DEA APPLIED TO A GAUTENG SAMPLE OF PUBLIC HOSPITALS

Jacques ngoie Kibambe and Steven Fredric Koch ()

South African Journal of Economics, 2007, vol. 75, issue 2, pages 351-368

Abstract: The research presented in this paper provides an analysis of the delivery of a few health care services by the public sector in Gauteng, South Africa. The data for the study was especially difficult to collect, suggesting the need for hospital level data information systems, as well as staff who are trained to analyze the information collected. The empirical results from the analysis suggest that services provided by small-scale medical facilities waste fewer resources, while medical centres offering more technical services, such as surgeries, also appear to deliver medical services more efficiently. Copyright (c) 2007 The Authors; Journal compilation (c) Economic Society of South Africa 2007.

Date: 2007

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