title: The public health care planning problem: a case study using geographic information systems.
abstract: We address the problem of designing new networks for the delivery of public health care services in the United States. The paper is based on a case study design conducted with the Fulton County Health Department (Atlanta, GA). The research contribution this paper makes is twofold. First, it presents a planning methodology to deliver health care services through a mix of fixed health centers, satellite facilities, and mobile facilities. Second, it gives insights on how to use geographic information systems to design new health care service networks.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Math. & Industrial Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique, Montreal, QC, Canada.
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Lapierre
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Myrick
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Russell
mesh_terms: D019058:Community Networks / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005845:Georgia; D006285:Health Planning / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008331:Management Information Systems; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010934:Planning Techniques; D011635:Public Health Administration / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States