Carpal tunnel surgery waiting time at Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus]
Half of patients at Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus] waited 57 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 Carlton area of Victoria.
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
- 57 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 97 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 8.2%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 56 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has fallen from 86 days in 2016–17 to 57 days in 2024–25 — down 34% — while the national median rose from 56 days to 71 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is St Vincent's On the Park, about 2 km away, at 28 days. Here, 8.2% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus] | 57 days | 8.2% | 97 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 53 days | 3.5% | 2456 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.
St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne], VIC · about 2 km away: 67 days
St Vincent's On the Park, VIC · about 2 km away: 28 days
The Alfred, VIC · about 6 km away: 49 days
Western Hospital [Footscray], VIC · about 6 km away: 93 days
Williamstown Hospital, VIC · about 9 km away: 50 days
Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West], VIC · about 9 km away: 138 days
Austin Hospital [Heidelberg], VIC · about 10 km away: 100 days
Sunshine Hospital, VIC · about 13 km away: 482 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus]
- VIC
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus] (days) | VIC (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 86 | 42 | 56 |
| 2017–18 | 62 | 45 | 61 |
| 2018–19 | 96 | 41 | 62 |
| 2019–20 | 170 | 52 | 70 |
| 2020–21 | 134 | 87 | 80 |
| 2021–22 | 180 | 85 | 82 |
| 2022–23 | 130 | 80 | 83 |
| 2023–24 | 149 | 54 | 72 |
| 2024–25 | 57 | 53 | 71 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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