The use of decision support systems in health facility allocation problems.
Employing Kitchener's Freeport Hospital as a case study, the author introduces decision support systems as possible aids for allocating public health care facilities. The study found that the Dynamic Interactive Network Analysis System (DINAS) was useful in determining Kitchener as the most suitable location for Freeport, based upon a comparison of need throughout Ontario.
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D002391:Catchment Area, Health; D003660:Decision Support Systems, Management / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005843:Geography; D006286:Health Planning Councils; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000592:standards; D006745:Hospital Bed Capacity, 300 to 499; D006752:Hospital Planning; D006801:Humans; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009864:Ontario; D010865:Pilot Projects; D014186:Transportation