--- title: "Carpal tunnel surgery waiting times in Queensland" description: "Public hospitals in Queensland ranked by median wait for Carpal tunnel surgery in 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/carpal-tunnel-surgery/qld/" --- # Carpal tunnel surgery waiting times in Queensland The median wait for carpal tunnel surgery in Queensland public hospitals was **74 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **71 days**. The source publishes this surgery as "Carpal tunnel release". Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026. 32 public hospitals in Queensland reported carpal tunnel surgery in 2024–25. They are ranked by their published median wait alone, shortest first. **[Compare this near you →](https://surgerywaits.au/)** On the compare page, pick "Carpal tunnel release" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept. 5 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. - [Hervey Bay Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hervey-bay-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 27 days - [Maryborough Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maryborough-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 35 days - [The Prince Charles Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-prince-charles-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 43 days - [Gladstone Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gladstone-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 55 days - [Redland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/redland-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 56 days - [Bundaberg Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bundaberg-base-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 60 days - [Princess Alexandra Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/princess-alexandra-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 60 days - [Mater Adult Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mater-adult-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 63 days - [Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/queen-elizabeth-ii-jubilee-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 63 days - [Townsville University Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/townsville-university-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 64 days - [Logan Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/logan-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 67 days - [Redcliffe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/redcliffe-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 72 days - [Rockhampton Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/rockhampton-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 72 days - [Mackay Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mackay-base-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 73 days - [Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/surgical-treatment-and-rehabilitation-service/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 77 days - [Longreach Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/longreach-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 78 days - [Cairns Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cairns-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 84 days - [Gympie Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gympie-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 84 days - [Proserpine Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/proserpine-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 88 days - [Robina Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/robina-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 90 days - [Gold Coast University Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gold-coast-university-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 91 days - [Nambour General Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nambour-general-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 95 days - [Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-brisbane-womens-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 95 days - [Sunshine Coast University Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sunshine-coast-university-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 108 days - [Toowoomba Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/toowoomba-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 152 days - [Ipswich Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ipswich-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 171 days - [Roma Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/roma-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 349 days - [Atherton Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/atherton-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): not published - [Caboolture Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/caboolture-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): not published - [Mount Isa Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-isa-base-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): not published - [Queensland Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/queensland-childrens-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): not published - [Stanthorpe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/stanthorpe-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): not published Carpal tunnel release in Queensland 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 | [Hervey Bay Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hervey-bay-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 27 days | not published | 19 surgeries | | 2 | [Maryborough Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maryborough-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 35 days | 0.0% | 62 surgeries | | 3 | [The Prince Charles Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-prince-charles-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 43 days | 0.0% | 174 surgeries | | 4 | [Gladstone Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gladstone-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 55 days | not published | 35 surgeries | | 5 | [Redland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/redland-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 56 days | 0.9% | 116 surgeries | | 6 | [Bundaberg Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bundaberg-base-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 60 days | 1.8% | 113 surgeries | | 6 | [Princess Alexandra Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/princess-alexandra-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 60 days | 1.2% | 84 surgeries | | 8 | [Mater Adult Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mater-adult-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 63 days | 1.8% | 111 surgeries | | 8 | [Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/queen-elizabeth-ii-jubilee-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 63 days | 0.0% | 111 surgeries | | 10 | [Townsville University Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/townsville-university-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 64 days | 2.6% | 117 surgeries | | 11 | [Logan Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/logan-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 67 days | 0.0% | 66 surgeries | | 12 | [Redcliffe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/redcliffe-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 72 days | not published | 31 surgeries | | 12 | [Rockhampton Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/rockhampton-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 72 days | 2.1% | 95 surgeries | | 14 | [Mackay Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mackay-base-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 73 days | 2.0% | 101 surgeries | | 15 | [Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/surgical-treatment-and-rehabilitation-service/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 77 days | 2.0% | 150 surgeries | | 16 | [Longreach Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/longreach-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 78 days | not published | 11 surgeries | | 17 | [Cairns Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cairns-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 84 days | 3.6% | 111 surgeries | | 17 | [Gympie Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gympie-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 84 days | not published | 23 surgeries | | 19 | [Proserpine Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/proserpine-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 88 days | not published | 18 surgeries | | 20 | [Robina Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/robina-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 90 days | 6.4% | 110 surgeries | | 21 | [Gold Coast University Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gold-coast-university-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 91 days | 3.3% | 90 surgeries | | 22 | [Nambour General Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nambour-general-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 95 days | 15.2% | 145 surgeries | | 22 | [Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-brisbane-womens-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 95 days | 4.8% | 104 surgeries | | 24 | [Sunshine Coast University Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sunshine-coast-university-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 108 days | 4.9% | 81 surgeries | | 25 | [Toowoomba Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/toowoomba-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 152 days | 27.5% | 91 surgeries | | 26 | [Ipswich Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ipswich-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 171 days | not published | 47 surgeries | | 27 | [Roma Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/roma-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 349 days | not published | 14 surgeries | | unranked | [Atherton Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/atherton-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | not published | not published | 9 surgeries | | unranked | [Caboolture Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/caboolture-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Mount Isa Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-isa-base-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Queensland Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/queensland-childrens-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Stanthorpe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/stanthorpe-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published | Ranked by area in Queensland: [near the Gold Coast](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/carpal-tunnel-surgery/near/gold-coast/) · [near Herston](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/carpal-tunnel-surgery/near/herston/) · [near the Sunshine Coast](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/carpal-tunnel-surgery/near/sunshine-coast/) · [near Woolloongabba](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/carpal-tunnel-surgery/near/woolloongabba/). **Cite this page** > The median wait for carpal tunnel surgery in Queensland public hospitals was 74 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Carpal tunnel surgery waiting times in Queensland", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/carpal-tunnel-surgery/qld/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/carpal-tunnel-surgery/qld/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/carpal-tunnel-surgery/qld/)), from Australian Institute of Health and Welfare MyHospitals data, CC BY 3.0 AU. Reference period 2024–25, released 28 May 2026. ## 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](https://surgerywaits.au/guides/referral-to-another-hospital/). Compare with [every other state](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/carpal-tunnel-surgery/), or see [every surgery reported in Queensland](https://surgerywaits.au/state/qld/). ## Before you use these figures Surgery Waits is not medical advice. It republishes official statistics about waiting times that have already happened, and it does not recommend any hospital, doctor or treatment. 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