Primary health care has been emphasized as a pillar of China's current round of health
reforms throughout the previous decade. The purpose of this study is to analyze the …

Physical access to primary care is poorly understood in most remote and underserved
populations, although technology exists that can quickly help bridge this information gap. To …

Accessibility to healthcare has a direct bearing on the overall well-being of the population.
Poor access to healthcare has serious consequences particularly in low and low-middle …

Quantifying spatial accessibility in relation to the provision of rural health services has
proven difficult. This article critically appraises the two-step floating catchment area (2SFCA) …

Abstract The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has altered the healthcare landscape in the US.
ACA mandated US residents to obtain health insurance. However, having insurance does …

The geographical accessibility to hospitals relies on the configuration of the hospital
network, spatial impedance and population distribution. This paper explores the potential …

Abstract Floating Catchment Area (FCA) methods are a popular choice for modelling
accessibility to healthcare services because of their ability to consider both supply and …

Equity of urban medical services affects human health and well-being in cities and is
important in building 'just'cities. We carried out a quantitative analysis of the spatial …

Background The evaluation of geographical healthcare accessibility in residential areas
provides crucial information to public policy. Traditional methods-such as Physician …

Background As the population is ageing rapidly in Beijing, the residential care sector is in a
fast expansion process with the support of the municipal government. Understanding spatial …