Regionalization of services improves access to emergency vascular surgical care.

In conclusion, the vascular surgery centers at UHN and SMH have become provincial resources that enable the efficient transfer of patients with vascular surgical emergencies from across Ontario. Regionalization of services is a viable model to increase access to emergent care.
PMID: 23508395 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Vascular - April 1, 2013 Category: Surgery Authors: Roche-Nagle G, Bachynski K, Nathens AB, Angoulvant D, Rubin BB Tags: Vascular Source Type: research