Carpal tunnel surgery waiting time at Toowoomba Hospital
Half of patients at Toowoomba Hospital waited 152 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 South Toowoomba 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
- 152 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 91 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 27.5%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 138 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has fallen from 190 days in 2016–17 to 152 days in 2024–25 — down 20% — while the national median rose from 56 days to 71 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Mater Adult Hospital, about 107 km away, at 63 days. Here, 27.5% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toowoomba Hospital | 152 days | 27.5% | 91 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.
Ipswich Hospital, QLD · about 80 km away: 171 days
Mater Adult Hospital, QLD · about 107 km away: 63 days
Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service, QLD · about 108 km away: 77 days
Princess Alexandra Hospital, QLD · about 108 km away: 60 days
Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital, QLD · about 108 km away: 95 days
The Prince Charles Hospital, QLD · about 108 km away: 43 days
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital, QLD · about 109 km away: 63 days
Logan Hospital, QLD · about 118 km away: 67 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Toowoomba Hospital
- QLD
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Toowoomba Hospital (days) | QLD (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 190 | 54 | 56 |
| 2017–18 | 162 | 65 | 61 |
| 2018–19 | 273 | 69 | 62 |
| 2019–20 | 299 | 73 | 70 |
| 2020–21 | 281 | 71 | 80 |
| 2021–22 | 97 | 69 | 82 |
| 2022–23 | 62 | 69 | 83 |
| 2023–24 | 131 | 69 | 72 |
| 2024–25 | 152 | 74 | 71 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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