Marin si Stanculescu 2022

Territorial Disparities in Hospital Capacity during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from Romania

Anca Monica Marin, Manuela Sofia Stănculescu

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Abstract

This article examines territorial inequalities in health resources in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic. The typology built differentiates between the following four categories: (1) counties that succeeded in ensuring good access to both COVID-19 patients and patients with chronic illness; (2) counties with good access to COVID-19 patients but rather low access to patients with chronic illness; (3) counties with mixed situations and (4) poor access for COVID-19 patients and patients with chronic illness. Counties that succeeded in providing good access for both categories of patients are to a significantly greater extent from counties with high GDP per capita.

Keywords:

hospital bed capacity, anesthesia and intensive care, chronic illness, COVID-19 pandemic, Romania, territorial discrepancies, GDP per capita, county, typology of access, longitudinal analysis.

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