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Area of Science:

  • Healthcare Management
  • Operations Research
  • Emergency Medicine

Background:

  • Emergency Departments (EDs) face significant challenges with patient overcrowding and long waiting times.
  • Effective demand forecasting and resource allocation are crucial for optimizing ED operations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the utility of forecasting models and simulation tools for estimating patient demand.
  • To identify strategies for reducing patient waiting times in Emergency Departments (EDs).

Main Methods:

  • Data from 100 patients (70 yellow, 30 green) in a Brazilian ED using the Manchester Triage System were analyzed.
  • Patient flow patterns, waiting times, and inter-arrival times were collected.
  • A simulation model was developed using process maps, demand, and capacity data, calibrated with observed flow times, and used for 'what-if' analysis.

Main Results:

  • Green patients experienced a 4-hour wait time, significantly longer than yellow patients (14 minutes).
  • Simulation predicted that adding one physician per shift could reduce green patient wait times to 2.5 hours.
  • Allocating one physician exclusively to green patients reduced their wait time to 1.5 hours, with a minor increase for yellow patients.

Conclusions:

  • Balancing physician allocation between patient acuity levels (green vs. yellow) and matching staffing to forecasted demand can decrease ED wait times.
  • Simulation modeling is a valuable tool for generating and evaluating solutions to mitigate ED overcrowding.