The average family doctor across the country has about 1,200 to 1,500 patients per practice.
Coming back to the models, there's a very nice model very close to your own city here in Ottawa where they set up a primary care team. They have six to eight family doctors, but they also have a number of other professionals. They have the electronic means of sharing information and managing the patients there, and right now, over the last year or so, they've been putting ads in their local papers to take on an extra 250 patients every six to eight weeks. This is the result of newer technology, more inter-professional care, and more effectiveness and efficiencies within the practice setting itself as a result of model development.