Mapping Access to Children’s Hospitals in Texas

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dc.contributor.authorDede-Bamfo, Nathaniel
dc.contributor.authorMaleki, Shadi
dc.contributor.authorVillagran, Melinda
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-26T19:49:10Z
dc.date.available2023-04-26T19:49:10Z
dc.date.issued2023-04
dc.description.abstractLonger travel time to healthcare facilities may negatively affect health outcomes [1]. This is particularly crucial if patients are children and need immediate care. The lack of access and distance to health care have been cited as major factors contributing to under-5 mortality and minimal healthcare utilization respectively [2]. A good or reliable access (≤ 60 minutes of travel time) to a healthcare facility is considered crucial for families with children [2]. Access to health facilities, however, is impacted by certain factors such as presence or lack of facilities [3], quality of existing transport infrastructure [4], and availability of a vehicle [4, 5]. In an emergency, for example, the availability of a vehicle plays a critical role, especially in rural and remote areas with lower access to different forms of transportation and often at longer distances from a hospital [6]. The purpose of this study is twofold. First, is to represent geographical accessibility to children’s hospitals by calculating and mapping the 60-minute travel time service areas for individual children’s hospitals in Texas. Spatial or geographical accessibility refers to physical accessibility and is often measured based on driving distance/time using a geographic information system (GIS). Second, is to model the hospital bedpatient ratio for each service area. This study uses the number of hospital beds as a proxy variable of resource availability, considered a primary indicator of healthcare resources in the literature [7].
dc.description.departmentUniversity Libraries
dc.description.departmentTranslational Health Research Center
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dc.identifier.citationDede-Bamfo, N., Maleki, S., & Villagran, M. (2023). Mapping access to children’s hospitals in Texas. Poster presented at the Health Scholar Showcase, Translational Health Research Center, San Marcos, Texas.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/16663
dc.language.isoen
dc.sourceHealth Scholar Showcase, 2023, Texas State University Translational Health Science Center, San Marcos, Texas, United States.
dc.subjecthealthcare facilities
dc.subjecttravel time
dc.subjectchildren's hospitals
dc.titleMapping Access to Children’s Hospitals in Texas
dc.typePoster

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