Inguinal hernia repair waiting time at Whyalla Hospital and Health Services
Median wait, long waits and volumes for inguinal hernia repair — published by the source as "Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy" — at this public hospital in the Whyalla area of South Australia, with the nearest alternatives that published a figure.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released
The source did not publish a median wait for this surgery at this hospital in 2024–25. Reported data did not meet the criteria to calculate this indicator. The hospital is shown here unranked rather than ranked on a number that does not exist.
These figures describe surgery that already happened, not your own wait.
- Median wait
- not published2024–25 · released 28 May 2026 — Reported data did not meet the criteria to calculate this indicator.
- Surgeries completed
- not published2024–25 · released 28 May 2026 — too few
- Waited more than 365 days
- not published2024–25 · released 28 May 2026 — Reported data did not meet the criteria to calculate this indicator.
This hospital is not ranked for this surgery.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whyalla Hospital and Health Services | not published | not published | not published |
| South Australia (all public hospitals) | 74 days | 4.7% | 1092 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 73 days | 5.0% | 16694 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Whyalla Hospital and Health Services did not publish a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, so there is no list of nearer alternatives to compare it against.
How the wait has changed
- Whyalla Hospital and Health Services
- SA
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Whyalla Hospital and Health Services (days) | SA (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 20 | 33 | 57 |
| 2012–13 | 8 | 29 | 60 |
| 2013–14 | 7 | 33 | 56 |
| 2014–15 | 14 | 32 | 51 |
| 2015–16 | 30 | 34 | 52 |
| 2016–17 | 43 | 38 | 52 |
| 2017–18 | 30 | 41 | 56 |
| 2018–19 | 28 | 43 | 59 |
| 2019–20 | 55 | 51 | 67 |
| 2020–21 | 54 | 58 | 76 |
| 2021–22 | 19 | 59 | 77 |
| 2022–23 | 56 | 65 | 82 |
| 2023–24 | 56 | 64 | 70 |
| 2024–25 | not published | 74 | 73 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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