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Table 7 Average number and cost (2010 CAD$) of patient visits per week and per year

From: An estimate of the cost of burnout on early retirement and reduction in clinical hours of practicing physicians in Canada

Specialty

# Services per week*

# Reduced services per week*

Cost per service†

Cost of services per year**

Cost of reduced services per year**

FP

138.54

8.12 hrs

$38.47

$255,830

$15,001

Surgeons

107.84

21.14

80.91

418,797

82,110

Other specialists

114.52

4.95

62.29

342,393

14,787

  1. †Source: CIHI 2013.
  2. *Source: NPS 2007.
  3. **Cost per year = services per week × 48 weeks × Cost per service.