Abstract
Facilities layout represents one of the most significant opportunities for expanding and improving the performance of any system including healthcare. This paper reports on work done to evaluate a revised layout of the emergency department of a public hospital. The objectives of revising the layout were: 1) improving patient satisfaction through minimizing patient waiting time, and 2) expanding the capacity of the department. MedModel was selected as a simulation tool for modeling and simulating both the existing the revised layouts. The results showed that by implementing the revised layout, the average waiting time of a certain category of patients reduced 75% and the capacity of the department increased 10% per month.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 2008 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2008 |
| Pages | 1709-1713 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2008 |
| Event | 2008 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2008 - Singapore, Singapore Duration: Dec 8 2008 → Dec 11 2008 |
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| Other | 2008 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2008 |
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| Country | Singapore |
| City | Singapore |
| Period | 12/8/08 → 12/11/08 |
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Keywords
- Emergency department
- Healthcare
- Layout
- Simulation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Management Information Systems
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
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Evaluating the layout of the emergency department of a public hospital using computer simulation modeling : A case study. / Khadem, Mohammed; Bashir, Hamdi A.; Al-Lawati, Yasin; Al-Azri, Fatma.
2008 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2008. 2008. p. 1709-1713 4738164.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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