This paper presents an enhancement of the two-step floating catchment area (2SFCA)
method for measuring spatial accessibility, addressing the problem of uniform access within …

This article synthesizes two GIS-based accessibility measures into one framework, and
applies the methods to examining spatial accessibility to primary health care in the Chicago …

Gravity-based spatial access models have been widely used to estimate spatial access to
healthcare services in an attempt to capture the interaction of various factors. However …

The recent decade has witnessed a new wave of development in the place-based
accessibility theory, revolving around the two-step floating catchment area (2SFCA) method …

Background The two step floating catchment area (2SFCA) method has emerged in the last
decade as a key measure of spatial accessibility, particularly in its application to primary …

The inequitable geographic distribution of health care resources has long been recognized
as a problem in the United States. Traditional measures, such as a simple ratio of supply to …

Background Reducing spatial access disparities to healthcare services is a growing priority
for healthcare planners especially among developed countries with aging populations …

The study concerns with the quantification of accessibility to health facilities which is a prime
concern in rural areas. In order to assure access to health care, planning commissions and …

Government efforts designed to help improve healthcare access rely on accurate measures
of accessibility so that resources can be allocated to truly needy areas. In order to capture …

The floating catchment area (FCA) family of metrics employ principles from gravity-based
models to incorporate supply, demand, and distance in their characterization of the spatial …