Table 6: Median wait time from referral to rheumatologist consultation, by patient's health service planning region (LHIN).
LHIN no. | LHIN | No. (%) of patients | Median wait time (IQR), d | No. of rheumatologists in 2009/10 | No. of rheumatologists per 100 000 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
13 | North East | 190 (7.8) | 55.0 (37.0-92.0) | < 6 | 0.2 |
3 | Waterloo Wellington | 405 (16.7) | 77.5 (28.0-105.5) | < 6 | 0.5 |
1 | Erie St. Clair | NR* | NR* | < 6 | 0.7 |
5 | Central West | 90 (3.7) | 103.0 (41.0-144.0) | < 6 | 0.8 |
12 | North Simcoe Muskoka | 224 (9.2) | 77.5 (25.5-103.0) | < 6 | 0.8 |
9 | Central East | 184 (7.6) | 46.3 (32.0-78.3) | 12 | 0.9 |
14 | North West | NR* | NR* | < 6 | 1.0 |
2 | South West | 182 (7.5) | 146.5 (34.3-180.8) | 9 | 1.1 |
6 | Mississauga Halton | 29 (1.2) | 65.0 (17.0-82.0) | 11 | 1.2 |
8 | Central | 365 (15.0) | 72.3 (27.0-99.3) | 18 | 1.3 |
10 | South East | 13 (0.5) | 125.2 (30.8-156.0) | 6 | 1.4 |
4 | Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant | 67 (2.8) | 71.2 (24.3-95.5) | 19 | 1.6 |
11 | Champlain | 166 (6.8) | 112.2 (49.8-162.0) | 19 | 1.8 |
7 | Toronto Central | 509 (20.9) | 59.0 (15.0-74.0) | 50 | 5.2 |
- | All Ontario regions | 2430 (100.0) | 74.0 (27.0-101.0) | 162 | 1.5 |
Note: IQR = interquartile range, LHIN = Local Health Integration Network, NR = not reportable.
*Suppressed to protect privacy.