Servicio de urgencias versus infraestructura de transporte. Un análisis de accesibilidad enfocado en las desigualdades sociales. Caso de estudio: Manizales, Colombia

Abstract

In this research the spatial accessibility of ambulances to the urgency centers in the city of Manizales, Colombia, is analyzed. An example of the social inequalities present in Latin-American countries is seen in the health services, where the objective is looking for the good health and life of all people in a city. However, spatial distribution and access to different sectors of a city by the ambulances is not equal. Hence, for some communities ambulances must travel longer distances, being this of especial importance in life-threatening emergencies that must be solved in a very short time. The work shows that the low-income sectors of the city of Manizales have the worse conditions of accessibility from the ambulance dispatch centers.