Inguinal hernia repair at Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital]
Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital] is a public hospital in the Ballarat Central area, Victoria. This page shows its waiting times for Inguinal hernia repair in 2024–25, beside the figures for Victoria and for Australia.
The source publishes this surgery as "Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy".
Figures for this hospital
Each tile shows one figure for Inguinal hernia repair at Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital].
A rank compares this hospital with every public hospital in Australia that published the same figure for the same period. The page shows a rank only on a current published figure. It never ranks a withheld or unreported figure. It also never ranks a figure from an earlier period.
- Median wait, Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital]
- 7 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Rank1st of 186 nationally
Change on the year before-19 days
- Waiting more than 365 days, Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital]
- 3.2%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Rank64th of 123 nationally
- Patients treated, Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital]
- 93 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Compared with the state and Australia
The state and national rows cover every public hospital that reported Inguinal hernia repair. They are never ranked.
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| Who the figures cover | Median wait | Waiting more than 365 days | Patients treated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital] | 7 days | 3.2% | 93 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 45 days | 2.6% | 4,290 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 73 days | 5.0% | 16,694 surgeries |
Shorter waits nearby
Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital] has 8 public hospitals on its list of nearby public hospitals. No hospital on that list published a shorter median wait for Inguinal hernia repair in 2024–25.
How this hospital's wait has changed
The median wait for Inguinal hernia repair at Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital] has fallen from 42 days in 2011–12 to 7 days in 2024–25. The earlier figure is from 2011–12, released 19 August 2026, and the latest is from 2024–25, released 19 August 2026.
How the wait has changed
Each chart shows the median wait for each year the source published it. A year with no published figure is a gap in the line, and the table under the chart gives the reason.
- Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital]
- Victoria
- Australia
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| Financial year | Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital] | Victoria | Australia |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 42 days | 60 days | 57 days |
| 2012–13 | 52 days | 71 days | 60 days |
| 2013–14 | 36 days | 57 days | 56 days |
| 2014–15 | 29 days | 42 days | 51 days |
| 2015–16 | 49 days | 40 days | 52 days |
| 2016–17 | 62 days | 38 days | 52 days |
| 2017–18 | 44 days | 40 days | 56 days |
| 2018–19 | 53 days | 39 days | 59 days |
| 2019–20 | 29 days | 43 days | 67 days |
| 2020–21 | 110 days | 71 days | 76 days |
| 2021–22 | 45 days | 81 days | 77 days |
| 2022–23 | 81 days | 81 days | 82 days |
| 2023–24 | 26 days | 47 days | 70 days |
| 2024–25 | 7 days | 45 days | 73 days |
More on this page's subjects
All planned surgery at Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital]
Inguinal hernia repair at every public hospital in Australia
What this page leaves out
Private hospitals are excluded. This page covers public hospitals only, so it shows no private hospital.
Before you use these figures
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Where this data comes from
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Elective surgery waiting times by hospital and urgency category, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 3 October 2026
- Data released
- 19 August 2026
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, elective surgery waiting times data extract, sourced 3 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-elective-surgery-waiting-times/v/2026-10-03/
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Elective surgery waiting times by hospital and intended procedure, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 20 October 2026
- Data released
- 19 August 2026
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, elective surgery waiting times data extract, sourced 19 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-elective-surgery-waiting-times-by-procedure/v/2026-10-20/
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Elective surgery waiting times by hospital and surgical specialty, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 20 October 2026
- Data released
- 19 August 2026
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, elective surgery waiting times data extract, sourced 19 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-elective-surgery-waiting-times-by-specialty/v/2026-10-20/
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Hospitals, Local Hospital Networks and Primary Health Networks in MyHospitals, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 3 October 2026
- Data released
- 19 August 2026
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, mapping details extract, sourced 3 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-hospitals-myhospitals/v/2026-10-03/
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Reported measures and their codes in MyHospitals, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 27 October 2026
- Data released
- The publisher gives no release date for this dataset.
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, reported measures, sourced 26 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-myhospitals-reported-measures/v/2026-10-27/
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Reporting unit mappings to health networks and states in MyHospitals, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 27 October 2026
- Data released
- The publisher gives no release date for this dataset.
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, reporting units, sourced 26 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-myhospitals-reporting-unit-mappings/v/2026-10-27/
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Reporting unit codes and alternative names in MyHospitals, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 27 October 2026
- Data released
- The publisher gives no release date for this dataset.
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, reporting units, sourced 26 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-myhospitals-reporting-units/v/2026-10-27/