Table 1

Access to Hospital-care Scenario Results

Interior Health Authority

within 30 minutes

within 1 hour

Hospitals

Population

%

Population

%

Travel-Time Approach

All Hospitals

22

575,291

87.8

623,066

95.1

Hospitals with Critical Care & Surgeon

10

472,904

72.2

550,189

84.0

Hospitals with Obstetrician

8

439,015

67.0

523,114

79.9

Crow -fly Approach

All Hospitals

22

n/a

640,077

97.7

Hospitals with Critical Care & Surgeon

10

n/a

535,105

81.7

Hospitals with Obstetrician

8

n/a

516,679

78.9

Note: for the crow -fly approach, 50 kilometres represents 1 hour; Total Population within the Interior Health Authority's adminstrative area is 655,044

Schuurman et al. International Journal of Health Geographics 2006 5:43   doi:10.1186/1476-072X-5-43