Reducing Emergency Medical Service response time via the reallocation of ambulance bases

被引：36
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作者：
Nogueira, L. C., Jr. [1 ]
Pinto, L. R. [1 ]
Silva, P. M. S. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Fed Minas Gerais, Antonio Carlos 6627, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
来源：
HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT SCIENCE | 2016年 / 19卷 / 01期
关键词：
Facility location; Discrete event simulation; Optimization; Mathematical modeling; DISCRETE-EVENT SIMULATION; FACILITY LOCATION; MODEL;
D O I：
10.1007/s10729-014-9280-4
中图分类号：
R19 [保健组织与事业（卫生事业管理）];
学科分类号：
摘要：
The demand for highly efficient and effective services and consumer goods is an essential prerequisite for modern organizations. In healthcare, efficiency and effectiveness mean reducing disabilities and maintaining human life. One challenge is guaranteeing rapid Emergency Medical Service (EMS) response. This study analyzes the EMS of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, using two modeling techniques: optimization and simulation. The optimization model locates ambulance bases and allocates ambulances to those bases. A simulation of this proposed configuration is run to analyze the dynamic behavior of the system. The main assumption is that optimizing the ambulance base locations can improve the system response time. Feasible solutions were found and the current system may be improved while considering economic and operational changes.
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