--- title: "Hiatus hernia repair waiting times in Victoria" description: "Public hospitals in Victoria ranked by median wait for Hiatus hernia repair in 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/vic/" --- # Hiatus hernia repair waiting times in Victoria The median wait for hiatus hernia repair in Victoria public hospitals was **57 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. 19 public hospitals in Victoria 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. 13 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. - [Sandringham Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sandringham-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): 23 days - [The Alfred](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-alfred/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): 40 days - [Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital \[Heidelberg West\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/heidelberg-repatriation-hospital-heidelberg-west/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): 54 days - [Austin Hospital \[Heidelberg\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/austin-hospital-heidelberg/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): 62 days - [Frankston Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): 71 days - [Monash Medical Centre \[Clayton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-clayton/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): 109 days - [Albury Wodonga Health \[Wodonga Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/albury-wodonga-health-wodonga-campus/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): not published - [Angliss Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/angliss-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): not published - [Box Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/box-hill-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): not published - [Djerriwarrh Health Service \[Bacchus Marsh\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/djerriwarrh-health-service-bacchus-marsh/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): not published - [Goulburn Valley Health \[Shepparton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-valley-health-shepparton/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): not published - [Latrobe Regional Hospital \[Traralgon\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/latrobe-regional-hospital-traralgon/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): not published - [Northeast Health Wangaratta](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northeast-health-wangaratta/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): not published - [Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/peter-maccallum-cancer-centre/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): not published - [Royal Melbourne Hospital \[City Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-melbourne-hospital-city-campus/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): not published - [Sunshine Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sunshine-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): not published - [The Bendigo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-bendigo-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): not published - [Western Hospital \[Footscray\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/western-hospital-footscray/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): not published - [Williamstown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/williamstown-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/): not published Repair of obstructing hiatus hernia 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 | [Sandringham Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sandringham-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | 23 days | not published | 34 surgeries | | 2 | [The Alfred](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-alfred/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | 40 days | 0.0% | 61 surgeries | | 3 | [Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital \[Heidelberg West\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/heidelberg-repatriation-hospital-heidelberg-west/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | 54 days | not published | 17 surgeries | | 4 | [Austin Hospital \[Heidelberg\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/austin-hospital-heidelberg/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | 62 days | not published | 19 surgeries | | 5 | [Frankston Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | 71 days | not published | 13 surgeries | | 6 | [Monash Medical Centre \[Clayton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-clayton/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | 109 days | 1.9% | 53 surgeries | | unranked | [Albury Wodonga Health \[Wodonga Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/albury-wodonga-health-wodonga-campus/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Angliss Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/angliss-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Box Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/box-hill-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | not published | not published | 9 surgeries | | unranked | [Djerriwarrh Health Service \[Bacchus Marsh\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/djerriwarrh-health-service-bacchus-marsh/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | not published | not published | 7 surgeries | | unranked | [Goulburn Valley Health \[Shepparton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-valley-health-shepparton/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Latrobe Regional Hospital \[Traralgon\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/latrobe-regional-hospital-traralgon/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Northeast Health Wangaratta](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northeast-health-wangaratta/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/peter-maccallum-cancer-centre/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Royal Melbourne Hospital \[City Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-melbourne-hospital-city-campus/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | not published | not published | 9 surgeries | | unranked | [Sunshine Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sunshine-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [The Bendigo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-bendigo-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Western Hospital \[Footscray\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/western-hospital-footscray/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Williamstown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/williamstown-hospital/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/) | not published | not published | not published | Ranked by area in Victoria: [near Heidelberg](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/near/heidelberg/) · [near Prahran](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/near/prahran/). **Cite this page** > The median wait for hiatus hernia repair in Victoria public hospitals was 57 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Hiatus hernia repair waiting times in Victoria", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/vic/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/vic/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/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/repair-of-obstructing-hiatus-hernia/), or see [every surgery reported in Victoria](https://surgerywaits.au/state/vic/). ## 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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