Primary care is recognized as the most important form of healthcare for maintaining
population health because it is relatively inexpensive, can be more easily delivered than …

Good accessibility of health care services is essential to meet the needs of the population
and ensure adequate health care coverage. It usually refers to two spatial dimensions …

Public medical service facilities are among the most basic needs of the public and are
directly related to residents' health. The balanced development of medical service facilities is …

Drug overdose is the leading cause of accidental death in the US with deaths from opioid
overdose occurring at a higher rate in rural areas. The gaps in the provision of healthcare …

OBJECTIVE: To examine the dynamic effects of competition and hospital market position on
rural hospital closures. DATA SOURCE/STUDY SETTING: Analysis of all rural community …

The evolving lack of ambulatory care providers especially in rural areas increasingly
challenges the strict separation between ambulatory and inpatient care in Germany. Some …

We examine travel distance and its effect on total and on avoidable hospitalizations, using
data from three health regions in British Columbia, Canada. We conceptualize distance to …

Background Medical deserts represent a pressing public health and health systems
challenge. The COVID-19 pandemic further exacerbated the gap between people and …

Aiming to look at the problems of the unreasonable layout of medical facilities and low
coverage of primary medical services. This paper selects tertiary grade A hospitals, general …

BACKGROUND: Mammography capacity in the US reportedly is adequate, but has not been
examined in nonmetropolitan areas. This study examined the relationships between in …