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Carpal tunnel surgery in Western Australia

Carpal tunnel surgery in Western Australia: planned surgery waiting times at public hospitals, with the national figures beside them. Public hospitals in Western Australia that published a median wait in 2024–25: 18.

Figures for Western Australia

Each tile shows the state figure and the national figure for the same measure. A state figure is never ranked.

Median wait, Western Australia
71 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Median wait, Australia
71 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Waiting more than 365 days, Western Australia
3.6%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Waiting more than 365 days, Australia
5.2%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Patients treated, Western Australia
1,198 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Patients treated, Australia
9,994 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026

Hospitals in Western Australia

The shortest median wait comes first. A hospital with no published median wait follows, in name order, and has no rank.

A rank compares a hospital with every public hospital in Australia that published the same figure for the same period. The page shows a rank only on a current published figure. It never ranks a withheld or unreported figure. It also never ranks a figure from an earlier period.

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Carpal tunnel surgery: public hospitals in Western Australia2024–25, released 19 August 2026
HospitalMedian waitWaiting more than 365 daysPatients treated
Warren Hospital33 daysRank 19th of 160 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure16 surgeries
Peel Health Campus35 daysRank 20th of 160 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 80 nationally73 surgeries
Northam Hospital36 daysRank 22nd of 160 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure10 surgeries
Armadale-Kelmscott Memorial Hospital57 daysRank 56th of 160 nationally0.9%Rank 31st of 80 nationally106 surgeries
Fremantle Hospital and Health Service57 daysRank 56th of 160 nationally1.5%Rank 35th of 80 nationally130 surgeries
Joondalup Health Campus (Public)59 daysRank 60th of 160 nationally1.7%Rank 39th of 80 nationally116 surgeries
Kalgoorlie Health Campus61 daysRank 65th of 160 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure22 surgeries
Busselton Health Campus62 daysRank 66th of 160 nationally1.9%Rank 43rd of 80 nationally103 surgeries
Bentley Health Service63 daysRank 68th of 160 nationally1.1%Rank 33rd of 80 nationally185 surgeries
Osborne Park Hospital68 daysRank 79th of 160 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 80 nationally53 surgeries
Bunbury Hospital69 daysRank 80th of 160 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure37 surgeries
Esperance Hospital82 daysRank 94th of 160 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure22 surgeries
Narrogin Hospital82 daysRank 94th of 160 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure18 surgeries
Geraldton Hospital98 daysRank 116th of 160 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure37 surgeries
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital120 daysRank 128th of 160 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure37 surgeries
Rockingham General Hospital133 daysRank 134th of 160 nationally2.8%Rank 49th of 80 nationally72 surgeries
Albany Hospital139 daysRank 136th of 160 nationally18.3%Rank 72nd of 80 nationally60 surgeries
Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus248 daysRank 148th of 160 nationally22.0%Rank 74th of 80 nationally50 surgeries
Bridgetown Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
Broome Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure9 surgeries
Collie Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
Fiona Stanley Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure9 surgeries
Hedland Health Campusnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
Karratha Health Campusnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure8 surgeries
Katanning Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
Kununurra Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
Merredin Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure7 surgeries
St John of God Midland Public Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients

Each chart shows one figure for each year the source published it. A year with no published figure is a gap in the line, and the table under the chart gives the reason.

The charts show Australia and Western Australia.

Carpal tunnel surgery: median wait by financial year2016–17 to 2024–25, released 19 August 2026
0501002016–172018–192020–212022–232024–25
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Carpal tunnel surgery: median wait by financial year2016–17 to 2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Financial yearAustraliaWestern Australia
2016–1756 days51 days
2017–1861 days51 days
2018–1962 days56 days
2019–2070 days63 days
2020–2180 days71 days
2021–2282 days83 days
2022–2383 days91 days
2023–2472 days76 days
2024–2571 days71 days

All of Australia: Carpal tunnel surgery

Other states and territories

The same surgery in each state or territory with hospital figures.

What this page leaves out

Private hospitals are excluded. This page covers public hospitals only, so it shows no private hospital.

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Where this data comes from

  • Dataset on publicdata.au
    Elective surgery waiting times by hospital and intended procedure, Australia
    Publisher
    Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
    Version
    20 October 2026
    Data released
    19 August 2026
    Licence
    CC BY 4.0
    How to cite this data
    Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, elective surgery waiting times data extract, sourced 19 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-elective-surgery-waiting-times-by-procedure/v/2026-10-20/
  • Dataset on publicdata.au
    Hospitals, Local Hospital Networks and Primary Health Networks in MyHospitals, Australia
    Publisher
    Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
    Version
    3 October 2026
    Data released
    19 August 2026
    Licence
    CC BY 4.0
    How to cite this data
    Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, mapping details extract, sourced 3 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-hospitals-myhospitals/v/2026-10-03/
  • Dataset on publicdata.au
    Reported measures and their codes in MyHospitals, Australia
    Publisher
    Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
    Version
    27 October 2026
    Data released
    The publisher gives no release date for this dataset.
    Licence
    CC BY 4.0
    How to cite this data
    Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, reported measures, sourced 26 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-myhospitals-reported-measures/v/2026-10-27/
  • Dataset on publicdata.au
    Reporting unit mappings to health networks and states in MyHospitals, Australia
    Publisher
    Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
    Version
    27 October 2026
    Data released
    The publisher gives no release date for this dataset.
    Licence
    CC BY 4.0
    How to cite this data
    Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, reporting units, sourced 26 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-myhospitals-reporting-unit-mappings/v/2026-10-27/
  • Dataset on publicdata.au
    Reporting unit codes and alternative names in MyHospitals, Australia
    Publisher
    Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
    Version
    27 October 2026
    Data released
    The publisher gives no release date for this dataset.
    Licence
    CC BY 4.0
    How to cite this data
    Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, reporting units, sourced 26 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-myhospitals-reporting-units/v/2026-10-27/