Simulating the influence of a 45% increase in patient volume on the emergency Department of Akershus University Hospital

Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 2455-2461

  Holm, Lene Berge ^a   Dahl, Fredrik A ^a  

^a AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT AREA; DISCRETE-EVENT SIMULATION MODEL; EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; PATIENT FLOW;

CATCHMENTS; DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION; EMERGENCY ROOMS;

NURSING;

EID: 79951645946     PISSN: 08917736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WSC.2010.5678941     Document Type: Conference Paper

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