FairWaitHydrocele - repair of waiting times in Australia
How long public patients wait for hydrocele - repair of, at each public hospital and in each state — official AIHW figures, checked daily.
Median wait by state and territory
| State / territory | Median wait |
|---|---|
| Vic | 70 days |
| SA | 84 days |
| Qld | 102 days |
| NSW | 170 days |
Shortest waits at public hospitals
The 15 public hospitals with the shortest median wait for hydrocele - repair of, out of 52 reporting.
| Hospital | State | Local health network | Median wait | Operations in the year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Prince Alfred Hospital | NSW | Sydney | 12 days | 12 |
| St Vincent's On the Park | Vic | St Vincent's Hospital (Melbourne) Limited | 17 days | 10 |
| Naracoorte Health Service | SA | Limestone Coast | 18 days | 11 |
| Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service | SA | Limestone Coast | 29 days | 19 |
| Frankston Public Surgical Centre | Vic | Peninsula Health (Vic) | 43 days | 12 |
| Casey Hospital | Vic | Monash Health | 49 days | 23 |
| Princess Alexandra Hospital | Qld | Metro South (Qld) | 50 days | 16 |
| Box Hill Hospital | Vic | Eastern Health (Vic) | 58 days | 12 |
| The Northern Hospital [Epping] | Vic | Northern Health (Vic) | 64 days | 25 |
| Gosford Hospital | NSW | Central Coast | 67 days | 10 |
| Whyalla Hospital and Health Services | SA | Flinders and Upper North | 76 days | 50 |
| Flinders Medical Centre | SA | Southern Adelaide | 76 days | 83 |
| Prince of Wales Hospital | NSW | South Eastern Sydney | 77 days | 17 |
| Monash Medical Centre [Clayton] | Vic | Monash Health | 80 days | 12 |
| The Children's Hospital at Westmead | NSW | Sydney Children's Hospitals Network | 84 days | 30 |
Common questions
How long is the public waiting list for hydrocele - repair of in Australia?
Half of patients admitted from public hospital waiting lists for hydrocele - repair of waited 95 days or less (national median, 2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30). By state it ranged from 70 days (Vic) to 170 days (NSW).
Can I avoid the wait?
As a private patient you choose your surgeon and usually wait less, but you pay fees, partly covered by Medicare and any private health insurance. Private hospitals don't publish waiting times.
Source: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) — MyHospitals, elective surgery waiting times, 2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30. All data sources.