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  • Healthcare Management
  • Operations Research
  • Health Systems Engineering

Background:

  • Optimizing clinical pathway capacity is vital for patient outcomes and financial sustainability.
  • Average-based capacity planning often underestimates required resources.
  • This study assesses 'flex capacity' needs during peak demand.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the necessity of 'flex capacity' in addition to average-based estimates.
  • To quantify additional bed requirements for stroke pathways.
  • To improve healthcare capacity planning accuracy.

Main Methods:

  • A computer simulation modeled patient flow on a centralized stroke pathway.
  • Variability in patient arrivals, length of stay, and transfer times were accounted for.
  • Flex capacity utilization was the primary outcome measure.

Main Results:

  • 45% flex capacity needed for hyper-acute and acute units; 36% for rehabilitation units to minimize waiting.
  • Flex capacity was required 30% (hyper-acute), 20% (acute), and 18% (rehabilitation) of the time.
  • These figures ensure minimal delays for stroke presentations.

Conclusions:

  • Accurately capturing variability in capacity plans is critical.
  • A practical, economical approach complements traditional averages-based methods.
  • Study findings directly influenced stroke service reconfiguration.