Bioterrorism preparedness in health care systems via simulation modeling

Elliot J. Montes; Terry R. Collins; Mario G. Beruvides; Xi Ouyang

Bioterrorism preparedness in health care systems via simulation modeling

Elliot J. Montes, Terry R. Collins, Mario G. Beruvides, Xi Ouyang

Industrial Engineering

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Abstract

Understanding the health care system preparedness in the event of a bioterrorist attack has received significant attention in recent years. This paper presents preliminary results of a study investigating the surge capacity, the maximum patient load that a health system can handle, of an emergency room given a bioterrorist attack. Specifically, a supply/demand discrete event simulation model in terms of health care system staffing, capacity, and equipment is developed. A preliminary surge capacity is determined and alternative health care system resource models are evaluated for the emergency room. Recommendations for future research are also provided.

Original language	English
Pages	861-865
Number of pages	5
State	Published - 2004
Event	IIE Annual Conference and Exhibition 2004 - Houston, TX, United States Duration: May 15 2004 → May 19 2004

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Conference	IIE Annual Conference and Exhibition 2004
Country/Territory	United States
City	Houston, TX
Period	05/15/04 → 05/19/04

Keywords

Bioterrorism
Capacity
Emergency Room
Healthcare
Simulation

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Bioterrorism preparedness in health care systems via simulation modeling

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