Pediatric clinics in Taiwan were unevenly distributed between urban and rural areas. The disparity of pediatric services became more obvious at weekends. The consequences of undersupplied rural pediatric care deserve further investigation.

Obstetrics-gynecology clinics in Taiwan offered great temporal availability. In addition to the remarkable urban-rural disparity in the distribution of obstetrics-gynecology clinics, the availability of services on Sundays in rural areas demands special attention.

The great majority of family medicine clinics in Taiwan voluntarily offered out-of-hours services, but only a small minority remained open in all 21 sessions of a week.