Published: 2020-10-23

THE DISTRIBUTION OF PHYSICIANS’ PRACTICE OFFICES IN KRAKÓW FROM THE DEMOGRAPHIC AND SPATIAL PERSPECTIVE

Paweł KRETOWICZ

Abstract

This article is a comparative study concerning present distribution of physicians practice offces on the example of Krakow, the second largest city in Poland. As many as four medical specialties are taken into account: general practitioners, internists, pediatrics and geriatrics. The distribution of practice offices across Krakow is compared with the current distribution of population under 18 and above 65, population density and population dynamics. This research procedure enables to determine whether potential healthcare needs are congruent with the spatial availability of the medical resources. Besides, this study brings attention to the areas deprived of medical resources, which is particularly unfavorable for the oldest share of population. The changes in the distribution of physicians practice offces between 2004 and 2010 show where new offces are being located presently. Similarly, a dynamic comparison indicates that new offces are not always located in the districts of the highest population inflow.

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KRETOWICZ, P. (2020). THE DISTRIBUTION OF PHYSICIANS’ PRACTICE OFFICES IN KRAKÓW FROM THE DEMOGRAPHIC AND SPATIAL PERSPECTIVE. Studia Miejskie, 5, 115–127. Retrieved from https://czasopisma.uni.opole.pl/index.php/sm/article/view/2310

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