Table 1:

Types of routine primary care services delivered at or by primary health care site by urban versus rural status*

StatusNo. (%)
Nurse practitioner services
n = 144		Family physician services
n = 145		Radiography services
n = 141		Laboratory services
n = 142		24-h Emergency department services
n = 140		24-h Primary care services
n = 137
Delivered74 (51.4)95 (65.5)†42 (29.8)61 (43.0)‡45 (32.1)‡44 (32.1)
 Urban14 (40.0)10 (29.4)6 (18.8)9 (27.3)6 (18.2)7 (21.2)
 Rural60 (55.0)85 (76.6)36 (33.0)52 (47.7)39 (36.4)37 (35.6)
On-site delivery§59 (79.7)63 (66.3)41 (97.6)55 (90.2)44 (97.8)43 (97.7)
 Urban13 (92.9)6 (60.0)6 (100.0)8 (88.8)6 (100.0)7 (100.0)
 Rural46 (76.7)57 (67.1)35 (97.2)47 (90.4)38 (84.4)36 (97.3)

  • ↵* Sample sizes differ between tables owing to differing response rates for each question.

  • ↵† p < 0.001.

  • ↵‡ p ≤ 0.05.

  • ↵§ Data shown for delivery by an on-site employee.

  • If not delivered by on-site employee, service was delivered by visiting health care professional or telehealth.