Capital Region Physician Access
Survey
continued
"How soon can you book the following?"
(from Family Physicians Survey)
and
"Are you experiencing any delay in access to the
following services?"
(from Medical/Surgical Specialists Survey)
The question was asked with regards to the following procedures: CAT Scan, Ultrasound,
MRI scan, and EMG Study, although only medical and surgical specialists/subspecialists
were asked about MRI scan waits.
CAT
Scan Waiting Time |
| |
Family Physicians |
Medical Specialists |
Surgical Specialists |
Average
(1999) |
Average (1998) |
| Average |
7.28 weeks |
8.66 weeks |
7 weeks |
7.45 weeks |
5 weeks |
| Median |
6 weeks |
6 weeks |
5 weeks |
5.87 weeks |
|
| Mode |
9 weeks |
6 weeks |
4 weeks |
7.89 weeks |
|
MRI
Scan Waiting Time |
| |
Medical Specialists |
Surgical Specialists |
Average
(1999) |
Average
(1998) |
| Average |
18.9 weeks |
16.8 weeks |
18.26 weeks |
18.85 weeks |
| Median |
19.5 weeks |
16 weeks |
18.43 weeks |
|
| Mode |
26 weeks |
No clear mode |
26 weeks |
|
EMG
Study Waiting Time |
| |
Family Physicians |
Medical Specialists |
Surgical Specialists |
Average (1999) |
Average (1998) |
| Average |
10.3 weeks |
10.7 weeks |
10.4 weeks |
10.3 weeks |
10.29 weeks |
| Median |
11 weeks |
13 weeks |
11 weeks |
11.2 weeks |
|
| Mode |
13 weeks |
13 weeks |
No clear mode |
13 weeks |
|
Ultrasound
Waiting Time |
| |
Family
Physicians |
Medical
Specialists |
Surgical Specialists |
Average
(1999) |
| Average |
2.38 weeks |
4.6 weeks |
4.67 weeks |
2.82 weeks |
| Median |
2 weeks |
3.75 weeks |
3.5 weeks |
2.34 weeks |
| Mode |
2 weeks |
4 weeks |
3.5 weeks |
2.37 weeks |
"Do you deliver babies?" (from
Family Physicians Survey)
19.7 percent of respondents deliver babies and 80.3 percent do not.
"Do you work in a continuing
care institution?"
(from Family Physicians Survey)
47.6 percent of respondents work in a continuing care institution and 52.4% do not.
"Do you make home
visits?" (from Family Physicians Survey)
74.5% of respondents make home visits and 25.5% do not. Of those who responded in the
affirmative to this question, a large part indicated that home visits are only done in
extenuating circumstances.
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