An important aspect of health care is the distance a person has to travel to get medical services.
This map shows the average distance that people in each census division have to travel to reach the nearest physician specialist living in the same province or territory. (A physician specialist is physician who has undertaken post-graduate degree studies to specialize in a particular branch of medicine such as cardiology or gynaecology). Because physician specialists tend to be found in urban areas, the map essentially shows the distance to the nearest city. This concentration means that generally rural and northern residents must travel considerable distances to see specialists.
