Approach to analyse the state of health resorts base in Podkarpackie province

In the work the approach to analyse the state of the health resorts located in Podkarpackie province was presented. The characteristics of Horyniec-Zdrój, Iwonicz-Zdrój, Polańczyk and Rymanów-Zdrój include a historical overview, description of climate, soil and water, health resort protection zones, available mineral water and medical raw materials and also description of performed treatments. The analysis was made on the basis of statistical data concerning the number of active centres, the number of patients, the number of performed treatments and the analysis of municipal infrastructure in the years 1995-2016. The analysis was performed on the basis of statistical data from Central Statistical Office. Additionally, the indicators of water supply infrastructure development and indicators of tourism development were calculated. The work is aimed at analysing all health resorts bases in the Podkarpackie province and determining which health resort develops best, where individual treatments are offered, as well as what medical raw materials caused that these places provide balneological treatments.