Title :
Simulating an emergency department “is as much fun as... ”
Author :
Kirtland, Anthony ; Lockwood, Jacqueline ; Poisker, Karen ; Stamp, Linda ; Wolfe, Patricia
Author_Institution :
Peninsula Regional Med. Center, Salisbury, MD, USA
Abstract :
The purpose of the project is to improve the operation of Peninsula Regional Medical Center´s (PRMC) Emergency Department (ED) and decrease patient dissatisfaction with length of stay. The goal is to reduce patient throughput times and determine the appropriate staffing levels. An additional goal is to aid in identifying other system changes to improve patient and department flows in the ED through the use of simulation
Keywords :
digital simulation; emergency services; medical administrative data processing; patient care; personnel; simulation; systems analysis; Peninsula Regional Medical Center Emergency Department; department flows; emergency department simulation; patient dissatisfaction; patient flows; patient throughput times; staffing levels; stay length; system changes; Base stations; Computational modeling; Computer simulation; Medical services; Medical treatment; Pain; Performance evaluation; Productivity; Project management; System testing;
Conference_Titel :
Simulation Conference Proceedings, 1995. Winter
Conference_Location :
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN :
0-78033018-8
DOI :
10.1109/WSC.1995.478896
