--- title: "Hiatus hernia repair waiting times in Queensland" description: "Public hospitals in Queensland ranked by median wait for Hiatus hernia repair in 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/qld/" --- # Hiatus hernia repair waiting times in Queensland The median wait for hiatus hernia repair in Queensland public hospitals was **83 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. 16 public hospitals in Queensland 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. 11 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. - [Townsville University Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/townsville-university-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): 61 days - [Gold Coast University Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gold-coast-university-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): 78 days - [Robina Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/robina-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): 84 days - [Cairns Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cairns-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): 89 days - [Redcliffe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/redcliffe-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): 117 days - [Bundaberg Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bundaberg-base-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): not published - [Cooktown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cooktown-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): not published - [Ipswich Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ipswich-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): not published - [Mater Adult Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mater-adult-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): not published - [Princess Alexandra Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/princess-alexandra-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): not published - [Queensland Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/queensland-childrens-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): not published - [Redland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/redland-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): not published - [Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-brisbane-womens-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): not published - [Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/surgical-treatment-and-rehabilitation-service/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): not published - [The Prince Charles Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-prince-charles-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): not published - [Toowoomba Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/toowoomba-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): not published Repair of obstructing hiatus hernia in Queensland 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 | [Townsville University Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/townsville-university-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | 61 days | not published | 13 surgeries | | 2 | [Gold Coast University Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gold-coast-university-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | 78 days | 1.5% | 68 surgeries | | 3 | [Robina Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/robina-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | 84 days | not published | 12 surgeries | | 4 | [Cairns Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cairns-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | 89 days | not published | 33 surgeries | | 5 | [Redcliffe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/redcliffe-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | 117 days | not published | 17 surgeries | | unranked | [Bundaberg Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bundaberg-base-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Cooktown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cooktown-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Ipswich Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ipswich-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | not published | not published | 9 surgeries | | unranked | [Mater Adult Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mater-adult-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Princess Alexandra Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/princess-alexandra-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Queensland Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/queensland-childrens-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Redland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/redland-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-brisbane-womens-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries | | unranked | [Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/surgical-treatment-and-rehabilitation-service/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | not published | not published | 7 surgeries | | unranked | [The Prince Charles Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-prince-charles-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Toowoomba Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/toowoomba-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | not published | not published | not published | Ranked by area in Queensland: [near the Gold Coast](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/near/gold-coast/). **Cite this page** > The median wait for hiatus hernia repair in Queensland public hospitals was 83 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Hiatus hernia repair waiting times in Queensland", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/qld/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/qld/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/qld/)), 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 Queensland](https://surgerywaits.au/state/qld/). ## 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. Your general practitioner (GP) and your treating specialist are the right people to help you decide what is appropriate for you. **In an emergency call 000.** Waiting-time figures: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare MyHospitals, licensed under [CC BY 3.0 AU](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/). Quarterly state figures: Queensland Health. Suburb and locality data: Australian Bureau of Statistics. Both licensed under [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Surgery Waits is not connected with any of these organisations. Surgery Waits is published by [National Digital](https://nationaldigital.com.au/). * * * This is the Markdown copy of https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/qld/.