Abstract
City of Santiago, Isabela, is otherwise known as the “Queen City of the North” and the only independent component city in region 2 that substantially contributes to the overall production and competitiveness of the region. This study aimed to determine the influence of the state of healthcare to the economic competitiveness, identify the determinants that contribute to the demand for healthcare, discover the factors that affect the choices of consumers to healthcare services, and measure the effect of healthcare inputs on the level of mortality rate in the City of Santiago, Isabela, Philippines. Primary and secondary data were utilized, and even employed descriptive and inferential statistics for the analysis. This study discovered that the competitive index has a significant positive impact on the total annual patients and healthcare facilities while the annual healthcare expenditure of the City of Santiago is insignificant. The demand for healthcare services arises because of demographic, medical-related, and socio-economic factors. Moreover, the prime factor influencing residents' acquiring healthcare services is the quality itself. Lastly, the mortality rate has a significant inverse impact on the number of general practitioners and medical specialists in the city, while the number of hospital beds showed a significant positive effect.
Highlights
Health is to be in a state of having complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity (WHO, n.d.)
This study aimed to determine the influence of the state of healthcare to the economic competitiveness, identify the determinants that contribute to the demand for healthcare, discover the factors that affect the choices of consumers to healthcare services, and measure the effect of healthcare inputs on the level of mortality rate in the City of Santiago, Isabela, Philippines
Healthcare Status and Economic Competitiveness To determine the influence of the healthcare state on the economic progress of the City of Santiago, Isabela, Philippines; the researchers used the following methods:
Summary
Health is to be in a state of having complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity (WHO, n.d.). Humans can fully function and meet their expectations by having good health. As much as health is an essential objective to achieve individual development, it is significant to society. To achieve good health, quality healthcare services should be available. This entails how vital healthcare services are towards the economic progress of a certain country. According to Casasnovas, Rivera, and Currias (n.d.), having good health contributes to the increase in human capital level that automatically leads to the individuals' economic productivity and the country’s economic growth rate
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