The impact of size and occupancy of hospital on the extent of ambulance diversion: Theory and evidence

Operations Research

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 544-562

  Allon, Gad ^a   Deo, Sarang ^b   Lin, Wuqin ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIAN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS   (India)

Author keywords

Ambulance diversion; Emergency department; Queueing approximation; Sample selection model

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION APPROXIMATIONS; EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FLUID APPROXIMATION; OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS; QUEUEING APPROXIMATION; QUEUEING NETWORK MODEL; SAMPLE SELECTION MODELS;

DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; EMERGENCY ROOMS; MODELS;

AMBULANCES;

EID: 84880060044     PISSN: 0030364X     EISSN: 15265463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/opre.2013.1176     Document Type: Article

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