Defining rational hospital catchments for non-urban areas based on travel-time

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Cost containment typically involves rationalizing healthcare service delivery through centralization of services to achieve economies of scale. Hospitals are frequently the chosen site of cost containment and rationalization especial...

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Main Authors: Grzybowski Stefan CW, Fiedler Robert S, Schuurman Nadine, Grund Darrin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-10-01
Series:International Journal of Health Geographics
Online Access:http://www.ij-healthgeographics.com/content/5/1/43