1 in 5 Ontario ER patients needed a family doctor, not urgent care, auditor says

Ontario's acting auditor general says one in five patients who visited the province's emergency departments were only there because they did not have a family doctor.

1 in 5 Ontario ER patients needed a family doctor, not urgent care, auditor says
A doctor's examination room is seen through an open door, with a stethoscope hanging on its handle.

Ontario's acting auditor general says one in five patients who visited the province's emergency departments were only there because they did not have a family doctor.