Research Article

Two-Step Optimization for Spatial Accessibility Improvement: A Case Study of Health Care Planning in Rural China

Table 3

Results of planning scenarios for hospital site selection in Xiantao.

Number of villagesPopulationMax distance (km)Mean distance
(km)
≤5 km (%)≤10 km (%)≤15 km (%)≤5 km (%)≤10 km (%)≤15 km (%)

Existing258 (39.9)523 (80.8)636 (98.3)453,984 (56.0)710,373 (87.5)802,052 (98.8)18.36.5
-median276 (42.7)552 (85.3)642 (99.2)472,262 (58.2)731,384 (90.1)807,080 (99.5)18.36.0
MCLP270 (41.7)557 (86.1)641 (99.1)464,771 (57.3)738,270 (91.0)807,834 (99.6)17.66.1
Minimax263 (40.7)548 (84.7)643 (99.4)455,836 (56.2)730,910 (90.1)809,422 (99.8)16.16.2

Note. The best solution is highlighted in bold.