Research on Social Justice Performance Evaluation and Optimization Strategy of Urban Public Medical Facilities Distribution:A Case Study of the Main Urban Area of Hefei City
Public medical service facilities represent vital components of the urban healthcare landscape,and the rationality of their location,distribution,and scale allocation directly influences the accessibility of medical resources for residents.This article places a strong emphasis on social equity and employs kernel density analysis to examine the distribution of public medical service facilities within the main urban area of Hefei city.The analysis reveals a predominant spatial pattern in the city's main urban area,characterized by"agglomeration in the core and dispersion in the periphery".To assess the overall level of social performance in urban public medical resource allocation,we employ the Gini coefficient and Lorenz curve.It is found that while there are certain disparities in the distribution of public hospital resources among the permanent population in the main urban area,the situation is generally equitable.To measure spatial accessibility and equity,we utilize the gridded Gaussian method and a two-step mobile search approach.This analysis identifies two categories of spatial units:those with extremely high fairness and those with extremely low fairness.Building upon these findings,we propose an optimization strategy that leverages the concept of living circles.We use examples from urban expansion areas,development zones,and new urban areas to put forward the optimization strategy the layout of primary medical facilities.
public medical facilitiessocial equity evaluationGaussian two-step mobile search methodthe main urban area of Hefei city