Article
Barriers to patient care in southwestern Ontario rural emergency departments: physician perceptions
Obstacles aux soins des patients dans les services d'urgence ruraux du sud-ouest de l'Ontario : perceptions des médecins
Summer 2012
Volume 17 - Issue 3
Kyle William Carter, Kelsey Cassidy, Munsif Bhimani
Details
ISSN Number: 12037796
Language: English/French
Format: PDF
Pages: 9–13
Content Summary
This study explores the perceptions of physicians in rural emergency departments in southwestern Ontario regarding factors affecting patient care. Key barriers identified include crowding and inadequate staffing, while effective information sharing and access to laboratory studies were seen as positive influences.
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Rural medicinePrimary carePublic healthRemote medicineRecruitment