From: Application of fuzzy multicriteria decision-making model in selecting pandemic hospital site
Criteria | Definition | Category |
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Cost | expresses the costs incurred by the owner of the facility in terms of workers, investment costs, the cost of buying or renting land, and other costs | C |
Demographics | It expresses the size of the population, the extent of population density, the age groups in each region, the social environment, and other divisions | B |
Market condition | It expresses the market expansion, the existing market shares and their percentage, the extent of this market’s need for hospital sites, and the availability of the necessary supplies for the supply of medical medicines and other therapeutic matters | B |
Business | It expresses the methods followed by the senior management in hospitals, in addition to the strategies and policies adopted by the administration in the hospital management process | B |
Transportation | It expresses the availability of services and means of transportation in the region, and how close and far the hospital site is from the means of transportation | B |
Workers | It expresses the availability of human capital and manpower, including doctors and nurses, in the hospital site | B |
Building structure | It reflects the readiness of the infrastructure and construction, and the availability of service and entertainment places such as parking and a children's park on site | B |