This series contains: (1) preliminary reports on surveys conducted on each county or area interested in a medical health care facility and containing existing hospital facilities, if any, utilization of said facilities, interviews of citizens, a summary and recommendations; (2) labor market reports containing geographic data on the county or area including accessibility by highway or rail, established economic and commutation patterns and total population figures; (3) studies to determine the availability of physicians and other key medical personnel as well as the availability of financial support for operating the requested facility; (4) correspondence related to studies undertaken to justify the need for a grant to construct a new health facility or an addition to an already existing one. These records thus document one of the chief missions of the Plans and Construction Unit, the evaluation of health facility needs throughout the state and the coordination of efforts to facilitate the filling of same.