Carpal tunnel surgery waiting times in Queensland

Public hospitals in Queensland 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

32 public hospitals in Queensland reported carpal tunnel surgery in 2024–25. The state median was 74 days; the national median was 71 days.

Compare this near you → 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 Hospital27 days
Maryborough Hospital35 days
The Prince Charles Hospital43 days
Gladstone Hospital55 days
Redland Hospital56 days
Bundaberg Base Hospital60 days
Princess Alexandra Hospital60 days
Mater Adult Hospital63 days
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital63 days
Townsville University Hospital64 days
Logan Hospital67 days
Redcliffe Hospital72 days
Rockhampton Hospital72 days
Mackay Base Hospital73 days
Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service77 days
Longreach Hospital78 days
Cairns Hospital84 days
Gympie Hospital84 days
Proserpine Hospital88 days
Robina Hospital90 days
Gold Coast University Hospital91 days
Nambour General Hospital95 days
Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital95 days
Sunshine Coast University Hospital108 days
Toowoomba Hospital152 days
Ipswich Hospital171 days
Roma Hospital349 days
Atherton Hospitalnot published
Caboolture Hospitalnot published
Mount Isa Base Hospitalnot published
Queensland Children's Hospitalnot published
Stanthorpe Hospitalnot 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	27 days	not published	19 surgeries
2	Maryborough Hospital	35 days	0.0%	62 surgeries
3	The Prince Charles Hospital	43 days	0.0%	174 surgeries
4	Gladstone Hospital	55 days	not published	35 surgeries
5	Redland Hospital	56 days	0.9%	116 surgeries
6	Bundaberg Base Hospital	60 days	1.8%	113 surgeries
6	Princess Alexandra Hospital	60 days	1.2%	84 surgeries
8	Mater Adult Hospital	63 days	1.8%	111 surgeries
8	Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital	63 days	0.0%	111 surgeries
10	Townsville University Hospital	64 days	2.6%	117 surgeries
11	Logan Hospital	67 days	0.0%	66 surgeries
12	Redcliffe Hospital	72 days	not published	31 surgeries
12	Rockhampton Hospital	72 days	2.1%	95 surgeries
14	Mackay Base Hospital	73 days	2.0%	101 surgeries
15	Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service	77 days	2.0%	150 surgeries
16	Longreach Hospital	78 days	not published	11 surgeries
17	Cairns Hospital	84 days	3.6%	111 surgeries
17	Gympie Hospital	84 days	not published	23 surgeries
19	Proserpine Hospital	88 days	not published	18 surgeries
20	Robina Hospital	90 days	6.4%	110 surgeries
21	Gold Coast University Hospital	91 days	3.3%	90 surgeries
22	Nambour General Hospital	95 days	15.2%	145 surgeries
22	Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital	95 days	4.8%	104 surgeries
24	Sunshine Coast University Hospital	108 days	4.9%	81 surgeries
25	Toowoomba Hospital	152 days	27.5%	91 surgeries
26	Ipswich Hospital	171 days	not published	47 surgeries
27	Roma Hospital	349 days	not published	14 surgeries
unranked	Atherton Hospital	not published	not published	9 surgeries
unranked	Caboolture Hospital	not published	not published	not published
unranked	Mount Isa Base Hospital	not published	not published	not published
unranked	Queensland Children's Hospital	not published	not published	not published
unranked	Stanthorpe 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 Queensland.