A queueing model for bed-occupancy management and planning of hospitals

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 19-24

  Gorunescu, F ^a   Millard, P H ^c   McClean, S I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY OF CRAIOVA   (Romania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bed occupancy; Geriatric medicine; Hospital costs model; Queueing theory

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; HOSPITAL BEDS; HOSPITALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLANNING; PROBABILITY; QUEUEING THEORY;

BED OCCUPANCY; HOSPITAL CARE;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 85047696625     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave/jors/2601244     Document Type: Article

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