A Queueing Model to Study Ambulance Offload Delays

The ambulance offload delay problem is a well-known result of overcrowding and congestion in emergency departments. Offload delay refers to the situation where area hospitals are unable to accept patients from regional ambulances in a timely manner due to lack of staff and bed capacity. The problem...

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Main Author: Majedi, Mohammad
Language:en
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10012/4019