@article{Kim:330537,
      recid = {330537},
      author = {Kim, Hyunjoong},
      title = {An Analysis of Spatial Equity and Locational Efficiency of  Public Healthcare Facilities in Rural Areas},
      journal = {Journal of Rural Development/Nongchon-Gyeongje},
      address = {2011-10-21},
      number = {1071-2023-266},
      month = {Oct},
      year = {2011},
      abstract = {Public healthcare services ought to be evenhandedly  provided or accessible to any citizen. However, rural  areas, having large elderly population that is  traditionally vulnerable and underserved with respect to  healthcare, are in the lack of healthcare infrastructures,  comparing to those of urban areas. The main purpose of this  paper is to investigate the level of spatial equity of  public healthcare facilities for rural areas in Korea. This  study analyzes the spatial equity and locational efficiency  of public healthcare facilities in 80 rural areas. To  evaluate the spatial equity, population of each  administrative unit is transformed to a grid map using  dasymetric mapping method. Service areas and population are  extracted to evaluate the spatial equity, and then the  locational efficiency is evaluated using the number of  residents within the serviceable areas. Results showed that  the whole public healthcare facilities help 91.2% of rural  population and average geographic boundary of each facility  covers 106.7 persons per 1km2. We also found that  deviations in the locational efficiency were as much wide  as they are in the spatial equity. Rural areas in  Chungcheongnam-do rated the highest in the spatial equity  and the locational efficiency, while rural areas in  Gangwon-do rated the lowest. This study concludes with  suggesting some policy issues that need to be considered in  the provision of public healthcare facilities in rural  areas.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/330537},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.330537},
}