--- title: "Hiatus hernia repair waiting times in New South Wales" description: "Public hospitals in New South Wales ranked by median wait for Hiatus hernia repair in 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/nsw/" --- # Hiatus hernia repair waiting times in New South Wales The median wait for hiatus hernia repair in New South Wales public hospitals was **104 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **88 days**. The source publishes this surgery as "Repair of obstructing hiatus hernia". Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026. 34 public hospitals in New South Wales reported hiatus 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 "Repair of obstructing hiatus hernia" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept. 14 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 88 days marks the national median. - [Concord Repatriation Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/concord-repatriation-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): 41 days - [Prince of Wales Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/prince-of-wales-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): 54 days - [Royal Prince Alfred Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): 57 days - [Blacktown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blacktown-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): 79 days - [St Vincent's Hospital \[Darlinghurst\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-darlinghurst/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): 79 days - [Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bankstown-lidcombe-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): 81 days - [Tweed Valley Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): 81 days - [Orange Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/orange-health-service/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): 95 days - [Nepean Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nepean-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): 112 days - [Gosford Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gosford-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): 117 days - [St George Hospital NSW](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-george-hospital-nsw/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): 117 days - [Wollongong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wollongong-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): 126 days - [Dubbo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dubbo-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): 161 days - [John Hunter Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): 267 days - [Port Macquarie Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-macquarie-base-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): 284 days - [Lismore Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lismore-base-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): 301 days - [Wagga Wagga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wagga-wagga-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): 343 days - [Belmont Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/belmont-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): 365 days - [Sutherland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sutherland-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): 365 days - [Coffs Harbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/coffs-harbour-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): 399 days - [Bathurst Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bathurst-base-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): not published - [Calvary Mater Newcastle](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/calvary-mater-newcastle/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): not published - [Campbelltown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/campbelltown-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): not published - [Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hornsby-ku-ring-gai-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): not published - [Liverpool Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/liverpool-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): not published - [Maitland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maitland-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): not published - [Manning Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/manning-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): not published - [Northern Beaches Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northern-beaches-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): not published - [Royal North Shore Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-north-shore-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): not published - [Shellharbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/shellharbour-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): not published - [Tamworth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tamworth-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): not published - [The Children's Hospital at Westmead](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-childrens-hospital-at-westmead/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): not published - [Westmead Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/westmead-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): not published - [Wyong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wyong-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): not published Repair of obstructing hiatus hernia in New South Wales 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 | [Concord Repatriation Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/concord-repatriation-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | 41 days | not published | 36 surgeries | | 2 | [Prince of Wales Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/prince-of-wales-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | 54 days | not published | 15 surgeries | | 3 | [Royal Prince Alfred Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | 57 days | not published | 32 surgeries | | 4 | [Blacktown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blacktown-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | 79 days | not published | 11 surgeries | | 4 | [St Vincent's Hospital \[Darlinghurst\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-darlinghurst/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | 79 days | not published | 13 surgeries | | 6 | [Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bankstown-lidcombe-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | 81 days | 0.0% | 56 surgeries | | 6 | [Tweed Valley Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | 81 days | not published | 21 surgeries | | 8 | [Orange Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/orange-health-service/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | 95 days | not published | 27 surgeries | | 9 | [Nepean Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nepean-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | 112 days | not published | 31 surgeries | | 10 | [Gosford Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gosford-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | 117 days | not published | 23 surgeries | | 10 | [St George Hospital NSW](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-george-hospital-nsw/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | 117 days | not published | 30 surgeries | | 12 | [Wollongong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wollongong-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | 126 days | not published | 30 surgeries | | 13 | [Dubbo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dubbo-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | 161 days | not published | 19 surgeries | | 14 | [John Hunter Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | 267 days | not published | 22 surgeries | | 15 | [Port Macquarie Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-macquarie-base-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | 284 days | not published | 15 surgeries | | 16 | [Lismore Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lismore-base-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | 301 days | not published | 20 surgeries | | 17 | [Wagga Wagga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wagga-wagga-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | 343 days | not published | 20 surgeries | | 18 | [Belmont Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/belmont-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | 365 days | not published | 11 surgeries | | 18 | [Sutherland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sutherland-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | 365 days | not published | 10 surgeries | | 20 | [Coffs Harbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/coffs-harbour-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | 399 days | not published | 18 surgeries | | unranked | [Bathurst Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bathurst-base-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Calvary Mater Newcastle](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/calvary-mater-newcastle/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Campbelltown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/campbelltown-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries | | unranked | [Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hornsby-ku-ring-gai-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | not published | not published | 5 surgeries | | unranked | [Liverpool Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/liverpool-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Maitland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maitland-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Manning Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/manning-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Northern Beaches Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northern-beaches-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries | | unranked | [Royal North Shore Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-north-shore-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Shellharbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/shellharbour-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | not published | not published | 8 surgeries | | unranked | [Tamworth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tamworth-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [The Children's Hospital at Westmead](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-childrens-hospital-at-westmead/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Westmead Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/westmead-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | not published | not published | 8 surgeries | | unranked | [Wyong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wyong-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | not published | not published | not published | Ranked by area in New South Wales: [near Camperdown](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/near/camperdown/) · [near Randwick](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/near/randwick/). **Cite this page** > The median wait for hiatus hernia repair in New South Wales public hospitals was 104 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Hiatus hernia repair waiting times in New South Wales", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/nsw/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/nsw/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/nsw/)), 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/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/), or see [every surgery reported in New South Wales](https://surgerywaits.au/state/nsw/). ## 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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