438. Optimal location of healthcare facilities based on equity
Invited abstract in session MD-59: Transport system and land use, stream Transportation.
Monday, 14:30-16:00Room: Liberty 1.14
Authors (first author is the speaker)
| 1. | Antonio Basile
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| Engineering, University of Sannio | |
| 2. | Mariano Gallo
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| University of Sannio |
Abstract
The location of healthcare facilities in a large territory, such as a region, is a decision that has a significant social and economic impact. The choice of the optimal location can be achieved by considering various objectives. This paper proposes an optimisation model that maximises equity, based on measures of accessibility. It is assumed that resources are available for the construction of new healthcare facilities and/or the expansion of existing ones in a regional territory, with the objective of rebalancing equity for residents. This paper proposes a methodology for calculating accessibility to healthcare facilities that takes into account both the generalised cost of travel and the capacity of facilities. The capacity of the facilities is calculated as a function of the beds available in each specialisation and the incidence of the pathology requiring admission to that specialisation. The generalised cost is calculated on the basis of a transport supply model. The optimisation model maximises the equity of the distribution of healthcare facilities across the territory. The proposed methodology is applied to the case study of the Campania Region.
Keywords
- Location
- Health Care
- Transportation
Status: accepted
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