Ontario has less hospital capacity than any other province on one key measure. And it is losing hospital capacity faster than any other province. 1996 Population 1995-6 Hospitalizations Hospitalizations per thousand 2010 Population 2009/10 Hospitalizations Hospitalizations per thousand Decline since 1996 Canada 29,569,874 3,237,070 109.5 34,073,957 2,785,400 81.7 25.3% NFLD. 560,576 69,426 123.8 511,154 50,660 99.1 20.0% PEI 135,543 18,594 137.2 143,128 14,572 101.8 25.8% N.S. 930,826 114,953 123.5 944,457 83,777 88.7 28.2% N.B. 752,062 114,473 152.2 752,573 83,777 111.3 26.9% Quebec 7,243,693 749,902 103.5 7,895,081 635,699 80.5 22.2% Ontario 11,065,044 1,149,92
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