Carpal tunnel surgery waiting time at Mater Adult Hospital
Half of patients at Mater Adult Hospital waited 63 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 Dutton Park area of Queensland.
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
- 63 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 111 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 1.8%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 68 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has fallen from 78 days in 2016–17 to 63 days in 2024–25 — down 19% — while the national median rose from 56 days to 71 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Princess Alexandra Hospital, about 2 km away, at 60 days. Here, 1.8% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mater Adult Hospital | 63 days | 1.8% | 111 surgeries |
| Queensland (all public hospitals) | 74 days | 4.2% | 2245 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.
Princess Alexandra Hospital, QLD · about 2 km away: 60 days
Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service, QLD · about 4 km away: 77 days
Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital, QLD · about 4 km away: 95 days
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital, QLD · about 8 km away: 63 days
The Prince Charles Hospital, QLD · about 11 km away: 43 days
Redland Hospital, QLD · about 23 km away: 56 days
Logan Hospital, QLD · about 23 km away: 67 days
Redcliffe Hospital, QLD · about 30 km away: 72 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Mater Adult Hospital
- QLD
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Mater Adult Hospital (days) | QLD (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 78 | 54 | 56 |
| 2017–18 | 92 | 65 | 61 |
| 2018–19 | 77 | 69 | 62 |
| 2019–20 | 56 | 73 | 70 |
| 2020–21 | 59 | 71 | 80 |
| 2021–22 | 56 | 69 | 82 |
| 2022–23 | 48 | 69 | 83 |
| 2023–24 | 58 | 69 | 72 |
| 2024–25 | 63 | 74 | 71 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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