Abstract
In this study, accessibility and location-allocation models have been integrated into GIS to improve spatial planning and environmental sustainability of health services in Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah. This integration provides a planning framework in order to check the efficiency of the spatial allocation of health services and to generate alternatives either by proposing an active service or to improve an existing one. To achieve these objectives, the accessibility to the service area was analyzed within the analysis of health services networks, which are divided into eight types: public hospitals, specialized hospitals, health units, healthcare centers, infirmaries, clinic complexes, the Red Crescent Center, and ambulance facilities, with time intervals of (5 minutes - 10 minutes - 15 minutes) to access coverage ranges, and the location-allocation model was used based on the maximum coverage model within a response time not exceeding 15 minutes, The results of the study revealed the poor distribution of health services Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah suffers from weak accessibility to health services coverage areas and is unable to meet the needs of its population at present. The current need for health services reached twenty-four locations, including two public hospitals, three specialized hospitals, two health centers, three ambulance facilities, four infirmaries, three clinic complexes, four health units, and three Red Crescent centers.
Highlights
In recent years, the evaluation and planning of health services have received wide attention on the regional and urban scale because of its obvious impact on human development that requires efficient performance, which helps the city to perform its functions and activities successfully [1] [2] [3] [4]
The accessibility to the service area was analyzed within the analysis of health services networks, which are divided into eight types: public hospitals, specialized hospitals, health units, healthcare centers, infirmaries, clinic complexes, the Red Crescent Center, and ambulance facilities, with time intervals of (5 minutes - 10 minutes - 15 minutes) to access coverage ranges, and the location-allocation model was used based on the maximum coverage model within a response time not exceeding 15 minutes, The results of the study revealed the poor distribution of health services Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah suffers from weak accessibility to health services coverage areas and is unable to meet the needs of its population at present
Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah has faced many challenges in sustainable urban development during the past thirty years, and perhaps the most prominent of these challenges is the rapid urbanization without the availability of public services that keep pace with this increase, especially health services
Summary
The evaluation and planning of health services have received wide attention on the regional and urban scale because of its obvious impact on human development that requires efficient performance, which helps the city to perform its functions and activities successfully [1] [2] [3] [4]. Demand for rational and accessible healthcare location planning has attracted widespread attention from researchers, planners, government agencies, especially with the global trend of massive population growth, increasing disease and environmental degradation. The problems of selecting health services locations have become increasingly noticeable in human society [5] [6], which hinder economic growth, as well as increase mortality rates in some developing cities. The completion of basic healthcare services should be prioritized in cities as a vital element in strategic management
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