The doctor shortage in our province is the worst in Canada according to a new study.
The Canadian Institute for Health Information released a study that shows our province has the lowest doctor-to-patient ratio in Canada.
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In 2011 we had 181 physicians per 100-thousand people, the national average is 203.
There is a silver lining though across the country the number of physicians has grown 3 times faster than the population over the past 5 years.
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