Table 1 Patient visits and support staff per provider (N) per half-day clinic session, by year

Patients per clinic session (range)

14.9 ± 4.0 (9.6-20.1)

12.0 ± 3.2 (7.8-15.5)

11.9 ± 3.1 (7.7-15.0)

12.6 ± 3.0^a (8.5-16.5)

12.1 ± 4.2^b (6.8-16.7)

Change from 2008 (%)

—

−17.0 ± 6.1

−16.9 ± 12.0

−15.3 ± 10.1

−18.5 ± 6.7

p value*

—

0.002

0.001

0.003

0.027

p value**

—

0.001

0.005

0.014

< 0.001

Support staff per clinic session (range)

2.8 ± 0.6 (2.0-3.5)

2.6 ± 0.3 (2.0-3.1)

2.5 ± 0.3 (2.1-2.9)

2.7 ± 0.6^a (2.0-3.4)

3.1 ± 0.6^b (2.4-4.1)

Change from 2008 (%)

—

−7.1

−10.7

−3.6

+10.7

p value*

—

0.379

0.248

0.516

0.204

p value**

—

0.379

0.204

0.659

0.573