Table 1 Distribution of calls and calling physicians
From: Infectious disease hotlines to provide advice to general practitioners: a prospective study
Recorded calls | General Practitioners | Usage rate | Hotline opening days and hours | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Guests (A) | Callers (B) | (B)/(A) | |||||
Region (city) | n | % | n | n | % | Days | Hours |
Isère (Grenoble) | 1821 | 44 | 1582 | 852 | 54 | 7 days/week | 24h/24 |
Haute-Savoie (Annecy) | 909 | 22 | 909 | 348 | 38 | Monday-Friday | 9:00 am − 6:00 pm |
Savoie (Chambéry) | 420 | 10 | 1286 | 271 | 21 | Monday-Friday Saturday-Sunday | 9:00 am − 7:00 pm 9:00 am − 1:00 pm |
Loire (St Etienne) | 396 | 10 | 896 | 255 | 28 | Monday-Friday | 2:00 pm − 5:00 pm |
Ille-et-Vilaine (Rennes) | 332 | 8 | 600 | 243 | 41 | Monday-Friday Saturday | 9:00 am − 6:30 pm 9:00 am − 12:30 pm |
Alpes-Maritimes (Nice) | 206 | 8 | 1605 | 152 | 9 | Monday-Friday | 24h/24 |
Rhône (Lyon) | 26 | 1 | 2441 | 24 | 1 | Monday-Friday | 8:30 am − 6:30 pm |
Paris | 19 | < 0.5 | 3897 | 17 | 0.5 | Monday-Friday | 9:00 am − 6:30 pm |
Seine-et-Marne (Melun) | 7 | < 0.5 | 1109 | 7 | 1 | Monday-Friday | 9:00 am − 7:00 pm |
Corsica (Ajaccio) | 2 | < 0.5 | 364 | 2 | 1 | Monday-Friday | 9:00 am − 6:00 pm |