Simulation to estimate the capacity of a stroke unit

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 77, Issue , 2000, Pages 47-50

  Heinrichs, Marit ^a   Beekman, Reno ^b   Limburg, Martien ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Radiotherapy Institute Arnhem   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; HOSPITALS;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; BED OCCUPANCY RATES; OPTIMAL CAPACITY; QUALITY OF CARE; RESOURCE PLANNING; SIMULATION MODEL; STROKE PATIENTS; VARIABLE NUMBER;

DECISION MAKING;

ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT CARE; STATISTICS;

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT CARE TEAM;

EID: 0034568473     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.3233/978-1-60750-921-9-47     Document Type: Conference Paper

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