Evaluation of physician in triage impact on overcrowding in emergency department using discrete-event simulation

Q Peng, J Yang, T Strome, E Weldon… - Journal of Project …, 2020 - m.growingscience.com
Emergency department (ED) overcrowding is a common issue in emergency medicine of
Canada. Previous studies indicate that adding a physician in triage (PIT) can increase …

[HTML][HTML] Using Discrete-Event Simulation to Balance Staff Allocation and Patient Flow between Clinic and Surgery

JJ Forbus, D Berleant - Modelling, 2023 - mdpi.com
We consider the problem of system-level balanced scheduling in a pediatric hospital setting.
A hospital clinic has a queue for patients needing care. After being seen in clinic, many …

Bottleneck Detection and Reduction Using Simulation Modeling to Reduce Overcrowding of Hospital Emergency Department

Q Peng, J Yang, T Strome, E Weldon… - Journal of Modeling …, 2020 - xpublication.com
Overcrowding is a common problem in hospital emergency departments (EDs) where the
ED service cannot meet care demands within reasonable time frames. This paper introduces …

Acknowledging and learning from smaller hospitals

K Fox - Future Healthc J, 2020 - rcpjournals.org
The theme of this issue of the Future Healthcare Journal (FHJ) is 'small and rural hospitals'.
As someone who works for Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, one of the largest …