surgery reported in Victoria](https://surgerywaits.au/state/vic/).

## Before you use these figures

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