Carpal tunnel surgery waiting times in New South Wales

Public hospitals in New South Wales ranked by their median wait for carpal tunnel surgery, published by the source as "Carpal tunnel release".

Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026

71 public hospitals in New South Wales reported carpal tunnel surgery in 2024–25. The state median was 96 days; the national median was 71 days.

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14 hospitals have no published median wait for this surgery in this period. They are listed last, marked "not published", and are never ranked.

Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 71 days marks the national median.

Deniliquin Hospital1 day
Moree Hospital13 days
Singleton Hospital24 days
Cooma Hospital and Health Service42 days
Royal Prince Alfred Institute of Rheumatology & Orthopaedics42 days
Tweed Valley Hospital42 days
Armidale Hospital48 days
Grafton Base Hospital49 days
Griffith Base Hospital49 days
Narrabri Hospital49 days
Ballina District Hospital52 days
Lismore Base Hospital52 days
Bowral Hospital53 days
Cessnock Hospital54 days
Casino and District Memorial Hospital62 days
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital64 days
Hawkesbury Hospital66 days
Westmead Hospital72 days
Moruya Hospital76 days
Orange Health Service78 days
Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital79 days
Lithgow Hospital83 days
Manning Hospital84 days
Cowra Health Service87 days
Northern Beaches Hospital87 days
Auburn Hospital88 days
Shellharbour Hospital88 days
Royal North Shore Hospital89 days
Wyong Hospital95 days
South East Regional Hospital103 days
Sydney Hospital / Sydney Eye Hospital103 days
Belmont Hospital105 days
Tamworth Hospital111 days
Goulburn Base Hospital112 days
Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital117 days
Kempsey District Hospital125 days
Prince of Wales Hospital127 days
Wollongong Hospital127 days
Wauchope District Memorial Hospital128 days
Wagga Wagga Hospital142 days
Concord Repatriation Hospital158 days
Gosford Hospital167 days
Shoalhaven Hospital167 days
Broken Hill Hospital189 days
Liverpool Hospital206 days
Gloucester Soldiers' Memorial Hospital224 days
Mount Druitt Hospital237 days
Nepean Hospital253 days
Port Macquarie Base Hospital254 days
Canterbury Hospital271 days
Fairfield Hospital282 days
Coffs Harbour Hospital283 days
Blacktown Hospital309 days
Bathurst Base Hospital331 days
Dubbo Hospital340 days
Maitland Hospital340 days
John Hunter Hospital365 days
Campbelltown Hospitalnot published
Glen Innes Hospitalnot published
Inverell Hospitalnot published
Lachlan Health Service - Forbesnot published
Mudgee Health Servicenot published
Muswellbrook Hospitalnot published
Queanbeyan Hospitalnot published
Ryde Hospitalnot published
Scott Memorial Hospital, Sconenot published
St George Hospital NSWnot published
St Vincent's Hospital [Darlinghurst]not published
Sutherland Hospitalnot published
Temora Hospitalnot published
Young Hospitalnot published

Carpal tunnel release in New South Wales public hospitals, 2024–25. Hospitals with the same median share a rank and the next rank is skipped. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28.
Rank	Hospital	Median wait	Waited more than 365 days	Surgeries
1	Deniliquin Hospital	1 day	not published	10 surgeries
2	Moree Hospital	13 days	not published	13 surgeries
3	Singleton Hospital	24 days	not published	16 surgeries
4	Cooma Hospital and Health Service	42 days	not published	39 surgeries
4	Royal Prince Alfred Institute of Rheumatology & Orthopaedics	42 days	not published	29 surgeries
4	Tweed Valley Hospital	42 days	0.0%	66 surgeries
7	Armidale Hospital	48 days	not published	48 surgeries
8	Grafton Base Hospital	49 days	0.0%	57 surgeries
8	Griffith Base Hospital	49 days	not published	19 surgeries
8	Narrabri Hospital	49 days	not published	13 surgeries
11	Ballina District Hospital	52 days	not published	13 surgeries
11	Lismore Base Hospital	52 days	not published	28 surgeries
13	Bowral Hospital	53 days	not published	21 surgeries
14	Cessnock Hospital	54 days	not published	12 surgeries
15	Casino and District Memorial Hospital	62 days	0.0%	53 surgeries
16	Royal Prince Alfred Hospital	64 days	0.0%	53 surgeries
17	Hawkesbury Hospital	66 days	1.9%	52 surgeries
18	Westmead Hospital	72 days	21.0%	62 surgeries
19	Moruya Hospital	76 days	not published	29 surgeries
20	Orange Health Service	78 days	0.0%	70 surgeries
21	Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital	79 days	0.0%	57 surgeries
22	Lithgow Hospital	83 days	not published	20 surgeries
23	Manning Hospital	84 days	1.6%	61 surgeries
24	Cowra Health Service	87 days	not published	20 surgeries
24	Northern Beaches Hospital	87 days	not published	13 surgeries
26	Auburn Hospital	88 days	1.5%	133 surgeries
26	Shellharbour Hospital	88 days	not published	49 surgeries
28	Royal North Shore Hospital	89 days	0.0%	127 surgeries
29	Wyong Hospital	95 days	14.8%	81 surgeries
30	South East Regional Hospital	103 days	not published	11 surgeries
30	Sydney Hospital / Sydney Eye Hospital	103 days	14.4%	202 surgeries
32	Belmont Hospital	105 days	9.5%	158 surgeries
33	Tamworth Hospital	111 days	not published	42 surgeries
34	Goulburn Base Hospital	112 days	0.0%	54 surgeries
35	Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital	117 days	1.5%	68 surgeries
36	Kempsey District Hospital	125 days	not published	37 surgeries
37	Prince of Wales Hospital	127 days	not published	13 surgeries
37	Wollongong Hospital	127 days	not published	22 surgeries
39	Wauchope District Memorial Hospital	128 days	not published	32 surgeries
40	Wagga Wagga Hospital	142 days	8.7%	115 surgeries
41	Concord Repatriation Hospital	158 days	0.0%	64 surgeries
42	Gosford Hospital	167 days	not published	44 surgeries
42	Shoalhaven Hospital	167 days	not published	39 surgeries
44	Broken Hill Hospital	189 days	not published	17 surgeries
45	Liverpool Hospital	206 days	not published	19 surgeries
46	Gloucester Soldiers' Memorial Hospital	224 days	not published	17 surgeries
47	Mount Druitt Hospital	237 days	not published	43 surgeries
48	Nepean Hospital	253 days	12.1%	58 surgeries
49	Port Macquarie Base Hospital	254 days	not published	20 surgeries
50	Canterbury Hospital	271 days	not published	29 surgeries
51	Fairfield Hospital	282 days	6.9%	72 surgeries
52	Coffs Harbour Hospital	283 days	23.5%	85 surgeries
53	Blacktown Hospital	309 days	not published	11 surgeries
54	Bathurst Base Hospital	331 days	35.9%	64 surgeries
55	Dubbo Hospital	340 days	37.2%	94 surgeries
55	Maitland Hospital	340 days	48.3%	58 surgeries
57	John Hunter Hospital	365 days	not published	24 surgeries
unranked	Campbelltown Hospital	not published	not published	6 surgeries
unranked	Glen Innes Hospital	not published	not published	not published
unranked	Inverell Hospital	not published	not published	8 surgeries
unranked	Lachlan Health Service - Forbes	not published	not published	9 surgeries
unranked	Mudgee Health Service	not published	not published	not published
unranked	Muswellbrook Hospital	not published	not published	8 surgeries
unranked	Queanbeyan Hospital	not published	not published	6 surgeries
unranked	Ryde Hospital	not published	not published	5 surgeries
unranked	Scott Memorial Hospital, Scone	not published	not published	not published
unranked	St George Hospital NSW	not published	not published	not published
unranked	St Vincent's Hospital [Darlinghurst]	not published	not published	5 surgeries
unranked	Sutherland Hospital	not published	not published	8 surgeries
unranked	Temora Hospital	not published	not published	not published
unranked	Young Hospital	not published	not published	not published

What is not here

Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.

Waiting times differ across state borders, and a referral can cross one — read what that means. Compare with every other state, or see every surgery reported in New South Wales.