title: Some observations on the optimization of pre-hospital emergency medical services from the city of Iasi, Romania.
abstract: In the lasi City, with a population of 825,100 inhabitants, the number of requests for ambulance service has increased steadily for the past 17 years. One of the determining factors could be the development of the primary health care prevention.
  
  
  METHODS
  We take into study some factors which consider influencing the reorganization of emergency medical systems in the lasi City territory.
  
  
  RESULTS
  According to the spatial analyzes, distribution of health units in lasi City is concentrated type, developing in the downtown area, where there is also a high accessibility to health care services. There are some areas with a high population density, have low accessibility to hospital units, due to the presence of spatial network railroad as a spatial barrier, limiting interaction with other areas of the city.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The analysis of optimization concept of Medical Services in a city like lasi is about the challenge to understand the impact of the population health towards the development and organizing the territory, and, interrelated, how we can improve the population health by the best possible organization.
authors: Discipline of Public Health and Management, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Grigore T. Popa"- lasi.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Manole
authors: Discipline of Public Health and Management, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Grigore T. Popa"- lasi.
authors: Odetta
authors: O
authors: Duma
authors: Discipline of Public Health and Management, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Grigore T. Popa"- lasi.
authors: Maria Alexandra
authors: MA
authors: Custură
authors: Discipline of Primary Health Care and Epidemiology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Grigore T. Popa"- lasi.
authors: Alina
authors: A
authors: Manole
mesh_terms: D000552:Ambulances / Q000592:standards; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D012383:Romania