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Using the following data set on hospital admissions, define the service area for Hospital A$,$ based only on quantitative factors.

Hospital Admissions, by Community

$\backslash$table$[[$Community$,$Hospital A$,$Hospital B$,$Hospital C$,$Other Hospitals$],[$North$,45,64,76,123],[$South$,159,324,12,521],[$East$,65,24,137,311],[$West$,145,68,95,113],[$Central$,32,56,78,159],[$Upper$,29,84,45,814],[$Lower$,37,14,8,57]]$

Defining a service area based only on quantitative factors involves analyzing a provider's patient origin and market share. Hospital A$\text{'}$s patient oriffin is

$\backslash$table$[[$Community$,$Patient Origin $($percent of Hospital A$\text{'}$s patients from community$)],[$South$,31\mathrm{.}1\%$