Modeling hospital catchment areas in pediatric oncology using an empirically parameterized extended Huff-model
Jonas Kapitza, Thomas Wieland, Markus Metzler · 2026
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Jonas Kapitza, Thomas Wieland, and Markus Metzler modeled hospital catchment areas for child cancer care in Bavaria in a 2026 study. Specialized pediatric oncology sits in a few large centers, which creates tension between quality through concentration and fair travel access. Planners need tested ways to draw service areas.
They analyzed 3,320 cases from the national childhood cancer registry between 2014 and 2023, treated at seven Bavarian hospitals. Their extended gravity style model used bed capacity, staffing, and accreditation as attraction factors, plus a term for rivalry between nearby sites and a travel time decay curve. The final model reproduced real patient flows closely. A simulated cut in nurse staffing at two Munich hospitals shifted shares toward Augsburg and Regensburg, which shows how staffing choices redraw catchments.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Jonas Kapitza, Thomas Wieland, Markus Metzler |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 110 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |