Open AccessA Multi-Objective Optimization Approach for Emergency Medical Service Facilities Location-Allocation in Rural Areas
Author(s) -
Yulong Chen,
Zongsheng Lai
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
risk management and healthcare policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.828
H-Index - 22
ISSN - 1179-1594
DOI - 10.2147/rmhp.s332215
Subject(s) - facility location problem , service (business) , rural area , location model , transport engineering , location allocation , china , population , computer science , operations research , business , geography , engineering , environmental health , medicine , archaeology , pathology , marketing
The location of emergency medical service (EMS) facilities is a basic facility location problem. Many scholars have examined this kind of problem, but research on the location of EMS facilities in rural areas is still lacking. Different from urban areas, the location optimization of EMS facilities in rural areas must consider the accessibility of roads. The objective of this study conducted the optimal locations of new EMS stations and construction/upgrading of transfer links aiming to improve the medical emergency efficiency of mountain rural areas.