Predicting the Best Hospital Sites in Visakhapatnam through Machine Learning Analysis

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IJEP 43(12): 1074-1085 : Vol. 43 Issue. 12 (December 2023)

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Abhishek Dondapati1, Aneesah Rahaman2, Ratnaprabha Jadhav3, Brototi Biswas4* and Sabirul Sk5

1. University of Madras, Department of Management Studies, Chennai – 600 005, Tamil Nadu, India
2. University of Madras, The Centre for Natural Hazards and Disaster Studies (CNHDS), Chennai – 600 005, Tamil Nadu, India
3. SNDT Women’s University, Department of Geography, Pune – 411 038, Maharashtra, India
4. Mizoram University, Department of Geography and Resource Management, Aizawl – 796 004, Mizoram, India
5. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai – 400 076, Maharashtra, India

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the suitability of different locations in Visakhapatnam city for hospital sites using three machine learning algorithms, including support vector machine (SVM), multi-layer perceptron (MLP) and random forest (RF). The results showed that the SVM model had the highest accuracy in classifying suitable and non-suitable locations compared to the other two models, with an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.95. The study also analysed the relative influence of different parameters on the suitability of hospital sites, with population density being the most significant factor affecting suitability. The study highlights the potential of machine learning approaches for hospital site suitability assessment and the significance of population density as a factor affecting hospital site suitability. The SVM model, which performed the best, can be used as a tool for site selection and planning. Analysing the relative influence of parameters can help stakeholders make informed decisions for hospital development. However, the study has limitations, including a limited sample size and using only five parameters for evaluation.

Keywords

Hospital site suitability, Support vector machines, Random forest, Multi-layered perceptron, Area under curve

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