Mercados hospitalares em área urbana: uma abordagem metodológica

[摘要] This study developed a method for the construction of hospital markets in a metropolitan area, focusing on users of the Unified Health System (SUS) with hip fractures and admitted to municipal hospitals in Rio de Janeiro in 1994-1995. The study used a spatial smoothing technique based on a Kernel (quartic) estimate for constructing areas of care for each hospital and subsequently for hospital markets. Areas of the city were presented where there was a market domain and a secondary domain for treating patients with hip fractures. Hospital market analysis can help health planners organize resources in the health care system.

[关键词] Spatial Analysis;Health Service;Health Care Facilities;Manpower and Services;Análise Espacial;Serviços de Saúde;Instituições de Saúde;Recursos Humanos e Serviços