جغرافیا و توسعه (Sep 2022)
Analysis of the Distribution of Medical Services and the Optimal Location of the Hospital in District 4 of Tehran Metropolis
Abstract
Considering the population density in Tehran as the capital of the country, the sensitivity of hospital use and its effective role in ensuring the health of the individual and society, the importance of identifying suitable locations for hospital construction is one of the priorities of urban planning and design. District 4 of Tehran is known as one of the most populous, extensive, immigrant and most construction areas in Tehran. The purpose of this study is to select a suitable location for the establishment of hospital centers and to investigate the optimal distribution of hospitals in District 4 of Tehran using new methods, models and according to the effective criteria in locating medical centers. In this research, first, descriptive-analytical method was used to collect information and effective indicators in locating hospital centers were extracted. Then, using Analysis Network Process, the purpose, criteria and sub-criteria were examined and finally the layers were analyzed. Then, using ArcGIS software and the overlap model, suitable centers for the construction of the hospital were determined. Among the locations extracted, the most suitable location for the construction of the hospital was determined using the colonial competition algorithm (ICA) and the implementation of this algorithm in Matlab software. Then, using the Q method, statements related to the desirability of the final location were extracted. Also, by asking experts about the propositions related to the desirability of the chosen location, 13 propositions were extracted and categorized into 5 attitudes using exploratory factor analysis in SPSS software. So that 53.84% of the participants were in the view of group 1, 15.38% in the view of group 2, 15.38% in the view of group 3, 7.69% in the view of group 4 and 7.69% in the view of group 5. The first view of the desirability of distance from airports, stadiums, green space, telecommunication towers, radio, television, gas stations and similar centers, police stations and law enforcement, the second view of the desirability of distance from other health centers and hospitals As well as educational spaces, the third view of desirability in terms of distance from industrial centers and pollution sources, the fourth view of desirability in terms of distance from military centers and bus terminals, etc. and the fifth view of desirability of distance from main communication routes and densely populated centers Is included. Attitude one has the highest and attitude five has the lowest value.
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