Korea Journal of Hospital Management (한국병원경영학회지)

Korean Society of Hospital Management (한국병원경영학회)
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Analysis of Location Patterns, Concentration, and Accessibility of Medical Facilities with GIS: Focusing on Clinics in Seoul

GIS를 이용한 의료기관의 입지 패턴, 집중도, 접근성에 관한 분석 - 서울특별시 의원급 의료기관을 중심으로 -

  • Sung Ho Cho (Real Estate Major, Department of Urban and Regional Development Management, Graduate School of Urban Studies Hanyang University) ;
  • Chang Gyu Choi (Urban Regeneration and Design Major, Department of Urban and Regional Development Management, Graduate School of Urban Studies Hanyang University)
  • 조성호 (한양대학교 도시대학원 도시.지역개발경영학과 부동산학 전공) ;
  • 최창규 (한양대학교 도시대학원 도시.지역개발경영학과 도시재생.설계전공)
  • Received : 2024.09.10
  • Accepted : 2024.09.28
  • Published : 2024.09.30
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Abstract

Purposes: This study aims to analyze the location patterns, concentration, and accessibility of clinics in Seoul with the grids of a geographic information system(GIS) and provide useful indicators for research on hospital and clinic management and policies based on the results. The study especially sets out to identify areas falling behind in the service of the essential medical care departments based on an analysis with 250m×250m grids and contribute to efficient medical business management and public healthcare policies based on the results. Methodology: The study analyzed clinics in Seoul in terms of concentration, distribution and clustering patterns, accessibility, and hot spots by dividing the entire city into 500m×500m cells and generating grids. The accessibility analysis for the essential medical care departments was especially in detail based on grids in a 250m×250m cell size. Findings: The Herfindahl results show that plastic surgery and rehabilitation medicine recorded the highest concentration level. General medicine and dermatology recorded the highest Moran's I value, and internal medicine was the highest in hot spots. Obstetrics and gynecology capable of child delivery showed considerably lower accessibility in the grids corresponding to Gangseo-gu, Yangcheon-gu, and Gwanak-gu. Surgery had low accessibility in the grids corresponding to the northern parts of Gangseo-gu for the total population. Practical Implication: Unlike previous studies whose analyses covered wide areas, the present study examined minute spatial patterns, concentration, and accessibility based on an analysis with 500m×500m or 250m×250m grids. Based on its findings, the study expects a more minute analysis for future research on medical business management and policies.

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