We provide a comprehensive overview of the typical decisions to be made in resource
capacity planning and control in health care, and a structured review of relevant articles from …

Abstract Analysis of hospital processes is essential for development of improved methods,
policies and decision tools for overall performance improvement of the hospital system …

This paper reviews the contributions and applications of queueing theory in the field of
health care management problems. This review proposes a system of classification of health …

This paper surveys the contributions and applications of queuing theory in the field of
healthcare. The paper summarizes a range of queuing theory results in the following areas …

Many diverse healthcare systems, including hospitals, laboratories, pharmaceutical
business, radiology, organ transplant etc. have been modelled and studied using queuing …

The Covid-19 pandemic has pushed the Intensive Care Units (ICUs) into significant
operational disruptions. The rapid evolution of this disease, the bed capacity constraints, the …

This paper derives an open queuing network model of an emergency department (ED)
design intended to increase the capacity of an ED to treat patients. The methodology …

Scarce healthcare resources require carefully made policies ensuring optimal bed
allocation, quality healthcare service, and adequate financial support. This paper proposes …

Problems related to patient scheduling and queueing in emergency departments are
gaining increasing attention in theory, in the fields of operations research and emergency …

Rationale: High demand for intensive care unit (ICU) services and limited bed availability
have prompted hospitals to address capacity planning challenges. Simulation modeling can …