WaitFinder

Carpal tunnel release waiting time at Wollongong Hospital

Median wait, long waits and volumes for Carpal tunnel release at this public hospital, 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
127 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
Surgeries completed
22 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
Waited more than 365 days
not published2024–25 · released 28 May 2026 — Reported data did not meet the criteria to calculate this indicator.

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 131 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.

How this compares

Median wait, long waits and volume for Carpal tunnel release, 2024–25.
Where Median wait Waited more than 365 days Surgeries
Wollongong Hospital127 daysnot published22 surgeries
New South Wales (all public hospitals)96 days8.9%2847 surgeries
Australia (all public hospitals)71 days5.2%9994 surgeries

Where the wait is shorter nearby

Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 71 days marks the national median.

Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.

How the wait has changed

Median wait for Carpal tunnel release by financial year at Wollongong Hospital, compared with New South Wales and Australiadays01002003004002016–172018–192020–212022–232024–25Wollongong Hospital 127NSW 96Australia 71
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View these numbers as a table
Median wait in days for Carpal tunnel release, by financial year. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28.
Reference periodWollongong Hospital (days)NSW (days)Australia (days)
2016–172507856
2017–182517861
2018–193088562
2019–202019170
2020–212779180
2021–222989982
2022–2314810483
2023–241918772
2024–251279671

What is not here

Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.

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