Abstract

Accessibility To Emergency Health Care In The Cape Coast Metropolis Of
Track: Hospitals and Health Systems
Authors: Emmanuel Mensah

The study examined access to emergency health care using ArcGIS Network Analyst. About 77.3% suburbs were within 10 minutes of an emergency units but, there were delays in the decision to seek health care mostly because of the cost involved and poor knowledge of the risk of complications. About 77.9% of patients perceived quality of emergency health care as good even though the most accessible of the emergency units was the least resourced.