Evaluating the layout of the emergency department of a public hospital using computer simulation modeling: A case study

2008 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2008

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1709-1713

  Khadem, Mohammed ^a   Bashir, Hamdi A ^a   Al Lawati, Yasin ^a   Al Azri, Fatma ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Emergency department; Healthcare; Layout; Simulation

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING;

AVERAGE WAITING-TIME; EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT; FACILITIES LAYOUTS; HEALTHCARE; LAYOUT; PATIENT SATISFACTIONS; PATIENT WAITING TIME; SIMULATION; SIMULATION TOOLS;

EMERGENCY ROOMS;

EID: 62749132377     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEEM.2008.4738164     Document Type: Conference Paper

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