Summary: | This research applies the Enhanced Two-step Floating Catchment Area method to determine the accessibility
conditions of to the health care network in an intermediate Colombian city. This research aims to evaluate the medical personnel
supply concerning the geospatial position of health care services in Armenia, Colombia, considering the operational and
geometric particularities of the private transportation network. As a method, the Enhanced Two-step Floating Catchment Area is
proposed, complemented with socio-demographic analyses. The most important result is about the level of medical coverage for
socioeconomic strata 1, 2, and 3, which are below the average established by the World Bank.
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