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Why Visualize?. Provides a common frame of reference for communicating, discussing, debating. Why Visualize?. Provides a common frame of reference for communicating, discussing, debating. It’s an effective way to relate concepts like local versus system-wide optimization. Indianapolis.
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Why Visualize? • Provides a commonframe of reference for communicating, discussing, debating.
Why Visualize? • Provides a commonframe of reference for communicating, discussing, debating. • It’s an effective way to relate concepts like local versus system-wide optimization.
Indianapolis Somerset Knoxville Henderson Bessemer Big B N. Augusta
‘97 Baseline Combined Network
Scenario 4 FY 2002 Greensboro
Scenario 4 FY 2002 Greensboro
Scenario 4 FY 2002 Greensboro
Why Visualize? • Provides a commonframe of reference for communicating, discussing, debating. • It’s an effective way to relate concepts like local versus system-wide optimization. • In many systems, it’s often the only way to get the big picture or full perspective.
Example Regional Analysis of Market and Competitive Environment For a proposed Methodist Healthcare NICU: characterize the market and competition identify an optimal location determine financial viability
20 Hospitals of Study Area Methodist West_TN Baptist Unaffiliated
15 Hospitals with Maternity Service Methodist West_TN Baptist Unaffiliated
Colored according to system Methodist West_TN Baptist Unaffiliated
Population density by zipcode (est. 2000) Methodist West_TN Baptist Unaffiliated
‘97 births (mother’s zip) per square mile Methodist West_TN Baptist Unaffiliated
County Baby Exports (only the top 7 “import” counties are color coded, the black includes all others as well as out-of-region counties)
Delivering mother imports/own-residents occurring at a county. The black number represents total births from residents of the 20 study counties that occurred in that county (note, the hospital numbers may include KY babies or other TN counties and hence the difference in some situations).
Twenty minute drive bands around Dyersburg overlaid on the methodist babies per square mile
Twenty minute drive bands around Jackson overlaid on the methodist babies per square mile
Shipped by: Greeneville Hanahan El Paso Anaheim Current Shipping Pattern Optimal Shipping Pattern