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Area of Science:

  • Healthcare Management
  • Epidemiological Modeling
  • Health Systems Research

Background:

  • The COVID-19 pandemic has severely strained global healthcare systems, leading to critical resource shortages.
  • Existing epidemiological models often lack direct translation into actionable hospital service requirements, such as bed occupancy.
  • Hospital managers require effective tools to anticipate patient influx and manage bed capacity, including intensive care unit (ICU) beds.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a predictive tool for forecasting COVID-19 patient hospital bed occupancy.
  • To assist healthcare managers in making informed decisions regarding resource allocation and capacity management.
  • To ensure sustained access to hospitalization and ICU services for confirmed COVID-19 cases.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a discrete event simulation approach.
  • Employed archetypes, derived from empirical analysis of actual patient trajectories, to model disease progression and resource utilization.
  • Enabled fitting archetypes to regional data or specific viral variants with minimal data.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated the accuracy of the predictive tool through numerical experiments on realistic scenarios.
  • Showcased the tool's capability to support daily decision-making for hospital managers.
  • Validated the tool's effectiveness in maximizing bed availability and ensuring patient access to necessary services.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed simulation tool accurately predicts hospital bed occupancy for COVID-19 patients.
  • This tool empowers healthcare managers to optimize resource management and enhance patient care delivery.
  • Effective capacity planning is crucial for maintaining healthcare system resilience during pandemics.