Characteristics of the GPs in the various practice settings
| CHARACTERISTICS | CLSC | MIXED AMBULATORY | MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL (CLSC) | MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL (Private practice) | HOSPITALIST (Private practice) | LESS ACTIVE (Private practice) | Private practice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of physicians (%) | 502 (9.6) | 519 (9.9) | 606 (11.6) | 1111 (21.3) | 796 (15.3) | 1043 (20.0) | 640 (12.3) |
| Sex, % | |||||||
| • Female | 64.5 | 47.8 | 43.4 | 35.9 | 43.7 | 38.9 | 20.6 |
| • Male | 35.5 | 52.2 | 56.6 | 64.1 | 56.3 | 61.1 | 79.4 |
| Age, %* | |||||||
| • < 35 y | 14.3 | 9.4 | 22.4 | 13.4 | 11.2 | 1.3 | 0.6 |
| • 35–44 y | 39.8 | 36.2 | 45.7 | 46.2 | 36.9 | 22.6 | 14.5 |
| • 45–54 y | 32.1 | 37.8 | 23.9 | 30.5 | 34.0 | 47.6 | 54.2 |
| • 55–70 y | 13.7 | 16.6 | 7.9 | 9.9 | 17.8 | 28.5 | 30.6 |
| Practice, no. | |||||||
| • Hours per year | 1703 | 1907 | 2104 | 2235 | 2003 | 1868 | 2085 |
| • Services | 487 | 3147 | 4592 | 6489 | 3348 | 4199 | 7191 |
| • Patients | 481 | 1243 | 1653 | 2259 | 1519 | 1611 | 2945 |
| Mean income by setting, $ | |||||||
| • Ambulatory clinic | 153 | 0 | 4084 | 3826 | 1948 | 244 | 0 |
| • CHSCD | 5353 | 1 | 40 702 | 43 492 | 39 524 | 1906 | 0 |
| • CHSLD | 3503 | 11 449 | 2116 | 2918 | 3508 | 7407 | 1579 |
| • CLSC | 64 229 | 36 534 | 11 835 | 42 | 5267 | 36 | 0 |
| • ED | 2509 | 0 | 54 571 | 32 489 | 17 277 | 543 | 0 |
| • Home care | 56 | 3707 | 1338 | 3030 | 2505 | 6236 | 2713 |
| • Private practice | 0 | 44 579 | 15 244 | 58 168 | 35 330 | 67 101 | 123 461 |
| • Total | 75 803 | 96 270 | 129 890 | 143 965 | 105 359 | 83 473 | 127 753 |
CLSC—centre local de services communautaires, ED—emergency department.
↵* Not all percentages add to 100 owing to rounding.