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title: "Carpal tunnel surgery waiting times in Victoria"
description: "Public hospitals in Victoria ranked by median wait for Carpal tunnel surgery in 2024–25."
url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/carpal-tunnel-surgery/vic/"
---

# Carpal tunnel surgery waiting times in Victoria

The median wait for carpal tunnel surgery in Victoria public hospitals was **53 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.

38 public hospitals in Victoria 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.

3 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.

- [The Northern Hospital \[Epping\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 22 days
- [Ballarat Health Services \[Base Hospital\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballarat-health-services-base-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 23 days
- [Bass Coast Health](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bass-coast-health/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 25 days
- [Sandringham Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sandringham-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 28 days
- [St Vincent's On the Park](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-on-the-park/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 28 days
- [West Gippsland Healthcare Group \[Warragul\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/west-gippsland-healthcare-group-warragul/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 29 days
- [South West Healthcare \[Camperdown\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-west-healthcare-camperdown/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 39 days
- [Frankston Public Surgical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-public-surgical-centre/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 43 days
- [Monash Medical Centre \[Clayton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-clayton/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 44 days
- [University Hospital Geelong](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/university-hospital-geelong/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 44 days
- [Frankston Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 48 days
- [The Alfred](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-alfred/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 49 days
- [Williamstown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/williamstown-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 50 days
- [Maroondah Hospital \[East Ringwood\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 52 days
- [Healesville Hospital and Yarra Valley Health](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/healesville-hospital-and-yarra-valley-health/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 53 days
- [Northeast Health Wangaratta](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northeast-health-wangaratta/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 53 days
- [Box Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/box-hill-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 56 days
- [Royal Melbourne Hospital \[City Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-melbourne-hospital-city-campus/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 57 days
- [Albury Wodonga Health \[Wodonga Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/albury-wodonga-health-wodonga-campus/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 58 days
- [Blackburn Public Surgical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blackburn-public-surgical-centre/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 60 days
- [Yarra Ranges Health](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/yarra-ranges-health/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 60 days
- [Dandenong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 65 days
- [South West Healthcare \[Warrnambool\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-west-healthcare-warrnambool/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 65 days
- [Djerriwarrh Health Service \[Bacchus Marsh\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/djerriwarrh-health-service-bacchus-marsh/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 66 days
- [St Vincent's Hospital \[Melbourne\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 67 days
- [Latrobe Regional Hospital \[Traralgon\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/latrobe-regional-hospital-traralgon/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 75 days
- [The Bendigo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-bendigo-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 77 days
- [Angliss Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/angliss-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 83 days
- [Goulburn Valley Health \[Shepparton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-valley-health-shepparton/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 85 days
- [Western Hospital \[Footscray\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/western-hospital-footscray/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 93 days
- [Austin Hospital \[Heidelberg\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/austin-hospital-heidelberg/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 100 days
- [Monash Medical Centre \[Moorabbin\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-moorabbin/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 115 days
- [Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital \[Heidelberg West\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/heidelberg-repatriation-hospital-heidelberg-west/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 138 days
- [Werribee Mercy Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/werribee-mercy-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 183 days
- [Sunshine Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sunshine-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): 482 days
- [Broadmeadows Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/broadmeadows-health-service/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): not published
- [Casey Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/casey-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): not published
- [Cranbourne Integrated Care Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cranbourne-integrated-care-centre/carpal-tunnel-surgery/): not published

Carpal tunnel release in Victoria 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 | [The Northern Hospital \[Epping\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 22 days | 0.0% | 151 surgeries |
| 2 | [Ballarat Health Services \[Base Hospital\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballarat-health-services-base-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 23 days | 0.0% | 62 surgeries |
| 3 | [Bass Coast Health](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bass-coast-health/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 25 days | not published | 26 surgeries |
| 4 | [Sandringham Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sandringham-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 28 days | not published | 40 surgeries |
| 4 | [St Vincent's On the Park](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-on-the-park/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 28 days | 1.8% | 111 surgeries |
| 6 | [West Gippsland Healthcare Group \[Warragul\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/west-gippsland-healthcare-group-warragul/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 29 days | 0.0% | 78 surgeries |
| 7 | [South West Healthcare \[Camperdown\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-west-healthcare-camperdown/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 39 days | not published | 18 surgeries |
| 8 | [Frankston Public Surgical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-public-surgical-centre/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 43 days | 0.0% | 125 surgeries |
| 9 | [Monash Medical Centre \[Clayton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-clayton/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 44 days | not published | 40 surgeries |
| 9 | [University Hospital Geelong](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/university-hospital-geelong/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 44 days | 0.0% | 119 surgeries |
| 11 | [Frankston Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 48 days | 0.0% | 96 surgeries |
| 12 | [The Alfred](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-alfred/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 49 days | 0.0% | 98 surgeries |
| 13 | [Williamstown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/williamstown-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 50 days | not published | 30 surgeries |
| 14 | [Maroondah Hospital \[East Ringwood\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 52 days | 0.0% | 102 surgeries |
| 15 | [Healesville Hospital and Yarra Valley Health](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/healesville-hospital-and-yarra-valley-health/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 53 days | not published | 40 surgeries |
| 15 | [Northeast Health Wangaratta](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northeast-health-wangaratta/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 53 days | 0.0% | 100 surgeries |
| 17 | [Box Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/box-hill-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 56 days | not published | 43 surgeries |
| 18 | [Royal Melbourne Hospital \[City Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-melbourne-hospital-city-campus/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 57 days | 8.2% | 97 surgeries |
| 19 | [Albury Wodonga Health \[Wodonga Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/albury-wodonga-health-wodonga-campus/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 58 days | not published | 18 surgeries |
| 20 | [Blackburn Public Surgical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blackburn-public-surgical-centre/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 60 days | 0.0% | 105 surgeries |
| 20 | [Yarra Ranges Health](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/yarra-ranges-health/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 60 days | not published | 48 surgeries |
| 22 | [Dandenong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 65 days | 4.1% | 145 surgeries |
| 22 | [South West Healthcare \[Warrnambool\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-west-healthcare-warrnambool/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 65 days | not published | 36 surgeries |
| 24 | [Djerriwarrh Health Service \[Bacchus Marsh\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/djerriwarrh-health-service-bacchus-marsh/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 66 days | not published | 16 surgeries |
| 25 | [St Vincent's Hospital \[Melbourne\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 67 days | 4.3% | 94 surgeries |
| 26 | [Latrobe Regional Hospital \[Traralgon\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/latrobe-regional-hospital-traralgon/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 75 days | 0.8% | 125 surgeries |
| 27 | [The Bendigo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-bendigo-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 77 days | not published | 45 surgeries |
| 28 | [Angliss Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/angliss-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 83 days | 0.0% | 90 surgeries |
| 29 | [Goulburn Valley Health \[Shepparton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-valley-health-shepparton/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 85 days | not published | 34 surgeries |
| 30 | [Western Hospital \[Footscray\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/western-hospital-footscray/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 93 days | not published | 14 surgeries |
| 31 | [Austin Hospital \[Heidelberg\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/austin-hospital-heidelberg/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 100 days | not published | 25 surgeries |
| 32 | [Monash Medical Centre \[Moorabbin\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-moorabbin/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 115 days | not published | 15 surgeries |
| 33 | [Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital \[Heidelberg West\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/heidelberg-repatriation-hospital-heidelberg-west/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 138 days | 6.1% | 132 surgeries |
| 34 | [Werribee Mercy Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/werribee-mercy-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 183 days | 15.3% | 59 surgeries |
| 35 | [Sunshine Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sunshine-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 482 days | 62.9% | 62 surgeries |
| unranked | [Broadmeadows Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/broadmeadows-health-service/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Casey Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/casey-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | not published | not published | 7 surgeries |
| unranked | [Cranbourne Integrated Care Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cranbourne-integrated-care-centre/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | not published | not published | 8 surgeries |

Ranked by area in Victoria: [near Box Hill](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/carpal-tunnel-surgery/near/box-hill/) · [near Clayton](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/carpal-tunnel-surgery/near/clayton/) · [near Fitzroy](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/carpal-tunnel-surgery/near/fitzroy/) · [near Frankston](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/carpal-tunnel-surgery/near/frankston/) · [near Heidelberg](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/carpal-tunnel-surgery/near/heidelberg/) · [near Prahran](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/carpal-tunnel-surgery/near/prahran/) · [near St Albans](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/carpal-tunnel-surgery/near/st-albans/).

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> The median wait for carpal tunnel surgery in Victoria public hospitals was 53 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026).

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Surgery Waits, "Carpal tunnel surgery waiting times in Victoria", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/carpal-tunnel-surgery/vic/, accessed 28 May 2026.
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Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/carpal-tunnel-surgery/vic/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/carpal-tunnel-surgery/vic/)), 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

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