Identifying Hospital Deserts in Texas Before and During the COVID-19 Outbreak

Identifying Hospital Deserts in Texas Before and During the COVID-19 Outbreak

In this study, we proposed a GIS-based approach to analyzing hospital visitors from January to June 2019 and January to June 2020 with the goal of revealing significant changes in the visitor demographics. The target dates were chosen to observe the effect of the first wave of COVID-19 on the visito...

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description In this study, we proposed a GIS-based approach to analyzing hospital visitors from January to June 2019 and January to June 2020 with the goal of revealing significant changes in the visitor demographics. The target dates were chosen to observe the effect of the first wave of COVID-19 on the visitor count in hospitals. The results indicated that American Indian and Pacific Islander groups were the only ones that sometimes showed no shift in visitor levels between the studied years. For 19 of the 28 hospitals in Austin, TX, the average distance traveled to those hospitals from home increased in 2020 compared with 2019. A hospital desert index was devised to identify the areas in which the demand for hospitals is greater than the current hospital supply. The hospital desert index considers the travel time, location, bed supply, and population. The cities located along the outskirts of metropolitan regions and rural towns showed more hospital deserts than dense city centers.
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