1. Optimum Ambulance Location in Semi-Rural Areas.
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Volz, Richard A.
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EMERGENCY medical services , *AMBULANCE service , *EMERGENCY communication systems , *HEALTH facilities , *REACTION time , *RURAL geography , *TRANSPORTATION problems (Programming) - Abstract
As large medical centers become ever more capable, the existence of well equipped, well staffed and rapid emergency ambulance service becomes increasingly important. This paper presents a method for determining the optimum location of ambulance stations to minimize the average response time to emergency calls. A new point-to-point driving time model is introduced, and a computer optimization algorithm used to determine the optimum locations. A constraint that the average response time to any point in the service area be less than some specified minimum is also considered. The method is applied to Washtenaw County, Michigan. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 1971
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