LHIN | NO. OF MMT PHYSICIANS* | MMT PHYSICIANS PER 100 000 POPULATION | MEAN (SD) AGE, Y | MALE SEX, % | PCP, % † | MEDIAN (IQR) NO. OF UNIQUE MMT PATIENTS PER MONTH | MEDIAN (IQR) NO. OF MMT-RELATED VISITS PER MONTH |
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Total for all LHINs | 312 | 2.7 | 50.7 (9.8) | 74 | 75 | 81 (27–182) | 89 (29–104) |
Central | 42 | 2.7 | 50.8 (10.7) | 83 | 75 | 112 (38–259) | 129 (38–322) |
Central East | 20 | 1.5 | 54.2 (9.0) | NA‡ | NA‡ | 154 (36–228) | 180 (38–327) |
Central West | 13 | 1.8 | 47.5 (9.2) | NA‡ | NA‡ | 78 (40–121) | 97 (41–132) |
Champlain | 9 | 0.8 | 47.3 (9.0) | NA‡ | NA‡ | 74 (24–142) | 75 (24–247) |
Erie St Clair | 20 | 3.8 | 50.1 (9.4) | NA‡ | 50 | 107 (36–266) | 110 (51–267) |
Hamilton Niagara | 34 | 2.8 | 50.0 (8.4) | 71 | 56 | 95 (39–296) | 115 (43–388) |
Mississauga Halton | 11 | 1.1 | 45.8 (9.3) | NA‡ | NA‡ | 120 (44–177) | 157 (44–226) |
North East | 16 | 3.3 | 54.4 (4.2) | NA‡ | NA‡ | 131 (40–245) | 191 (70–278) |
North Simcoe Muskoka | 16 | 4.0 | 50.2 (5.7) | NA‡ | 56 | 61 (39–108) | 95 (39–201) |
North West | 10 | 5.1 | 47.4 (8.7) | NA‡ | NA‡ | 31 (17–90) | 36 (19–94) |
South East | 16 | 3.8 | 50.4 (8.8) | 50 | 63 | 41 (29–243) | 42 (31–252) |
South West | 31 | 3.8 | 54.7 (10.5) | 68 | 77 | 58 (25–179) | 58 (27–189) |
Toronto Central | 60 | 5.6 | 49.3 (12.0) | 67 | 78 | 39 (11–124) | 39 (12–162) |
Waterloo Wellington | 6 | 0.9 | 56.8 (6.8) | NA‡ | NA‡ | 86 (18–102) | 86 (18–103) |
IQR—interquartile range, LHIN—Local Health Integration Network, MMT—methadone maintenance treatment, NA—not available, PCP—primary care physician.
↵* There are 8 MMT-prescribing physicians for whom there were missing data and who were not assigned to an LHIN.
↵† Proportion of MMT-prescribing physicians who are PCPs.
↵‡ Values were suppressed to maintain confidentiality of physicians in low-supply regions.