Hadi Youzi, Gelareh Nemati and Sara Emamgholi
Background and purpose: Access to health service centers is one of the essential principles in a city, which involved in health care community diverse of individuals. It is imperative essential and important for convenient and fast access to such centers in a short time. The present study was performed to determine the hospital optimal location in the Kuhdasht city.
Materials and methods: Have been selected on the basis of criteria of utility, performance, safety, population density, proximity, and adaptability for hospital Optimal Positioning. Information was collected about the need for measures by means of field survey, interviews and questionnaires.Then used to achieve the best location of model compounds “Analytic Hierarchy Process” (AHP). Computing and spatial is made establishing criteria using Arc GIS software and Excel.
Results: Based on the results obtained, the final map, the result of review of the all criteria relevant to the location of hospitals in the Kuhdasht city, Maps optimum show the study area into zones with priority given to very poor, poor, average, suitable and very suitable, And they determined the implementation of the proposed sites.
Conclusion: The results show, can be identified and selected optimal locations using GIS software and Hierarchical AHP.
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