Merhawi Brhane* and Getinet Kassahun
This paper focused on the analysis of spatial distribution of hospitals in Ethiopia. Hence analyzing the spatial Distribution of existing hospital facilities is a significant aspect in healthcare and farther decision making concerning the distribution and equity among the number of population and geographical accessibility. Accordingly Based on point data obtained from google earth survey the spatial distribution of hospitals through regions of Ethiopia is mapped and disparity of distribution is measured by using Location quotient, a ratio of population per hospital and ratio of hospitals per area coverage where used. The types of hospital distributed in the region and health policy were discussed in the paper. Even though there are hospitals within the regions, the analysis shows that there is the unequal spatial distribution of hospitals in Ethiopian regions. The ratio of population per hospital depicts the number of population per hospitals is very high even than the national average. Generally, the analysis shows that there is a scarcity of distribution of hospitals within a state in addition to unequal spatial distribution.
