Ontario’s family doctor deserts are so vast, patients won’t leave physicians even after they move hours away

MAP scientist Dr. Archna Gupta found that patients in Ontario were typically better off being in close proximity to their family doctors. The further away they lived, the less likely they were to be screened for cancer and the more likely they were to visit the emergency department for non-urgent health concerns. Dr. Gupta recently spoke with The Globe and Mail about these findings.

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