Economic efficiency versus accessibility: Planning of the hospital landscape in rural regions using a linear model on the example of paediatric and obstetric wards in the northeast of Germany.

Neeltje van den BergFranziska RadickeUlrike StentzelWolfgang HoffmannSteffen Flessa

Published in: BMC health services research (2019)

Quantitative modelling of the costs of regional hospital care provides a basis for planning. A qualitative discussion to the locations of the remaining departments and the implementation of alternative healthcare concepts should follow.

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