Managing emergency department overcrowding via ambulance diversion: A discrete event simulation model
Ambulance diversion (AD) is considered one of the possible solutions to relieve emergency department (ED) overcrowding. Study of the effectiveness of various AD strategies is prerequisite for policy-making. Our aim is to develop a tool that quantitatively evaluates the effectiveness of various AD st...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-01-01
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Series: | Journal of the Formosan Medical Association |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664612004627 |