Healthcare in rural Manitoba: resources and related issues of access.
This paper reviews the existing allocation of healthcare resources to and within rural Manitoba. The geographic distribution of hospital, medical and long-term care resources is described and discussed in relation to widely held perceptions of continuing problems in access to publicly insured care among residents of rural communities. Opportunities for more effective and efficient allocation of resources are identified, including various arrangements for sharing both facilities and personnel between communities.
D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006295:Health Resources / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D008350:Manitoba; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012423:Rural Health