Access to health care is a universal human right and key indicator of health system
performance. Spatial access encompasses geographic factors mediating with the …

Background Optimal healthcare access improves the health status and decreases health
inequalities. Many studies demonstrated the importance of spatial access to healthcare …

Background Access to health care can be described along four dimensions: geographic
accessibility, availability, financial accessibility and acceptability. Geographic accessibility …

Abstract Background Floating Catchment Area (FCA) metrics provide a comprehensive
measure of potential spatial accessibility to health care services and are often used to …

Accessibility to health services at the local or community level is an effective approach to
measuring health care delivery in various constituencies in Canada and the United States …

Spatial accessibility measures are an important policy tool for managing healthcare
provision and reducing health inequality. The two-step floating catchment area technique, in …

Regional disparities in geographical access to hospital care are found throughout China.
Understanding variations in the spatial accessibility of hospital care has the potential to …

Spatial analytical tools and analyses are key enabling instruments which can be used to
efficiently plan for public-spaces such as healthcare facilities in a metropolitan context …

Two-step floating catchment area (2SFCA) methods that account for multiple transportation
modes provide more realistic accessibility representation than single-mode methods …

Objectives To achieve universal health coverage, adequate geographic access to quality
healthcare services is vital and should be characterized periodically to support planning …