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I would be interested in a map that details distance to a major hospital vs price and also whether 95% of customers would be better served by air ambulance to t
by sjg007 8y ago
I would be interested in a map that details distance to a major hospital vs price and also whether 95% of customers would be better served by air ambulance to the major hospital vs the local one.
One example is the hospital in El Granada just outside of Half Moon Bay. This hospital serves the local community yet it is only 30-45 mins over the hill to get to Stanford or Burlingame by car and less by helicopter. Considering that, the hospital is under utilized. Even further south in Pescardero you would go up to Stanford via La Honda typically. That is at the limit of the golden hour though. So here you have an example of a hospital that doesn't really need to exist except for widow maker events where you need to be seen as fast as possible (within the golden hour). So one question is, can you have smaller hospitals with lower revenues to serve this market. Even in rural hospitals if you need specialist care you will be transported out or otherwise wait several hours.