Comparison of access to services in rural emergency departments in Quebec and British Columbia.

CONCLUSIONS: The results suggest that major differences exist in access to support services in rural EDs in British Columbia and Quebec. A nationwide study is justified to address this issue of variability in rural and remote health service delivery and its impact on interfacility transfers and patient outcomes. PMID: 25358275 [PubMed - in process]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25358275?dopt=Abstract

Source: Rural Remote Health - November 1, 2014 Category: Rural Health Authors: Fleet R, Audette LD, Marcoux J, Villa J, Archambault P, Poitras J Tags: CJEM Source Type: research