Modeling, Assessment and Design of an Emergency Department of a Public Hospital through Discrete-Event Simulation

Emergency departments in hospitals are having many difficulties in achieving the performance levels required by health regulators and society. The waiting times as well as the total throughput time are examples of performance indicators that emergency departments need to improve in order to provide...

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Main Authors: Alexandre Castanheira-Pinto, Bruno S. Gonçalves, Rui M. Lima, José Dinis-Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-01-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/2/805