Carpal tunnel surgery waiting time at South West Healthcare [Camperdown]
Half of patients at South West Healthcare [Camperdown] waited 39 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 Camperdown 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
- 39 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 18 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- not published2024–25 · released 28 May 2026 — Reported data did not meet the criteria to calculate this indicator.
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 24 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has fallen from 49 days in 2023–24 to 39 days in 2024–25 — down 20% — while the national median fell from 72 days to 71 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital], about 98 km away, at 23 days.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| South West Healthcare [Camperdown] | 39 days | not published | 18 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.
South West Healthcare [Warrnambool], VIC · about 60 km away: 65 days
Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital], VIC · about 98 km away: 23 days
University Hospital Geelong, VIC · about 108 km away: 44 days
Djerriwarrh Health Service [Bacchus Marsh], VIC · about 129 km away: 66 days
Werribee Mercy Hospital, VIC · about 142 km away: 183 days
Sunshine Hospital, VIC · about 156 km away: 482 days
Williamstown Hospital, VIC · about 159 km away: 50 days
Western Hospital [Footscray], VIC · about 161 km away: 93 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- South West Healthcare [Camperdown]
- VIC
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | South West Healthcare [Camperdown] (days) | VIC (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | not reported for this period | 42 | 56 |
| 2017–18 | not reported for this period | 45 | 61 |
| 2018–19 | not reported for this period | 41 | 62 |
| 2019–20 | not reported for this period | 52 | 70 |
| 2020–21 | not reported for this period | 87 | 80 |
| 2021–22 | not reported for this period | 85 | 82 |
| 2022–23 | not reported for this period | 80 | 83 |
| 2023–24 | 49 | 54 | 72 |
| 2024–25 | 39 | 53 | 71 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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