Carpal tunnel surgery waiting time at Launceston General Hospital
Median wait, long waits and volumes for carpal tunnel surgery — published by the source as “Carpal tunnel release” — at this public hospital in the South Launceston area of Tasmania, with the nearest alternatives that published a figure.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026
- Median wait
- 69 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 119 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 5.0%2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
Half the people who had this surgery here waited less than the median, and half waited longer. Of the 160 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 80 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 49 days in 2016–17 to 69 days in 2024–25 — up 41% — while the national median rose from 56 days to 71 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Mersey Community Hospital, about 65 km away, at 48 days. Here, 5.0% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 5.2%.
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.
How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Launceston General Hospital | 69 days | 5.0% | 119 surgeries |
| Tasmania (all public hospitals) | 63 days | 4.2% | 381 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 53 days | 3.5% | 2456 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 71 days | 5.2% | 9994 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 500 km — the radius was widened because fewer than four hospitals published a figure within 250 km.
Some of these hospitals are in another state — a public hospital referral can cross the border, so ask your GP what that would mean for you.
How the wait has changed
- Launceston General Hospital
- TAS
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Launceston General Hospital (days) | TAS (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 49 | 77 | 56 |
| 2017–18 | 59 | 83 | 61 |
| 2018–19 | 64 | 97 | 62 |
| 2019–20 | 121 | 84 | 70 |
| 2020–21 | 179 | 105 | 80 |
| 2021–22 | 130 | 112 | 82 |
| 2022–23 | 71 | 78 | 83 |
| 2023–24 | 99 | 63 | 72 |
| 2024–25 | 69 | 63 | 71 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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