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Repair of obstructing hiatus hernia waiting times in Australia

How long public patients wait for repair of obstructing hiatus hernia, at each public hospital and in each state — official AIHW figures, checked daily.

National median wait (public)88 days2024-07-01 – 2025-06-30

Public hospitals reporting41with a published median

As a public patientFreeunder Medicare

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Median wait by state and territory

State / territory	Median wait
Vic	57 days
Qld	83 days
WA	95 days
NSW	104 days

Shortest waits at public hospitals

The 15 public hospitals with the shortest median wait for repair of obstructing hiatus hernia, out of 41 reporting.

Hospital	State	Local health network	Median wait	Operations in the year
Sandringham Hospital	Vic	Alfred Health (Vic)	23 days	34
Joondalup Health Campus (Public)	WA	North Metropolitan Health Service (WA)	33 days	16
The Alfred	Vic	Alfred Health (Vic)	40 days	61
Concord Repatriation Hospital	NSW	Sydney	41 days	36
Prince of Wales Hospital	NSW	South Eastern Sydney	54 days	15
Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West]	Vic	Austin Health (Vic)	54 days	17
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital	NSW	Sydney	57 days	32
Townsville University Hospital	Qld	Townsville	61 days	13
Austin Hospital [Heidelberg]	Vic	Austin Health (Vic)	62 days	19
Frankston Hospital	Vic	Peninsula Health (Vic)	71 days	13
Gold Coast University Hospital	Qld	Gold Coast	78 days	68
Fremantle Hospital and Health Service	WA	South Metropolitan Health Service (WA)	78 days	28
St Vincent's Hospital [Darlinghurst]	NSW	St Vincent's Health Network	79 days	13
Blacktown Hospital	NSW	Western Sydney	79 days	11
Flinders Medical Centre	SA	Southern Adelaide	80 days	21

Common questions

How long is the public waiting list for repair of obstructing hiatus hernia in Australia?

Half of patients admitted from public hospital waiting lists for repair of obstructing hiatus hernia waited 88 days or less (national median, 2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30). By state it ranged from 57 days (Vic) to 104 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.

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