Table 1

The average travel times to the closest hospital and the population more than one hour from the closest hospital for all of New Zealand (by hospital type).

Hospital Type

Average Travel Time (minutes)

Population more than one hour from the closest hospital

All

17.9

167,295

Secondary and Tertiary

25.5

383,907

Tertiary

89.5

1,514,964

Brabyn and Skelly International Journal of Health Geographics 2002 1:3   doi:10.1186/1476-072X-1-3