Evaluating the layout of the emergency department of a public hospital using computer simulation modeling: A case study

Mohammed Khadem; Hamdi A. Bashir; Yasin Al-Lawati; Fatma Al-Azri

doi:10.1109/IEEM.2008.4738164

Evaluating the layout of the emergency department of a public hospital using computer simulation modeling: A case study

Mohammed Khadem^*, Hamdi A. Bashir, Yasin Al-Lawati, Fatma Al-Azri

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Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

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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
Title of host publication	2008 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2008
Pages	1709-1713
Number of pages	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/IEEM.2008.4738164
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
Country/Territory	Singapore
City	Singapore
Period	12/8/08 → 12/11/08

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.

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Khadem, M, Bashir, HA, Al-Lawati, Y & Al-Azri, F 2008, Evaluating the layout of the emergency department of a public hospital using computer simulation modeling: A case study. in 2008 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2008., 4738164, pp. 1709-1713, 2008 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2008, Singapore, Singapore, 12/8/08. https://doi.org/10.1109/IEEM.2008.4738164

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