DocumentCode
2998633
Title
A simulation model of a helicopter ambulance service
Author
Gunes, Ersan ; Szechtman, Roberto
Author_Institution
Dept. of Operations Res., Naval Postgraduate Sch., Monterey, CA
fYear
2005
fDate
4-4 Dec. 2005
Abstract
We study two different operational scenarios for a regional air ambulance service-company which has bases in northern California. Two of these bases serve the land areas encompassed roughly in a circular area of radius 100 miles centered in Gilroy and Salinas, respectively; with a large part of their coverage areas reachable from either base. The base in Salinas currently operates one helicopter only from Thursday to Monday, whereas the base in Gilroy operates one helicopter 24/7. The company is considering extending the operation of one helicopter to 24/7 for its Salinas base. In this paper we analyze the operational impacts of that extension, and develop a framework that can be applied towards the study of the ambulance assignment problem faced by small operators
Keywords
emergency services; helicopters; operations research; transportation; helicopter ambulance service; helicopter operation; simulation model; Air accidents; Air transportation; Costs; Disaster management; Helicopters; Hospitals; Medical services; Operations research; Road accidents; Road transportation;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Simulation Conference, 2005 Proceedings of the Winter
Conference_Location
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN
0-7803-9519-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/WSC.2005.1574344
Filename
1574344
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