BY THE NUMBERS
61-78
Cases of medical assistance in dying in the Champlain Local Health Integration Network, as of June 30
46
How many were provided by The Ottawa Hospital between June 2016 and May 2017
17
How many were provided by the hospital in the community — for example, in patients’ homes and at retirement homes
102
Medical assessments provided by the hospital’s medical team
43
Requests made to the hospital that were processed but didn’t result in a medically assisted death
4
Number of medical providers registered with the province’s Care Coordination Service as willing to provide medical assistance in dying within the Champlain LHIN
548
Number of such deaths in Ontario as of June 30
55%
Proportion in hospitals
35%
In private homes
6%
In long-term care
3%
In retirement homes or seniors residences
73
Average age of a medically assisted dying patient in Ontario
53%
Proportion of patients who were male
47%
Were female
65%
Had cancer
15%
Had a neurological condition
11%
Had circulatory or respiratory conditions
7%
Other causes