Carpal tunnel surgery waiting times in Victoria

Public hospitals in Victoria 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

38 public hospitals in Victoria reported carpal tunnel surgery in 2024–25. The state median was 53 days; the national median was 71 days.

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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]22 days
Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital]23 days
Bass Coast Health25 days
Sandringham Hospital28 days
St Vincent's On the Park28 days
West Gippsland Healthcare Group [Warragul]29 days
South West Healthcare [Camperdown]39 days
Frankston Public Surgical Centre43 days
Monash Medical Centre [Clayton]44 days
University Hospital Geelong44 days
Frankston Hospital48 days
The Alfred49 days
Williamstown Hospital50 days
Maroondah Hospital [East Ringwood]52 days
Healesville Hospital and Yarra Valley Health53 days
Northeast Health Wangaratta53 days
Box Hill Hospital56 days
Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus]57 days
Albury Wodonga Health [Wodonga Campus]58 days
Blackburn Public Surgical Centre60 days
Yarra Ranges Health60 days
Dandenong Hospital65 days
South West Healthcare [Warrnambool]65 days
Djerriwarrh Health Service [Bacchus Marsh]66 days
St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne]67 days
Latrobe Regional Hospital [Traralgon]75 days
The Bendigo Hospital77 days
Angliss Hospital83 days
Goulburn Valley Health [Shepparton]85 days
Western Hospital [Footscray]93 days
Austin Hospital [Heidelberg]100 days
Monash Medical Centre [Moorabbin]115 days
Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West]138 days
Werribee Mercy Hospital183 days
Sunshine Hospital482 days
Broadmeadows Health Servicenot published
Casey Hospitalnot published
Cranbourne Integrated Care Centrenot 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]	22 days	0.0%	151 surgeries
2	Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital]	23 days	0.0%	62 surgeries
3	Bass Coast Health	25 days	not published	26 surgeries
4	Sandringham Hospital	28 days	not published	40 surgeries
4	St Vincent's On the Park	28 days	1.8%	111 surgeries
6	West Gippsland Healthcare Group [Warragul]	29 days	0.0%	78 surgeries
7	South West Healthcare [Camperdown]	39 days	not published	18 surgeries
8	Frankston Public Surgical Centre	43 days	0.0%	125 surgeries
9	Monash Medical Centre [Clayton]	44 days	not published	40 surgeries
9	University Hospital Geelong	44 days	0.0%	119 surgeries
11	Frankston Hospital	48 days	0.0%	96 surgeries
12	The Alfred	49 days	0.0%	98 surgeries
13	Williamstown Hospital	50 days	not published	30 surgeries
14	Maroondah Hospital [East Ringwood]	52 days	0.0%	102 surgeries
15	Healesville Hospital and Yarra Valley Health	53 days	not published	40 surgeries
15	Northeast Health Wangaratta	53 days	0.0%	100 surgeries
17	Box Hill Hospital	56 days	not published	43 surgeries
18	Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus]	57 days	8.2%	97 surgeries
19	Albury Wodonga Health [Wodonga Campus]	58 days	not published	18 surgeries
20	Blackburn Public Surgical Centre	60 days	0.0%	105 surgeries
20	Yarra Ranges Health	60 days	not published	48 surgeries
22	Dandenong Hospital	65 days	4.1%	145 surgeries
22	South West Healthcare [Warrnambool]	65 days	not published	36 surgeries
24	Djerriwarrh Health Service [Bacchus Marsh]	66 days	not published	16 surgeries
25	St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne]	67 days	4.3%	94 surgeries
26	Latrobe Regional Hospital [Traralgon]	75 days	0.8%	125 surgeries
27	The Bendigo Hospital	77 days	not published	45 surgeries
28	Angliss Hospital	83 days	0.0%	90 surgeries
29	Goulburn Valley Health [Shepparton]	85 days	not published	34 surgeries
30	Western Hospital [Footscray]	93 days	not published	14 surgeries
31	Austin Hospital [Heidelberg]	100 days	not published	25 surgeries
32	Monash Medical Centre [Moorabbin]	115 days	not published	15 surgeries
33	Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West]	138 days	6.1%	132 surgeries
34	Werribee Mercy Hospital	183 days	15.3%	59 surgeries
35	Sunshine Hospital	482 days	62.9%	62 surgeries
unranked	Broadmeadows Health Service	not published	not published	not published
unranked	Casey Hospital	not published	not published	7 surgeries
unranked	Cranbourne Integrated Care Centre	not published	not published	8 surgeries

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 Victoria.