Reflections on the science and art1 of using a GIS to locate a new national children's hospital in Ireland

Frank Houghton

doi:10.1080/00750770903112860

Reflections on the science and art¹ of using a GIS to locate a new national children's hospital in Ireland

Frank Houghton

Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology

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Abstract

The paper by Murphy and Killen (2007) represents the latest in a growing body of Irish work exploring the use of GIS as spatial decision support systems to investigate future developments in hospital provision in Ireland (see also Teljeur et al. 2004, Kalogirou and Foley 2006). The uneven and relatively delayed development of Health GIS in Ireland to date has previously been noted (Houghton 2001a, 2001b, 2004a). Similar to the work of Teljeur and Kelly (2006), this latest piece by Murphy and Killen explores options for the location of the proposed new national paediatric hospital using a GIS. A focus on the issue of access to healthcare is crucial, because as Wennberg (1998, p. 2) notes 'in health care, geography is destiny'.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	245-252
Number of pages	8
Journal	Irish Geography
Volume	42
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00750770903112860
Publication status	Published - Jul 2009

Keywords

Access
GIS
Hospital location
Inequality
Ireland

UN SDGs

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