Carpal tunnel surgery waiting time at Busselton Health Campus
Half of patients at Busselton Health Campus waited 62 days or less for carpal tunnel surgery in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Carpal tunnel release". This public hospital is in the West Busselton area of Western Australia.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026.
These figures describe surgery that already happened, not your own wait.
- Median wait
- 62 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 103 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 1.9%2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
Half the people who had this surgery here waited less than the median, and half waited longer. Of the 160 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 66 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has fallen from 142 days in 2016–17 to 62 days in 2024–25 — down 56% — while the national median rose from 56 days to 71 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Warren Hospital, about 101 km away, at 33 days. Here, 1.9% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 5.2%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Busselton Health Campus | 62 days | 1.9% | 103 surgeries |
| Western Australia (all public hospitals) | 71 days | 3.6% | 1198 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 71 days | 5.2% | 9994 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 71 days marks the national median.
Bunbury Hospital, WA · about 44 km away: 69 days
Warren Hospital, WA · about 101 km away: 33 days
Peel Health Campus, WA · about 131 km away: 35 days
Rockingham General Hospital, WA · about 157 km away: 133 days
Armadale-Kelmscott Memorial Hospital, WA · about 181 km away: 57 days
Fremantle Hospital and Health Service, WA · about 182 km away: 57 days
Narrogin Hospital, WA · about 189 km away: 82 days
Bentley Health Service, WA · about 192 km away: 63 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Busselton Health Campus
- WA
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Busselton Health Campus (days) | WA (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 142 | 51 | 56 |
| 2017–18 | 155 | 51 | 61 |
| 2018–19 | 118 | 56 | 62 |
| 2019–20 | 125 | 63 | 70 |
| 2020–21 | 85 | 71 | 80 |
| 2021–22 | 133 | 83 | 82 |
| 2022–23 | 135 | 91 | 83 |
| 2023–24 | 79 | 76 | 72 |
| 2024–25 | 62 | 71 | 71 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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