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An Agile Systems Modeling Framework for Bed Resource Planning During COVID-19 Pandemic in Singapore
Sean Shao Wei Lam1,2,3,4, Ahmad Reza Pourghaderi1,2,3, Hairil Rizal Abdullah5
1Health Services and Systems Research, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore.
Background:
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on health systems globally. The sufficiency of hospitals' bed resource is a cornerstone for access to care which can significantly impact the public health outcomes.
Objective:
We describe the development of a dynamic simulation framework to support agile resource planning during the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore.
Materials And Methods:
The study data were derived from the Singapore General Hospital and public domain sources over the period from 1 January 2020 till 31 May 2020 covering the period when the initial outbreak and surge of COVID-19 cases in Singapore happened. The simulation models and its variants take into consideration the dynamic evolution of the pandemic and the rapidly evolving policies and processes in Singapore.
Results:
The models were calibrated against historical data for the Singapore COVID-19 situation. Several variants of the resource planning model were rapidly developed to adapt to the fast-changing COVID-19 situation in Singapore.
Conclusion:
The agility in adaptable models and robust collaborative management structure enabled the quick deployment of human and capital resources to sustain the high level of health services delivery during the COVID-19 surge.
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